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Record 1 2017-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Natural Construction Materials
DEF

[A] stone other than brick used in the construction of buildings such as rubble, sandstone, marble or granite.

OBS

building stone: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the Air Pollutant Emission Inventory Report.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de construction naturels
DEF

Pierre, autre que la brique, employée dans la construction de bâtiments, tel les moellons bruts, la pierre à chaux, le grès, le marbre ou le granit

OBS

pierre de construction : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l'Inventaire des émissions de polluants atmosphériques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Materiales de construcción naturales
DEF

Arenisca o caliza que se sierra o labra fácilmente.

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