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FOUNTAIN [7 records]

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Record 1 2022-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
OBS

Fountain: band name taken from the 2002 Indian Registration and Band Lists Directorate's data base of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC).

OBS

Fountain: band located in British Columbia.

OBS

Linguistic group: Salishan.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
OBS

Fountain : nom de bande entériné par le ministère des Affaires indiennes et du Nord canadien (MAINC).

OBS

Fountain : bande vivant en Colombie-Britannique.

OBS

Famille linguistique : Salish.

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Freezing and Refrigerating
  • Electrical Appliances and Equipment
DEF

A factory-made unit in which drinking water is cooled by refrigeration, and can be dispensed by some form of valve control.

OBS

water cooler: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Congélation, surgélation et réfrigération
  • Appareillage électrique
DEF

Appareil destiné à refroidir artificiellement de l'eau potable, muni de robinets de distribution.

OBS

refroidisseur d'eau : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 3 2006-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Explosives and Pyrotechnical Materials (Industries)
CONT

Fountains are designed to project ornamental and brilliant sparks into the air much like a water fountain.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Explosifs et artifices (Industries)
CONT

Les fontaines désignent toute projection dans les airs d'étincelles brillantes dont la retombée fait penser à une fontaine jaillissante.

OBS

«fontaine d'artifices» : Fusée d'artifices: Les fusées d'artifices, ou fusées volantes, sont des engins tubulaires autopropulsés par une charge de poudre comprimée; [...]

Spanish

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Record 4 1998-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Graphic Arts and Printing
DEF

Reservoir for ink or fountain solution in a printing press.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Imprimerie et arts graphiques
DEF

Récipient, contenant l'encre ou la solution de mouillage, relié aux systèmes encreur ou mouilleur d'une presse d'impression.

Spanish

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Record 5 1997-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Landscape Architecture
DEF

A system of pipes and nozzles through which water is forced under pressure to produce ornamental jets, spouts, or showers.

DEF

A structure for discharging ... a jet or a number of jets [or stream of water], often an elaborate or artistic work with basins, sculptures, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture paysagère
DEF

Construction à caractère ornemental, comportant un ou plusieurs bassins, des jets d'eau et souvent des éléments sculptés.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Arquitectura paisajista
DEF

Construcción, a veces un monumento artístico, en que hay instalados caños o surtidores de agua.

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Record 6 1996-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ceramics (Industries)
  • Water Distribution (Water Supply)
DEF

A type of cistern made to be hung on a wall, with a hole near the bottom to take a spigot. It was usually made with a matching basin, and sometimes a matching ewer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Céramique (Industries)
  • Distribution de l'eau

Spanish

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Record 7 1993-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Planets
  • Astrophysics and Cosmography
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
CONT

sometimes structure may be seen in the head, usually in the form of fountains or jets, which occur when dust and gazes are ejected from a particular part of the nucleus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planètes
  • Astrophysique et cosmographie
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
CONT

on distingue parfois diverses formations nébuleuses telles que des halos circulaires autour du noyau et des jets, des filaments qui en émanent.

Spanish

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