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EAU CAPILLAIRE SUSPENDUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- suspended water
1, record 1, English, suspended%20water
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Water in zone of aeration kept in suspension by capillary forces ... 1, record 1, English, - suspended%20water
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Underground water held in the zone of aeration by molecular attraction exerted on the water by the rock and earth materials and by the attraction exerted by the water particles on one another. 2, record 1, English, - suspended%20water
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- eau capillaire suspendue
1, record 1, French, eau%20capillaire%20suspendue
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- eau suspendue 1, record 1, French, eau%20suspendue
correct, feminine noun
- eau de suspension 2, record 1, French, eau%20de%20suspension
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[L'eau capillaire suspendue est l'] eau maintenue suspendue dans les terrains par capillarité, mais sans connexion avec une nappe d’eau avoisinante. 1, record 1, French, - eau%20capillaire%20suspendue
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Lorsque [la fissure a] entre 1/10 de [microns] et 2, 5 mm [de largeur], il pourra s’y maintenir de l'eau capillaire suspendue ou eau suspendue tout court, réservant le terme d’eau capillaire à toute eau qui monte dans les fissures, tubes ou pores à partir du niveau de l'eau dans laquelle la base de ces objets baigne. 1, record 1, French, - eau%20capillaire%20suspendue
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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