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BRASH [8 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2017-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Digestive Tract
DEF

Combined excessive salivation and acid regurgitation.

OBS

Although some individuals use this term synonymously with heartburn or pyrosis, it actually refers to the filling of the mouth suddenly with a clear, slightly salty fluid which comes in extremely large quantities.

OBS

water brash: term recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

Key term(s)
  • water-pang

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil digestif
CONT

Les brûlures gastriques reliées au reflux gastro-œsophagien, que les malades qualifient volontiers d'«aigreurs», s'accompagnent souvent de régurgitations acides et constituent alors le pyrosis.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Aparato digestivo
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Record 2 2017-04-13

English

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

An abnormal condition in wood that often causes it to break across the grain when the piece is bent or receives a sharp blow.

OBS

The condition is typical of all tension wood, and of "brown heart" in yellow birch.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Xylologie (Étude des bois)
  • Sylviculture
DEF

Condition anormale, dans le bois, qui le fait souvent casser transversalement lorsque la pièce est courbée ou qu'elle reçoit un coup dur.

OBS

Cette condition est typique du bois de tension et du cœur brun du bouleau jaune.

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forestry Operations
DEF

The unused residue after logging, e.g. logs, uprooted stumps, broken or uprooted trees, branches, tops, bark and chips, left on the area ...

OBS

According to Terminology of Forest Science, Technology Practice and Products, "brash" is used in the United Kingdom.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation forestière
DEF

Brindilles et menus débris de bois qui restent dans les coupes, après l'exploitation.

OBS

Selon le Dictionnaire forestier multilingue de A. Métro, on distingue les gros rémanents, tels que les grumes non utilisées, les grosses branches, des petits rémanents, soit les petites branches, les rameaux, les feuilles, etc.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Explotación forestal
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Record 4 2015-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
DEF

A strip or narrow belt of new, young or brash ice usually 100-5000 m across formed at the edge of either floating or fast ice or at the shore.

OBS

Heavily compacted, mostly due to wind action, [it] may extend 2 to 20 m below the surface, but does not normally have appreciable topography. Jammed brash barriers may disperse with changing winds, but can also consolidate to form a strip of unusually thick ice in comparison to the surrounding ice.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
DEF

Cordon ou bande étroite de nouvelle glace, de jeune glace ou de sarrasins (en général de 100 à 5000 m de largeur), qui s'est formé à la limite de la banquise, de la banquise côtière ou près de la côte.

OBS

Rendue très compacte, surtout par l'action du vent, la barrière ne présente normalement pas une topographie importante. Sa partie immergée peut avoir de 2 à 20 m d'épaisseur. Les barrières de sarrasins peuvent se disperser lors d'un changement des vents, mais elles peuvent aussi se consolider et former un cordon de glace particulièrement épais comparativement à la banquise environnante.

Spanish

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Record 5 2015-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
DEF

Sarrasin qui [n'est] pas compacté.

Spanish

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Record 6 2012-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
DEF

An accumulation of floating ice made up of fragments not more than 2 m across [formed by] the wreckage of other forms of ice.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
DEF

Accumulation de glaces flottantes composées de fragments qui n’ont pas plus de 2 m d’extension et qui proviennent de la destruction d’autres formes de glace.

Spanish

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Record 7 2009-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forestry Operations
  • Wood Products
DEF

An implement with blades mounted on a horizontal power-driven shaft, for reducing the bulk of slash after felling and so facilitating planting.

OBS

brush chopper: term used in the United Kingdom.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation forestière
  • Produits du bois
DEF

Machine destinée à réduire en menus morceaux les rémanents d'une coupe; [elle est] essentiellement constituée de lames montées sur un arbre commandé par une prise de force.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Explotación forestal
  • Productos madereros
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Record 8 2002-10-16

English

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

Wood with low resistance to shock and with a tendency to sudden and complete breakage across the grain without splintering.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Xylologie (Étude des bois)
  • Sylviculture
DEF

Bois ayant faible résistance aux chocs et susceptible de se fracturer franchement en travers du fil sans esquilles.

Spanish

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