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LARGES AILES [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-03-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Grain Growing
- Milling and Cereal Industries
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- meal moth
1, record 1, English, meal%20moth
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The meal moth is attracted to out-of-condition grain and is not a problem in dry sound grain. It can also be found in stored cereals and moist flour, bran or hay. This insect thrives in damp or mouldy locations and may be present in very large numbers. The adult has a wing-speed of about 2.5 centimetres. The forewings are light brown with dark brown patches at the base and tip and each has two wavy, transverse white lines. 2, record 1, English, - meal%20moth
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The female lays about 250 eggs. The whitish larvae have a brown head and a black first-body-segment. When fully grown they are about 2.5 centimetres long. The larvae web the grain kernels together in clusters. Under summer conditions the life cycle requires about eight weeks. 2, record 1, English, - meal%20moth
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Culture des céréales
- Minoterie et céréales
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pyrale de la farine
1, record 1, French, pyrale%20de%20la%20farine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La pyrale de la farine s’attaque au grain endommagé et ne représente donc pas une menace pour le grain sec et sain. On la trouve également dans les céréales entreposées et dans la farine, le son ou le foin humide. Cet insecte prolifère dans les endroits humides ou moisis, où on peut le trouver en très grand nombre. L'envergure des ailes d’un adulte atteint 2, 5 cm environ. Les ailes antérieures, d’un beige verdâtre, offrent à leur base, comme à leur extrémité, deux larges taches d’un brun foncé limitées, chacune, par un filet sinueux de couleur blanche. 2, record 1, French, - pyrale%20de%20la%20farine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La femelle pond environ deux cent cinquante œufs. La chenille, de couleur blanchâtre, a la tête brune et le premier segment du thorax noir. Au terme de son développement, la chenille mesure environ 2,5 cm de long. La chenille tisse des toiles formant des sacs pleins de grain. Le cycle, en été, exige environ huit semaines. 2, record 1, French, - pyrale%20de%20la%20farine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-03-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Ferns and Fern Allies
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- silver fern
1, record 2, English, silver%20fern
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- silver-lace fern 1, record 2, English, silver%2Dlace%20fern
correct
- striped brake 1, record 2, English, striped%20brake
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Fern of the family Pteridaceae, native to Tropics. Height to 3 ft]. Now regarded as a separate species. This has grey-green pinnate fronds with broad, deeply lobed pinnae, each market by a broad, central, pale green-white band. 2, record 2, English, - silver%20fern
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Fougères et plantes alliées
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- ptéris argenté
1, record 2, French, pt%C3%A9ris%20argent%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Fougère de la famille des Pteridaceae, originaire des Tropics. Elle atteint 50 cm de haut. La forme cultivée est une variété vigoureuse considérée maintenant comme une espèce distincte]. [Cette espèce a] de larges frondes bleu-vert traversées d’une bande centrale argentée. Les folioles de la base se divisent en paires évoquant les ailes d’un papillon. 2, record 2, French, - pt%C3%A9ris%20argent%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-01-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Metal Beams and Girders
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- H beam
1, record 3, English, H%20beam
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- wide flange beam 2, record 3, English, wide%20flange%20beam
correct
- wide-flange beam 3, record 3, English, wide%2Dflange%20beam
correct
- wide flanged beam 4, record 3, English, wide%20flanged%20beam
correct
- Carnegie beam 5, record 3, English, Carnegie%20beam
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A steel rolled member having an H-shape with its flanges wider and its web thinner than an I-beam. 5, record 3, English, - H%20beam
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The most common structural-steel shapes used in building construction are wide flange beams, I beams, channels, T beams, angles, and plates. 6, record 3, English, - H%20beam
Record 3, Key term(s)
- wide-flanged beam
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Poutres métalliques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- poutrelle H
1, record 3, French, poutrelle%20H
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- poutrelle à larges ailes 2, record 3, French, poutrelle%20%C3%A0%20larges%20ailes
correct, feminine noun
- poutre en H 3, record 3, French, poutre%20en%20H
correct, feminine noun
- poutre à larges semelles 4, record 3, French, poutre%20%C3%A0%20larges%20semelles
feminine noun
- poutre-H 5, record 3, French, poutre%2DH
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Poutrelles H(larges ailes). Elles ont des ailes larges et relativement épaisses, à faces parallèles. Leur moment d’inertie et leur module de résistance dans le sens latéral sont relativement grands, ce qui conduit à une bonne résistance à la flexion latérale, au déversement et à la torsion. La largeur des ailes permet l'emploi de rivets de grand diamètre et même de deux files de rivets sur chaque aile. 1, record 3, French, - poutrelle%20H
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Vigas metálicas
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- viga en H
1, record 3, Spanish, viga%20en%20H
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Viga de hierro en forma de la letra H. 1, record 3, Spanish, - viga%20en%20H
Record 4 - internal organization data 2016-01-21
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Animal Pests (Crops)
Universal entry(ies) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- owlets
1, record 4, English, owlets
