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CLAY [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-04-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Racquet Sports
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- clay
1, record 1, English, clay
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The most popular surface for the game. Clay courts are found throughout the world. The ball bounces high and slow on clay, giving players more time to make a stroke and thereby producing longer rallies. The French championship in Paris is considered the world-title-clay-court event. 2, record 1, English, - clay
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Red clay 3, record 1, English, - clay
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Clay court season 3, record 1, English, - clay
Record 1, Key term(s)
- clay court
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sports de raquette
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- terre battue
1, record 1, French, terre%20battue
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- brique pilée 2, record 1, French, brique%20pil%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La terre battue (Roland-Garros) est une surface brute où la balle rebondit doucement et haut. 3, record 1, French, - terre%20battue
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Chez les 14 ans et moins, c'est un François Rioux en pleine forme qui s'est imposé sur terre battue. 4, record 1, French, - terre%20battue
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
[...] le numéro un mondial, qui voudrait bien faire la preuve de sa capacité à s'imposer sur la brique pilée après avoir triomphé dans les trois autres tournois du Grand Chelem [...] 5, record 1, French, - terre%20battue
Record 1, Key term(s)
- court en terre battue
- terrain en terre battue
- court de terre battue
- terrain de terre battue
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Deportes de raqueta
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tierra batida
1, record 1, Spanish, tierra%20batida
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- tierra 2, record 1, Spanish, tierra
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los dos mejores jugadores del mundo en tierra batida disputaron ayer la final del torneo de Roma, uno de los más carismáticos del circuito. 1, record 1, Spanish, - tierra%20batida
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Torneo que se disputa sobre tierra batida. 2, record 1, Spanish, - tierra%20batida
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-05-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Refractory Materials (Metallurgy)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- clay
1, record 2, English, clay
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A widely distributed colloidal lusterless earthy substance, plastic when moist but permanently hard when fired, that is composed primarily of decomposed igneous and metamorphic rocks rich in the mineral feldspar in the form of crystalline grains less than .002 mm in diameter, whose essential constituents are kaolinite and other hydrous aluminous minerals and fine particles, and that is used widely in the manufacture of such articles as porcelain, building blocks, sewer pipe, tile, and earthenware or in its raw form in paper manufacture, filtration, and oil refining. 2, record 2, English, - clay
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the United States is proposing burying their nuclear waste in volcanic tuff, Germany is focusing on salt, France is considering burial in shale or clay, and others have investigated disposal under the ocean floor. 3, record 2, English, - clay
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Matériaux réfractaires (Métallurgie)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- argile
1, record 2, French, argile
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- glaise 2, record 2, French, glaise
feminine noun
- terre glaise 3, record 2, French, terre%20glaise
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche sédimentaire, souvent meuble (glaise), qui, imbibée d'eau, peut former une pâte plus ou moins plastique pouvant être façonnée et durcissant à la cuisson. 4, record 2, French, - argile
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
argile : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie. 5, record 2, French, - argile
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Materiales refractarios (Metalurgia)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- arcilla
1, record 2, Spanish, arcilla
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Material (silicato de aluminio con impurezas) que forma parte de la tierra, el cual, por formar con el agua una materia muy plástica que se endurece al cocerla, se emplea para fabricar objetos de cerámica. 2, record 2, Spanish, - arcilla
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-09-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Ceramic Raw Materials
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- clay
1, record 3, English, clay
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fine, crystalline material of hydrous silicates, resulting primarily from the decomposition of feldspathic rocks. 2, record 3, English, - clay
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A natural mineral aggregate, consisting essentially of hydrous aluminium silicates, ... 3, record 3, English, - clay
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is plastic when sufficiently evelted, rigid when dried en masse, and vitrified when fired to a sufficiently high temperature. 3, record 3, English, - clay
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Matières premières céramiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- argile
1, record 3, French, argile
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mélangée à de l'eau en quantité convenable, l'argile forme une pâte plastique. 2, record 3, French, - argile
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Résulte de l'érosion et de la décomposition des roches feldspathiques. 2, record 3, French, - argile
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Materias primas (Cerámica)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- arcilla
1, record 3, Spanish, arcilla
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Componente de los suelos en distintos porcentajes. Cristales finos e irregulares. Color pardo rojizo a ante claro. Insoluble en agua y disolventes orgánicos. Inodoro. 1, record 3, Spanish, - arcilla
Record 4 - internal organization data 1982-09-20
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Aluminum
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- clay
1, record 4, English, clay
verb
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Aluminium
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- glaiser 1, record 4, French, glaiser
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- enduire d'argile 1, record 4, French, enduire%20d%27argile
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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