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HEMP [4 records]

Record 1 2016-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

marijuana: preferred common name in the Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds (2003).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

chanvre : nom à privilégier selon l'Inventaire des mauvaises herbes du Canada (2003).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es)
OBS

Según el Dr. José Antonio Díaz Rojo, de El Cajetín de la Lengua, el cáñamo, Cannabis sativa, tiene tres subespecies: Cannabis sativa sativa, que es una variedad de la cual se obtiene papel, fibra textil y otros productos industriales; la Cannabis sativa rudelaris, de menor importancia, y la Cannabis sativa indica, cuyas flores se emplean para elaborar la marihuana y el hachís.

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Record 2 2011-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electromagnetism
  • Atomic Physics
CONT

High-altitude electromagnetic pulse ... is an electromagnetic radiation of very short rise time, large amplitude, and brief duration that follows a nuclear explosion above the atmosphere. The area over which a single [high-altitude electromagnetic pulse] event is experienced can be very great if the explosion is high enough and large enough. Several such nuclear explosions might render unprotected electronic equipment and systems inoperative over an area as large as the continental United States.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électromagnétisme
  • Physique atomique
OBS

Explosions nucléaires.

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
DEF

A coarse, durable bast fiber of Cannabis found over the world. Used primarily for twine, cordage, halyards, and tarred riggings.

CONT

Hemp ... plant of the family Cannabaceae and its fibre, one of the bast fibre group ... Fibres are obtained by subjecting the stalks to a series of operations ... The fibre ... is usually yellowish, greenish, or a dark brown or gray and, because it is not easily bleached to sufficiently light shades, is rarely dyed. It is strong and durable and is used for cordage, e.g., twine, yarn, rope, cable, and string; and for artificial sponges and such coarse fabrics as sacking (burlap) and canvas. In Italy some hemp receives special processing, producing whitish colour and attractive lustre, and is used to make fabric similar to linen.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
CONT

L'obtention de la fibre technique du chanvre est identique à celle du lin. Avant le peignage donnant le chanvre à long brin qui sera travaillé en filature à l'étoupe, les fibres techniques sont coupées en trois parties d'environ 80 centimètres,celle du milieu présentant les meilleures caractéristiques. La fibre ultime, d'une longueur de 10 à 40 millimètres, est moins régulière, plus aplatie et légèrement plus lignifiée que celle du lin. Le chanvre est essentiellement employé pour la confection des cordes et des sacs.

Key term(s)
  • fibre de chanvre

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industrias textiles
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Record 4 2002-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fibre Crops

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des plantes textiles
DEF

Fibre textile, extraite de la feuille de l'abaca (Musa textilis), variété de bananier originaire des Philippines, qui sert à la fabrication des cordages et des filets.

OBS

Exporté par le port de Manille (île de Luzon), la filasse d'abaca prend le nom de son lieu d'expédition. L'abaca est aujourd'hui cultivé sur l'ensemble de la Malaisie, au Viet Nam, en Inde, à Madagascar, aux Antilles. Le produit entre dans la confection des cordages où il supplante le chanvre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cultivo de plantas textiles
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