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- owlet moths 2, record 4, English, owlet%20moths
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Noctuidae or Owlets are a family of robustly-built moths with more than 25,000 known species [possibly 100,000 in the family]. Most have drab forewings, although some have brightly coloured hindwings. Several species have larvae (caterpillars) that live in the soil and are agricultural or horticultural pests. Most nuctuid larvae feed at night, resting in the soil or in a crevice in its food plant during the day. 1, record 4, English, - owlets
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Animaux nuisibles aux cultures
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- noctuidés
1, record 4, French, noctuid%C3%A9s
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- noctuides 2, record 4, French, noctuides
correct, feminine noun, plural
- noctuelles 3, record 4, French, noctuelles
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La famille des Noctuides, ou Noctuelles, compte de nombreuses espèces d’intérêt économique, dont les larves se comportent en mineuses des céréales ou en défoliatrices, souvent polyphases. Les papillons, nocturnes, sont de taille moyenne; leurs ailes antérieures sont triangulaires, étroites, grises ou brunes, avec des ornementations diffuses et leurs ailes postérieures plus courtes et plus larges. Les chenilles sont glabres avec 8 paires de pattes normales. 2, record 4, French, - noctuid%C3%A9s
Record 4, Key term(s)
- noctuelle
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
- Animales dañinos para los cultivos
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- gusanos grises
1, record 4, Spanish, gusanos%20grises
masculine noun, plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- nocturnas 2, record 4, Spanish, nocturnas
feminine noun, plural
- dormilones 1, record 4, Spanish, dormilones
masculine noun, plural
- lobillos 1, record 4, Spanish, lobillos
masculine noun, plural
- malduermes 1, record 4, Spanish, malduermes
masculine noun, plural
- rosquillas 1, record 4, Spanish, rosquillas
feminine noun, plural
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Familia de lepidópteros nocturnos cuyas orugas, extremadamente voraces y polífagas, comúnmente denominados gusanos grises, constituyen en los climas cálidos verdaderas plagas. 2, record 4, Spanish, - gusanos%20grises
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Las larvas de nocturnas se alimentan durante la noche en el trascurso de períodos en los cuales la humedad del aire permanece elevada y se abrigan de día en la capa superficial del suelo al pie de las cepas. 2, record 4, Spanish, - gusanos%20grises
Record 5 - internal organization data 2010-09-21
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Universal entry(ies) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- mouse-eared bat
1, record 5, English, mouse%2Deared%20bat
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A very large cosmopolitan genus of vespertilionid bats comprising the common brown bats and numerous related forms. 2, record 5, English, - mouse%2Deared%20bat
Record 5, Key term(s)
- mouse eared bat
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- vespertilion
1, record 5, French, vespertilion
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- murin 2, record 5, French, murin
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Genre de] chauve-souris cosmopolite [...] à grandes oreilles, à ailes courtes et larges, ayant un vol peu puissant et bas. 3, record 5, French, - vespertilion
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Animaux cosmopolites, les Myotis constituent le genre de chauve-souris le plus varié et le plus répandu à travers le monde. 2, record 5, French, - vespertilion
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2008-12-23
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Aircraft Airframe
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- low aspect ratio wing 1, record 6, English, low%20aspect%20ratio%20wing
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In aerodynamics, the aspect ratio of a wing is defined as the square of the wing span divided by the wing area. ... Informally, a high aspect ratio indicates long, narrow wings, whereas a low aspect ratio indicates short, stubby wings. 1, record 6, English, - low%20aspect%20ratio%20wing
Record 6, Key term(s)
- low-aspect-ratio wing
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Cellule d'aéronefs
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- aile à faible allongement
1, record 6, French, aile%20%C3%A0%20faible%20allongement
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Allongement : À partir d’une même envergure, une aile va pouvoir se présenter différemment. Un élément très important est le rapport entre l'envergure et la surface de l'aile. [...] Ailes à faible allongement(courtes et larges). 1, record 6, French, - aile%20%C3%A0%20faible%20allongement
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2008-07-25
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Metal Framework Elements
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- wide flange 1, record 7, English, wide%20flange
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Éléments de charpentes métalliques
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- à larges ailes 1, record 7, French, %C3%A0%20larges%20ailes
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(acier de construction) Exemple : W6 x 15. 5 à larges ailes, 6" de hauteur 15. 5 lb au pied(Carter, 2-0743) sur les dessins, [...] 1, record 7, French, - %C3%A0%20larges%20ailes
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1999-07-16
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- buteos
1, record 8, English, buteos
correct, plural
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Soaring hawks of medium to large size, characterized by robust bodies, long, broad wings, and relatively short to medium-length fan-shaped tails. 2, record 8, English, - buteos
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- buses
1, record 8, French, buses
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rapaces planeurs de moyenne à grande taille, qui se distinguent par un corps robuste, des ailes longues et larges, et une queue en éventail courte ou moyenne. 2, record 8, French, - buses
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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