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REMNANT [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-07-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Administration (Indigenous Peoples)
- Territories (Indigenous Peoples)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- remnant
1, record 1, English, remnant
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A remainder of land so small or irregular that it usually has little or no economic value. 1, record 1, English, - remnant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Administration (Peuples Autochtones)
- Territoires (Peuples Autochtones)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- reste
1, record 1, French, reste
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Résidu de terrain tellement petit ou d'une configuration tellement irrégulière qu'il n'a peu ou pas de valeur économique. 1, record 1, French, - reste
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fiche terminologique en transactions immobilières fournie par le ministère des Affaires indiennes. 2, record 1, French, - reste
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-09-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Chronology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- remnant
1, record 2, English, remnant
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists. 2, record 2, English, - remnant
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... remnants of Klondike gravels ... 3, record 2, English, - remnant
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Chronologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- vestige
1, record 2, French, vestige
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ce qui reste d'une chose qui n'est plus. 2, record 2, French, - vestige
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Vestige d'un bassin hydrographique ancien. 3, record 2, French, - vestige
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] vestiges des graviers de Klondike [...] 4, record 2, French, - vestige
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2007-12-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- erosion remnant
1, record 3, English, erosion%20remnant
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- erosional remnant 2, record 3, English, erosional%20remnant
correct
- remnant 3, record 3, English, remnant
correct
- outlier 4, record 3, English, outlier
correct, see observation
- residual 5, record 3, English, residual
noun
- relic 5, record 3, English, relic
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A topographic feature that remains or is left standing above the general land surface after erosion has reduced the surrounding area; ... 5, record 3, English, - erosion%20remnant
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The quartzitic sandstone mountains scattered throughout the western part of the Colombian Amazon are ... often grotesquely eroded. They are the remnants of a once continuous mountain range that stretched from the Guianas and southern Venezuela westward. 6, record 3, English, - erosion%20remnant
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... the Nick basin ... represents an outlier of (eroded) Selwyn Basin sediments. 2, record 3, English, - erosion%20remnant
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
outlier: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 7, record 3, English, - erosion%20remnant
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- lambeau d'érosion
1, record 3, French, lambeau%20d%27%C3%A9rosion
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lambeau d'érosion du réseau de drainage glaciaire qui était en place lors du retrait de l'inlandsis [...] 2, record 3, French, - lambeau%20d%27%C3%A9rosion
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[Le] bassin de Nick [...] est en fait un lambeau d'érosion de la succession de roches sédimentaires du bassin de Selwyn. 3, record 3, French, - lambeau%20d%27%C3%A9rosion
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lambeau d'érosion : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 3, French, - lambeau%20d%27%C3%A9rosion
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-10-20
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- remnant 1, record 4, English, remnant
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- séquelle
1, record 4, French, s%C3%A9quelle
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
du refroidissement hivernal. 1, record 4, French, - s%C3%A9quelle
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1986-07-04
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Clothing
- Textile Industries
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- remnant
1, record 5, English, remnant
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An unsold or unused end of piece goods. (WEBAM 1983) 1, record 5, English, - remnant
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Vêtements
- Industries du textile
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- fin de pièce
1, record 5, French, fin%20de%20pi%C3%A8ce
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"Cette boutique a de l'étoffe! (...) Il s'agit de fins de pièces ou de chutes griffées des meilleures maisons de couture (...)" (NOBSE 1100 6.12.85 p. 55) 1, record 5, French, - fin%20de%20pi%C3%A8ce
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Clothing
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- remnant 1, record 6, English, remnant
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Vêtements
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- retaille 1, record 6, French, retaille
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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