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WHIRL BALL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-07-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- whirl ball
1, record 1, English, whirl%20ball
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
whirl ball: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 2, record 1, English, - whirl%20ball
Record 1, Key term(s)
- whirl-ball
- whirlball
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pelote de tourbillons
1, record 1, French, pelote%20de%20tourbillons
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pelote tourbillonnaire 1, record 1, French, pelote%20tourbillonnaire
correct, feminine noun
- figure de tourbillon 2, record 1, French, figure%20de%20tourbillon
feminine noun
- figure tourbillonnaire 3, record 1, French, figure%20tourbillonnaire
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les reconnexions menant à la pelote complexe de tourbillons offrent un mécanisme possible de transfert d'énergie des grandes échelles (grands tourbillons linéiques) vers des petites échelles (petits tourbillons circulaires). [...] le processus de déclin d'une pelote tourbillonnaire créée par une grille vibrante est indépendant de la température. 1, record 1, French, - pelote%20de%20tourbillons
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les faciès sont parfois bioturbés, les terriers consistant en figures tourbillonnaires mal définies ou présentant au contraire des parois bien délimitées. 3, record 1, French, - pelote%20de%20tourbillons
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
figure de tourbillon : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 1, French, - pelote%20de%20tourbillons
Record 1, Key term(s)
- pelote de tourbillon
- figure de tourbillons
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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