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WHARF SCALE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-02-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Measurements and Analyses
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- staff gage
1, record 1, English, staff%20gage
correct, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- staff gauge 2, record 1, English, staff%20gauge
correct
- stage gauge 2, record 1, English, stage%20gauge
- stage gage 2, record 1, English, stage%20gage
United States
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A type of "gage" that is a staff, wall, pier, etc. containing a graduated scale used in gaging water-surface elevation. 3, record 1, English, - staff%20gage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Graduated scale used to indicate the level of the water surface in a stream channel, reservoir, lake, etc. 2, record 1, English, - staff%20gage
Record 1, Key term(s)
- wharf scale
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- échelle limnimétrique
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9chelle%20limnim%C3%A9trique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] plaque graduée, en métal émaillé ou non, en bois, en ciment, en pierre (lave émaillée) installée de telle façon que, dans la mesure du possible, son extrémité inférieure trempe toujours dans l'eau lors des étiages les plus sévères. 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A9chelle%20limnim%C3%A9trique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medición y análisis (Ciencias)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- escala limnimétrica
1, record 1, Spanish, escala%20limnim%C3%A9trica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Escala graduada utilizada para señalar el nivel de la superficie del agua en un cauce, embalse, lago, etc. 2, record 1, Spanish, - escala%20limnim%C3%A9trica
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