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GALERIE CIRCULATION [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-04-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Architecture
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ambulatory
1, record 1, English, ambulatory
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- deambulatory 2, record 1, English, deambulatory
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aisle at the east end of a chancel, sometimes surrounding an apse and therefore semicircular or polygonal in plan. 3, record 1, English, - ambulatory
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A passageway around the chair in the apse or chancel or a cathedral ... 4, record 1, English, - ambulatory
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the east end of a cathedral was ... apsidal, the main apse being surrounded at a lower level by a processional path known as the ambulatory, which linked the eastern ends of the north and south aisles. 5, record 1, English, - ambulatory
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Architecture
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- déambulatoire
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9ambulatoire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pourtour du chœur 2, record 1, French, pourtour%20du%20ch%26oelig%3Bur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie tournante des bas-côtés autour de l’abside. 3, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9ambulatoire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Galerie courbe qui fait le tour du chœur [...] 4, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9ambulatoire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] autour de la galerie de circulation entourant le chœur(déambulatoire), une série de chapelles secondaires dont l'axe de chacune rayonne au centre du chœur. 5, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9ambulatoire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Arquitectura
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- deambulatorio
1, record 1, Spanish, deambulatorio
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pasillo circular que, en las iglesias, rodea el altar mayor por detrás. 1, record 1, Spanish, - deambulatorio
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-03-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Building Elements
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- public hallway 1, record 2, English, public%20hallway
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Air-cooled public hallways at Mountain Place Apartments in Montreal ... 1, record 2, English, - public%20hallway
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Éléments du bâtiment
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- coursive
1, record 2, French, coursive
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Galerie de circulation desservant plusieurs appartements. 1, record 2, French, - coursive
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Directement éclairées, en façade, les coursives sont dites «extérieures»; situées dans l’axe d’un bâtiment, elles sont dites «intérieures» 2, record 2, French, - coursive
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-09-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Speleology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- reversed gradient
1, record 3, English, reversed%20gradient
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Spéléologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- contre-pente
1, record 3, French, contre%2Dpente
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- contrepente 2, record 3, French, contrepente
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pente en sens inverse de celle de l’écoulement principal [...] 3, record 3, French, - contre%2Dpente
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Enfin, et cela n’ existe absolument pas à l'air libre, la rivière souterraine peut présenter des «contre-pentes», c'est-à-dire qu'après être descendue, l'eau peut remonter. Bien entendu, dans ce cas là, il est évident que la galerie est entièrement noyée et fonctionne en conduite forcée. Elle dessine une sorte de tube en U dans lequel il faut que la pression d’eau dans la branche amont soit supérieure à celle de la branche aval pour que la circulation se réalise. Les spéléologues ont pris la fâcheuse habitude de désigner sous le nom de «siphon» un tel dispositif qui est en réalité un siphon inversé et non un vrai siphon comme celui des fontaines intermittentes. 4, record 3, French, - contre%2Dpente
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
contrepente : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l’orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 5, record 3, French, - contre%2Dpente
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2007-08-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Mining Equipment and Tools
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- raise climber
1, record 4, English, raise%20climber
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Equipment used in an opening (raise) that is mined upward. 2, record 4, English, - raise%20climber
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The raise is developed with an Alimak raise climber. Prior to the excavation of the raise, a pilot hole is drilled in the ore and the raise is driven following that pilot hole. Ideally, to facilitate the drilling, the excavation of the raise slightly overcuts the hanging wall, allowing to drill holes parallel to the hanging wall. 3, record 4, English, - raise%20climber
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A power driven raise climber must be equipped with an overspeed safety device approved by the manufacturer that will stop and hold the climber if it travels faster that its design speed; ... 4, record 4, English, - raise%20climber
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- griffe de montage
1, record 4, French, griffe%20de%20montage
