TERMIUM Plus®

The Government of Canada’s terminology and linguistic data bank.

FIBROUS [5 records]

Record 1 2013-04-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fruits and Vegetables (Types and Processing - Food Ind.)
  • Plant Biology
DEF

Containing fibres or elongated and more or less resistant cells.

OBS

fibrous: term and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fruits et légumes (Types et traitement - Alimentation)
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Contenant des filaments ou des cellules allongées plus ou moins résistantes.

OBS

fibreux : Le terme au féminin (fibreuse) et la définition ont été normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO).

Key term(s)
  • fibreuse

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Frutas y verduras (Tipos y procesamiento - Ind. alimentaria)
  • Biología vegetal
DEF

Que contiene fibras o células elongadas y más o menos resistentes.

Save record 1

Record 2 2007-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Beverages
DEF

Describes tea containing a noticeable amount of shredded stalk and fibre.

OBS

Caused by coarse plucking and high pressure during rolling.

OBS

fibry, fibrous: terms and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Boissons (Industrie de l'alimentation)
DEF

Qualifie des thés contenant une quantité notable de tiges déchiquetées et de fibres.

OBS

fibreux : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Save record 2

Record 3 2005-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Asbestos Mining
DEF

Said of a mineral that is fibrous, i.e. that is like asbestos.

CONT

Chrysotile is by far the most important asbestos mineral, accounting for more than 95% of consumption. The balance is made up by asbestiform varieties of amphibole including riebeckite ..., cummingtonite ..., anthophyllite, tremolite, and actinolite.

CONT

... certain fibrous varieties of amphibole (especially amosite, anthophyllite, and crocidolite).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Mines d'amiante
DEF

En parlant des minéraux, ayant une forme fibreuse, qui ressemble à l'asbeste.

CONT

asbeste : [...] appellation générale de variétés fibreuses d'amphiboles non alumineuses.

CONT

De nombreuses variétés fibreuses intermédiaires entre riébeckite et glaucophane (crocidolite, crossite, amosite, réjikite) comme d'ailleurs des variétés d'anthophyllite et de chrysotile peuvent être suffisamment importantes pour constituer des gîtes d'amiante ou d'asbeste.

CONT

Minéraux à faciès asbestiforme appartenant au groupe des amphiboles [...] : l'actinolite [...]; l'amosite [...]; l'anthophyllite [...]; la crocidolite [...]; la trémolite [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
  • Minas de amianto
DEF

Dícese de los minerales que, como el amianto, se hallan constituidos por fibras paralelas.

Save record 3

Record 4 2002-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
DEF

Containing, consisting of, or like, fibres.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
DEF

fibreux, euse : Formé d'un ensemble de fibres.

CONT

matériaux composites à renfort fibreux et matrice organique.

Spanish

Save record 4

Record 5 1980-11-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
OBS

Resembling fibres.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique

Spanish

Save record 5

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2024
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Features

Language Portal of Canada

Access a collection of Canadian resources on all aspects of English and French, including quizzes.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: