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EAU TURBULENTE [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-06-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Little French Rapids
1, record 1, English, Little%20French%20Rapids
correct, Ontario
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The fast-flowing section of a watercourse in Ontario that has officially approved names in both English and French. 2, record 1, English, - Little%20French%20Rapids
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Coordinates: 46º 0' 21'' N, 80º 32' 27'' W (Ontario). 3, record 1, English, - Little%20French%20Rapids
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Petite rivière French
1, record 1, French, Petite%20rivi%C3%A8re%20French
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Ontario
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Partie rapide et turbulente d’un cours d’eau en Ontario dont le nom anglais et le nom français sont approuvés officiellement. 2, record 1, French, - Petite%20rivi%C3%A8re%20French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Coordonnées : 46º 0’ 21’’ N, 80º 32’ 27’’ O (Ontario). 3, record 1, French, - Petite%20rivi%C3%A8re%20French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Petite rivière French : nom parallèle approuvé par la Commission de toponymie de l’Ontario. 2, record 1, French, - Petite%20rivi%C3%A8re%20French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-09-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (Canada)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Muskrat Rapids
1, record 2, English, Muskrat%20Rapids
correct, plural, Ontario, Quebec
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A fast-flowing section of a watercourse located both in Ontario and Quebec. 2, record 2, English, - Muskrat%20Rapids
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Coordinates: 45º 43' 16'' N, 76º 42' 25'' W (Ontario); 45º 43' 17'' N, 76º 42' 27'' W (Quebec). 3, record 2, English, - Muskrat%20Rapids
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (Canada)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- rapides Muskrat
1, record 2, French, rapides%20Muskrat
correct, masculine noun, plural, Ontario, Quebec
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Partie rapide et souvent turbulente d’un cours d’eau situé à la fois en Ontario et au Québec. 2, record 2, French, - rapides%20Muskrat
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Coordonnées : 45º 43’ 16’’ N, 76º 42’ 25’’ O (Ontario); 45º 43’ 17’’ N, 76º 42’ 27’’ O (Québec). 3, record 2, French, - rapides%20Muskrat
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-01-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Glaciology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- granular ice
1, record 3, English, granular%20ice
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ice composed of many tiny, opaque, white or milky pellets or grains frozen together and presenting a rough surface. 1, record 3, English, - granular%20ice
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Glaciologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- glace granulaire
1, record 3, French, glace%20granulaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Glace] formée de petits grains arrondis [...] 1, record 3, French, - glace%20granulaire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Elle apparaît lorsque l'eau est un peu turbulente, lorsqu'il y a une chute de neige au moment du gel, ou encore lorsque, sous l'effet des vagues par exemple, de l'eau du lac a recouvert la glace et a regelé sur sa surface. 1, record 3, French, - glace%20granulaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2002-06-18
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Toponymy
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- rip
1, record 4, English, rip
correct, see observation, officially approved
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- chops 1, record 4, English, chops
correct, see observation, plural, officially approved
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Turbulent water where tidal currents meet. 1, record 4, English, - rip
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Bulkhead Rip, N.B. 1, record 4, English, - rip
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Eastern Chops, N.B. 1, record 4, English, - rip
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rip: named tidal rips occur in the Bay of Fundy; generic used in N.S. and N.B. 1, record 4, English, - rip
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
chops: rare; generic used in N.S. and N.B. 1, record 4, English, - rip
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
rip; chops: terms and definition validated by the Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC) (formerly named the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names -- CPCGN) within the scope of its glossary (TB-176) which is the first authoritative publication on generics in use in Canada. 2, record 4, English, - rip
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Toponymie
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- ride
1, record 4, French, ride
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ride : générique non attesté au Canada lorsqu'il représente une zone d’eau turbulente où les courants de marées se rencontrent. La Commission de toponymie du Canada(CTC) recommande toutefois de traduire «rip/chops» par «ride». 2, record 4, French, - ride
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2002-06-13
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Toponymy
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- motion
1, record 5, English, motion
correct, see observation, officially approved
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Turbulent water at the meeting of strong currents or from ocean swells. 1, record 5, English, - motion
