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DISPOSITIVO MUESTREO [2 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2017-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Overhead Cableways
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
DEF

[A] cable stretched above and across a stream, from which a current meter or other measuring or sampling device is suspended, and moved from one bank to the other, at predetermined depths below the water surface.

OBS

The instrument may be operated from the bank or from a cable carrying personnel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transporteurs aériens sur câbles
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
DEF

Câble tendu en travers d'un cours d'eau au-dessus de l'eau, duquel pend un moulinet ou un autre appareil de mesure ou de prélèvement que l'on peut déplacer d'une rive à l'autre et positionner à des profondeurs déterminées.

OBS

L'appareil se manœuvre depuis la berge ou à partir d'une nacelle suspendue où se tient le personnel.

Key term(s)
  • téléférique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transportadores aéreos por cable
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Medición y análisis (Ciencias)
DEF

Cable tendido por encima y a través de un curso de agua, del cual se suspende un medidor de corriente u otro dispositivo de medida o de muestreo que se mueve de una orilla a otra a profundidades predeterminadas por debajo de la superficie del agua.

OBS

El instrumento puede ser manejado desde la orilla o desde un funicular, donde se sitúa el operario.

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Record 2 1996-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Geology
OBS

Sampling device for determining the concentration of sediment load.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géologie
DEF

Dispositif servant à prélever des échantillons pour déterminer la concentration en matières solides.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Geología
DEF

Dispositivo de muestreo para determinar la concentración de los sedimentos.

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