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Percement d’un montage. Compartiments dans les montages.(1) Sauf dans les cas où l'on utilise des griffes de montage approuvées, tout montage dans une mine ou un chantier dont l'angle d’inclinaison dépasse 50 degrés par rapport à l'horizontale et qui est percé sur une distance de plus de 18 m de longueur doit être réparti en deux compartiments au moins, dont l'un constitue une galerie de circulation dotée d’échelles appropriées. [...] La griffe de montage à entraînement mécanique utilisée dans une mine ou un chantier doit : a) être munie d’au moins deux dispositifs de freinage indépendants : i. dont l'un est situé le plus près possible de la commande finale du moteur, ii. chacun capable d’arrêter et de retenir la griffe portant sa charge nominale maximale [...] 2, record 4, French, - griffe%20de%20montage
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Griffe de montage à entraînement électrique, à entraînement mécanique; griffe de montage électrique, mécanique. 3, record 4, French, - griffe%20de%20montage
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2005-08-02
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Underground Mining
- Ore Extraction and Transport
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- incline
1, record 5, English, incline
correct, noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sloping tunnel along which rails are laid from one level to another; a mechanically worked inclined haulageway in a coal mine. 2, record 5, English, - incline
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Access to mineral deposits in underground mines is provided by shafts, tunnels, levels, drifts, inclines, crosscuts, winzes, and raises. All have the form of tunnels but are given different names to indicate their position and direction. ... Inclines are tunnels that are neither vertical nor horizontal. 3, record 5, English, - incline
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Exploitation minière souterraine
- Extraction et transport du minerai
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- plan incliné
1, record 5, French, plan%20inclin%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- plan 2, record 5, French, plan
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Galerie qui sert à la circulation des berlines ou au transport des produits sur un convoyeur. 3, record 5, French, - plan%20inclin%C3%A9
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les travaux d’exploitation sont reliés aux galeries des niveaux de base et de tête de l’étage par des galeries inclinées (plans inclinés) ou verticales (bures), de façon à réaliser l’aérage et l’évacuation de chaque chantier grâce à ses deux issues. Dans les plans inclinés, les berlines roulent sur des rails ou bien le charbon est transporté sur un convoyeur. 3, record 5, French, - plan%20inclin%C3%A9
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On distingue les galeries de niveaux [...] et les galeries inclinées, appelées «plans inclinés» lorsqu’elles sont utilisées pour descendre les produits d’abattage, et «descenderies» lorsqu’elles remontent ces produits jusqu’au «niveau» de l’étage. 3, record 5, French, - plan%20inclin%C3%A9
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Explotación minera subterránea
- Extracción y transporte de minerales
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- plano inclinado
1, record 5, Spanish, plano%20inclinado
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Galería inclinada de menos de 30° respecto a la horizontal que sirve para la evacuación del mineral por medio de vagonetas, transportadores de correa sin fin o volcadores. 1, record 5, Spanish, - plano%20inclinado
Record 6 - internal organization data 2004-11-02
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Extraction Procedures - Various (Mining)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- longwall
1, record 6, English, longwall
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- long-wall 2, record 6, English, long%2Dwall
correct
- long work 3, record 6, English, long%20work
correct
- longwall mining 3, record 6, English, longwall%20mining
correct
- longwall system 4, record 6, English, longwall%20system
correct
- longwall method 3, record 6, English, longwall%20method
correct
- Shropshire method 3, record 6, English, Shropshire%20method
correct
- allwork 3, record 6, English, allwork
correct, see observation, Great Britain, obsolete
- all-work 5, record 6, English, all%2Dwork
obsolete
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A method of working coal seams [in which the] seam is removed in one operation by means of a long working face or wall, thus the name. 3, record 6, English, - longwall
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The workings advance (or retreat) in a continuous line which may be several hundreds of yards in length. The space from which coal has been removed ... is either allowed to collapse (caving) or is completely or partially filled or stowed with stone and debris. 3, record 6, English, - longwall
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
allwork: Derbyshire coalfield, England. A term formerly used for longwall. 3, record 6, English, - longwall
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Procédés d'extraction divers (Exploit. minière)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- longue taille
1, record 6, French, longue%20taille
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- méthode d’exploitation par longue taille 2, record 6, French, m%C3%A9thode%20d%26rsquo%3Bexploitation%20par%20longue%20taille
correct, feminine noun
- exploitation par longues tailles 3, record 6, French, exploitation%20par%20longues%20tailles
correct, feminine noun
- exploitation par grandes tailles 4, record 6, French, exploitation%20par%20grandes%20tailles
feminine noun
- grande taille 3, record 6, French, grande%20taille
feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La longue taille peut être schématiquement définie comme une galerie en couche d’une longueur de 100 à 250 m en général, qui se déplace parallèlement à elle-même dans la veine, en étant constamment reliée à deux autres galeries ou voies qui lui sont perpendiculaires. Ces voies servent à toutes les communications entre la taille et l'ensemble de l'exploitation : arrivée d’air et du matériel, circulation du personnel, évacuation du charbon produit. 5, record 6, French, - longue%20taille
