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KNOT [9 records]

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Record 1 2014-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

An included [thin, flat] diamond crystal which reaches the surface of a polished diamond.

CONT

Describe characteristics of rough diamonds: ... c) knot: two (or more) diamonds intergrown may produce knots of varying sizes ...

OBS

naat: May sometimes be an included crystal, or a twinning plane.

OBS

naat: Dutch term.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Cristal de diamant inclus que la taille a amené en surface.

OBS

naat : Mot flamand.

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pulp and Paper
DEF

... [Pulp] rejects ... most often composed of irregular shaped reaction wood pieces or overthick chips, but sometimes normal-size uncooked chips are present.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pâtes et papier
DEF

Dans la fabrication de la pâte à papier, copeaux de bois ou amas de fibres qui ont résisté à l'action de la liqueur de cuisson.

Spanish

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Record 3 2014-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ship Maintenance
  • Outfitting of Ships
  • Pleasure Boating and Yachting
OBS

knot: term also used in sailing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entretien des navires
  • Armement et gréement
  • Yachting et navigation de plaisance
DEF

Entrelacement de filins, cordages ou câbles entre eux ou sur des objets qui assure une liaison solide, mais reste facile à défaire en cas de besoin.

OBS

nœud : terme employé aussi à la voile.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mantenimiento de los buques
  • Equipo y aparejos (Transporte por agua)
  • Vela y navegación de placer
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Record 4 2014-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Water Transport
  • Air Transport
DEF

The nautical measure of speed, one knot being a speed of one nautical mile (6,080 feet) per hour.

OBS

One knot equals about 1 1/7 statute miles per hour.

OBS

The term comes from the knots on the line of a chip log which were spaced at a distance of 47 feet 3 inches. The number of these knots which ran out while a 28-second sand-glass emptied itself gave the speed of the ship in nautical miles per hour. As a measure of speed the term is always knots, and never knots an hour.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Transport par eau
  • Transport aérien
DEF

Unité de vitesse de translation [égale à] 1 mille marin (1852 m) par heure.

OBS

nœud; kt : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Metrología y unidades de medida
  • Transporte por agua
  • Transporte aéreo
DEF

La velocidad igual a 1 milla marina por hora.

OBS

Una milla náutica tiene 6,080,20 pies ó 1.15 millas estatutarias.

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Record 5 2014-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
DEF

In topology, a curve in space formed by looping and interlacing a piece of string in any way and then joining the ends together.

Key term(s)
  • knot theory

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
OBS

Voir théorie des nœuds.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Matemáticas
DEF

Punto en el cual una curva que forma lazo se cruza a sí misma.

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Record 6 2014-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Xylology (The Study of Wood)
  • Wood Sawing
DEF

Portions of branches, embedded in the wood. According to the form of their cross-section on the surface of the piece, knots are divided into round, oval and splay (spike) knots.

OBS

Standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Xylologie (Étude des bois)
  • Sciage du bois
DEF

Parties de branches englobées dans le bois. Suivant la forme de la section sur la surface de la pièce, on distingue les nœuds ronds, ovales et plats.

OBS

Normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Xilología (Estudio de la madera)
  • Aserradura de la madera
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Record 7 2001-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geochemistry
  • Metals Mining

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géochimie
  • Mines métalliques
DEF

Mélange de plomb sulfuré qui, dans certains gisements, se trouve associé au grès.

Spanish

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Record 8 1997-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dog and Cat Breeding
CONT

He tolerated with only the occasional flick of his tail when I became insistent about the small knot on his hindquarters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des chiens et chats
CONT

Si l'on omet de brosser ce long poil soyeux, il se feutre ou forme une multitude de trichomes (amas de poils entremêlés).

Spanish

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Record 9 1997-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
OBS

to tie in a knot or knots.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie

Spanish

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