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MOIST [3 records]

Record 1 2016-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
  • Plastics Manufacturing
DEF

A state of a test specimen which has been conditioned at (23 ± 2) °C and (50 ± 5) % relative humidity until equilibrium has been reached.

OBS

moist state; moist: terms and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
  • Plasturgie
DEF

État d'une éprouvette qui a été conditionnée à (23 ± 2) °C et (50 ± 5) % d'humidité relative jusqu'à l'atteinte de l'équilibre.

OBS

état humide; humide : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
DEF

Se dit d'un sol qui à cause de sa situation topographique ou de sa teneur en colloïdes (argile, humus), conserve toujours une certaine teneur en eau mais sans excès.

Spanish

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Record 3 2010-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grain Growing
  • Agricultural Economics
CONT

A sample of grain is identified as "moist" if the moisture content exceeds the "damp" range established for that class of grain.

OBS

Term and abbreviation used in grading Canadian grains at the Canadian Grain Commission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des céréales
  • Économie agricole
CONT

On identifie un échantillon de grain comme étant «mouillé» si la teneur en eau dépasse la plage «humide» établie pour la classe de grain en question.

OBS

Terme et abréviation en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains dans l'agréage du grain.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cultivo de cereales
  • Economía agrícola
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