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UNCAPPING [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-02-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Farming Techniques
- Beekeeping
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- uncapping
1, record 1, English, uncapping
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Uncapping is [an operation] that involves the removal of wax capping from the honey combs. 2, record 1, English, - uncapping
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Techniques agricoles
- Élevage des abeilles
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- désoperculation
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9soperculation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Opération qui consiste à enlever les opercules fermant les cellules des rayons de miel. 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9soperculation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-10-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Tectonics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- uncapping
1, record 2, English, uncapping
noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Examples [of superficial deformations] are the "collapse structures" in Persia and slips en masse, as in the uncapping ... of the Jura, where a flagstone belonging to the side of an anticline has slipped onto the adjacent syncline ... 1, record 2, English, - uncapping
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Tectonique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- décoiffement
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9coiffement
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les déformations superficielles dans lesquelles les roches subissent des déformations plastiques [...] ou glissent en masse, comme dans les décoiffements du Jura, où une dalle appartenant au flanc d'un anticlinal glisse jusque sur le synclinal voisin, peuvent être plus difficiles à classer [...] 2, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9coiffement
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Dans le Jura, il arrive souvent que la partie la plus élevée d'une assise calcaire rendue discontinue par l'érosion glisse sur les flancs d'un anticlinal, la position originelle des couches étant respectée [...] M. Lugeon a proposé le terme de décoiffement pour caractériser cette structure. 3, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9coiffement
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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