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La méthode d’exploitation par longues tailles est surtout utilisée pour le charbon, mais aussi pour la potasse et les phosphates. 2, record 6, French, - longue%20taille
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Distintos procedimientos de extracción (Explotación minera)
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- minería subterránea tipo "longwall"
1, record 6, Spanish, miner%C3%ADa%20subterr%C3%A1nea%20tipo%20%5C%22longwall%5C%22
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
- explotación por grandes tajos 2, record 6, Spanish, explotaci%C3%B3n%20por%20grandes%20tajos
feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2003-05-01
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Road Transport
- Road Safety
- Underground Planning (Urban Studies)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- two way tunnel
1, record 7, English, two%20way%20tunnel
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- two-way tunnel 2, record 7, English, two%2Dway%20tunnel
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Safety is to be improved at the Homer Tunnel ... . There is only enough room for one bus at a time, the tunnel is not lit and there is no emergency phone within the tunnel itself. Sunday's fire, although an unusual incident, is now raising wider issues for Transit including whether to make the tunnel two way. But tour operators say traffic flow was not to blame. David Kennedy of Destination Queenstown says: "The issue was a bizarre freak incident. A bus caught fire in the tunnel and whether it was a one way tunnel or two way tunnel would have been irrelevant, I think." 1, record 7, English, - two%20way%20tunnel
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Transport routier
- Sécurité routière
- Aménagement souterrain (Urbanisme)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- tunnel à double sens
1, record 7, French, tunnel%20%C3%A0%20double%20sens
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Selon la nature du terrain, on optera pour un tunnel à double sens (dépassement utilisant la piste centrale) ou deux tunnels séparés chacun à sens unique (dépassement plus difficile, vu l’étroitesse de la chaussée : 6 m). 2, record 7, French, - tunnel%20%C3%A0%20double%20sens
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
D'autres aspects, tels la sécurité et l'entretien, doivent également être discutés en corrélation avec une seconde galerie. Il va sans dire qu'un tunnel pour chaque sens de circulation est plus sûr qu'un seul tunnel à double sens. C'est ainsi que le nombre d’accidents recensés au tunnel du Seelisberg est inférieur de moitié à celui enregistré au tunnel du Gothard. Il n’ empêche : l'actuel tunnel routier du Gothard est, selon l'OFROU [Office fédéral des routes], l'un des tunnels routiers les plus sûrs d’Europe. 3, record 7, French, - tunnel%20%C3%A0%20double%20sens
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2000-07-26
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Ore Extraction and Transport
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- manway
1, record 8, English, manway
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Extraction et transport du minerai
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- passage pour homme
1, record 8, French, passage%20pour%20homme
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- galerie de circulation 2, record 8, French, galerie%20de%20circulation
feminine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1996-01-10
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Architectural Design
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- cryptoporticus
1, record 9, English, cryptoporticus
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A porch, gallery or ambulatory in ancient Roman architecture that was wholly or partly concealed, had few openings, and served for private communication. 2, record 9, English, - cryptoporticus
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 DEF
In ancient Roman architecture, a covered portico or arcade not supported by open columns like the ordinary portico, but closed at the sides, with windows for the admission of light and air; frequented during summer for its coolness. 3, record 9, English, - cryptoporticus
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Conception architecturale
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- cryptoportique
1, record 9, French, cryptoportique
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- crypto-portique 2, record 9, French, crypto%2Dportique
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chez les Romains, galerie voûtée destinée à la promenade ou à la circulation dans la mauvaise saison, ou utilisée comme magasin, souvent en liaison avec le forum différant de la crypte en ce qu'elle recevait le jour des deux côtés ou du plafond vitré, et par de larges ouvertures. 1, record 9, French, - cryptoportique
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1978-08-28
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Speleology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- peephole
1, record 10, English, peephole
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
- manhole 2, record 10, English, manhole
- lighthole 2, record 10, English, lighthole
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A hole or crevice ... through which one may peep. 1, record 10, English, - peephole
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Spéléologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- regard
1, record 10, French, regard
correct, masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Puits, ouverture, dans la paroi ou dans la voûte d’une galerie souterraine, par où peut entrer la lumière du soleil et qui éclaire une circulation d’eau. 2, record 10, French, - regard
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
C’est également un trou, une fissure dans une caverne, en général de petites dimensions, et par lequel on aperçoit un autre réseau de canalisations, ou une rivière souterraine; la base du regard appartient souvent au réseau noyé. Parfois, cependant, le regard est d’assez grande dimension pour permettre l’accès à la circulation souterraine des eaux. 2, record 10, French, - regard
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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