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POIDS SEC UNITAIRE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- water content
1, record 1, English, water%20content
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- moisture content 2, record 1, English, moisture%20content
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The amount of water lost from the soil when it is dried to constant weight at 105°C ... 3, record 1, English, - water%20content
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[It is] expressed either as the weight of water per unit weight of dry soil or as the volume of water per unit bulk volume of soil. 3, record 1, English, - water%20content
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Water content of grain, soil, forages. 4, record 1, English, - water%20content
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
- Mécanique des sols
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- teneur en eau
1, record 1, French, teneur%20en%20eau
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- humidité pondérale 2, record 1, French, humidit%C3%A9%20pond%C3%A9rale
correct, feminine noun
- humidité pondérale du sol 3, record 1, French, humidit%C3%A9%20pond%C3%A9rale%20du%20sol
correct, feminine noun
- teneur en humidité 4, record 1, French, teneur%20en%20humidit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Quantité d’eau perdue par un échantillon de sol séché jusqu’à poids constant, à 105 °C [...] 5, record 1, French, - teneur%20en%20eau
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L’humidité pondérale W du sol est le rapport de la masse d’eau contenue dans le sol sur la masse de terre sèche. 3, record 1, French, - teneur%20en%20eau
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
teneur en eau :[...] on l'exprime soit en poids d’eau par poids unitaire de sol sec, soit en volume d’eau par unité de volume brut de sol. 5, record 1, French, - teneur%20en%20eau
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
teneur en humidité : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie. 6, record 1, French, - teneur%20en%20eau
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Teneur en eau du sol, des fourrages. 7, record 1, French, - teneur%20en%20eau
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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