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
North Motion, Nfld. 1, record 5, English, - motion
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
motion: rare; generic used in Nfld. 1, record 5, English, - motion
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
motion: term and definition officially approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC) (formerly named the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names -- CPCGN) within the scope of its glossary (BT-176) which is the first authoritative publication on generics in use in Canada. 2, record 5, English, - motion
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Toponymie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- ride
1, record 5, French, ride
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ride : générique non attesté au Canada lorsqu'il représente une eau turbulente causée par la rencontre de forts courants ou par la houle. La Commission de toponymie du Canada(CTC) recommande de traduire «motion» par «ride». 2, record 5, French, - ride
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1994-09-15
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Menger sponge
1, record 6, English, Menger%20sponge
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the Menger sponge (called) after its architect, Karl Menger, ... has no two-dimensional analogue. Its "holes" are open channels that penetrate the unit cube. Applying the inclusion-exclusion principle, one sees that the generator leaves 27-9+3-1 = 20 cubes of side length 1/3, giving a Hausdorff dimension... Thus, the Menger sponge is intermediate between Cantor dust and cheese, but closer to the latter, as one might expect. Mandelbrot suggested the Menger sponge independently as a model of intermittency. 2, record 6, English, - Menger%20sponge
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- éponge de Menger
1, record 6, French, %C3%A9ponge%20de%20Menger
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fractale autosymétrique d’apparence solide, à surface et masse nulles, à dimension Hausdorff 2,73..., obtenue en enlevant des cubes dans un cube, et qui ressemble à un fromage fractal plus qu’à une poussière de Cantor. 2, record 6, French, - %C3%A9ponge%20de%20Menger
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'éponge de Menger modélise l'intermittence turbulente des galaxies dans l'univers, des nuages et des bulles de vapeur dans une casserole d’eau bouillante. Les faces extérieures d’une telle éponge peuvent être des tamis de Cantor ou des tapis de Sierpinski. 2, record 6, French, - %C3%A9ponge%20de%20Menger
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 PHR
construire une éponge récursivement. 2, record 6, French, - %C3%A9ponge%20de%20Menger
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 PHR
générateur, germe d’éponge. 2, record 6, French, - %C3%A9ponge%20de%20Menger
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1986-05-12
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Meteorology
Record 7, Main entry term, English
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Météorologie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- terme
1, record 7, French, terme
masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L’information effective concernant l’état de l’atmosphère et de l’ensemble océanique (...) permet d’effectuer l’extrapolation des variations climatiques pour certains termes projetés. 1, record 7, French, - terme
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La vitesse verticale ascendante est calculée en intégrant l'équation de l'énergie cinétique qui comprend un terme de production(...), un terme de dissipation turbulente et un terme de freinage provenant du poids de l'eau condensée(équation 2). 1, record 7, French, - terme
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1977-02-08
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- outer layer
1, record 8, English, outer%20layer
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
When air passes over land or water surfaces the lower atmosphere may be divided into three layers; the laminar layer (...), the turbulent layer and the outer layer of frictional influence. 1, record 8, English, - outer%20layer
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- couche externe 1, record 8, French, couche%20externe
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lorsque l'air circule au-dessus des terres ou des surfaces d’eau, on peut fractionner la basse atmosphère en trois couches : la couche laminaire(...), la couche turbulente et la couche externe affectée par le phénomène de la friction. 1, record 8, French, - couche%20externe
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1977-02-08
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- turbulent layer
1, record 9, English, turbulent%20layer
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
When air passes over land or water surfaces the lower atmosphere may be divided into three layers (...). The turbulent layer can be several meters in thickness depending on the level of turbulence. In this layer, temperature, humidity and wind velocity vary approximately linearly with the logarithm of height (...) 1, record 9, English, - turbulent%20layer
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- couche turbulente 1, record 9, French, couche%20turbulente
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lorsque l'air circule au-dessus des terres ou des surfaces d’eau, on peut fractionner la basse atmosphère en trois couches(...). La couche turbulente peut avoir plusieurs mètres d’épaisseur suivant le degré de turbulence. Au niveau de cette couche, la température, l'humidité et la vitesse du vent varient approximativement d’une façon linéaire suivant le logarithme de la hauteur. 1, record 9, French, - couche%20turbulente
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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