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TROU FONTE [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-02-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- moulin kame
1, record 1, English, moulin%20kame
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A conical hill of glaciofluvial material formed in a large circular hole (moulin) in glacier ice. 2, record 1, English, - moulin%20kame
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A kame is a deposit, composed largely of material sorted by moving water in the glacial stream and is formed when in direct contact with glacier ice. A moulin kame occurs when the glacial stream falls into a vertical shaft in the glacier, loses momentum and drops the debris it was carrying in one fell swoop. 3, record 1, English, - moulin%20kame
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- kame de moulin
1, record 1, French, kame%20de%20moulin
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- moulin de kame 2, record 1, French, moulin%20de%20kame
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Monticule conique formé là où les eaux de fonte ont transporté des débris dans un trou(moulin) à la surface de la glace. 3, record 1, French, - kame%20de%20moulin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
À son extrémité sud se dresse un immense moulin de kame d’une vingtaine de mètres de haut pointant vers le ciel. Ce phénomène témoigne de la présence d’une dépression, sur ou dans le glacier, qui s’est comblée de sédiments pendant la glaciation, lesquels sont demeurés à cet endroit lors de la fonte du glacier. 2, record 1, French, - kame%20de%20moulin
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-02-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- thaw hole
1, record 2, English, thaw%20hole
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] vertical [hole] in the ice that [is] formed when surface puddles melt through to the underlying water. 1, record 2, English, - thaw%20hole
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- trou de fonte
1, record 2, French, trou%20de%20fonte
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Trou vertical] dans la glace qui se [forme] quand, du fait de la fusion, les mares de surface rejoignent l’eau sous-jacente. 1, record 2, French, - trou%20de%20fonte
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2014-09-24
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Glass Industry
- Glass Manufacturing
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- electrode hole
1, record 3, English, electrode%20hole
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A hole usually drilled through the furnace refractories to enable the electrode (and electrode holder) to be installed with the electrode immersed in the melt. 1, record 3, English, - electrode%20hole
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
electrode hole: term and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in 1992. 2, record 3, English, - electrode%20hole
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Industrie du verre
- Fabrication du verre
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- passage d’électrode
1, record 3, French, passage%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9lectrode
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Trou foré habituellement à travers les matériaux réfractaires du four pour y placer l'électrode(et le porte-électrode), l'électrode étant immergée dans la fonte. 1, record 3, French, - passage%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9lectrode
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
passage d’électrode : terme et définition normalisés par l’Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO) en 1992. 2, record 3, French, - passage%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9lectrode
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2010-12-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- tundra pond
1, record 4, English, tundra%20pond
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tract of land in a permafrost region where lakes are so numerous that they prevent movement across the area except when they are frozen. 2, record 4, English, - tundra%20pond
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tundra pond: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 4, English, - tundra%20pond
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Arctic tundra pond. 4, record 4, English, - tundra%20pond
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- étang de toundra
1, record 4, French, %C3%A9tang%20de%20toundra
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- marelle de toundra 2, record 4, French, marelle%20de%20toundra
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Zone de pergélisol où les lacs sont si nombreux qu’ils ne permettent de franchir cette zone que lorsqu’ils sont gelés. 3, record 4, French, - %C3%A9tang%20de%20toundra
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En plan : l’étang de toundra a une forme circulaire à ovoïde; la zone d’étangs de toundra a une forme variable. 4, record 4, French, - %C3%A9tang%20de%20toundra
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les marelles sont le résultat de la fonte différentielle de la neige et de la glace au printemps. La glace fond moins vite que la neige. Elle décolle la vase et l'emporte au loin. Il reste un trou : la marelle. 5, record 4, French, - %C3%A9tang%20de%20toundra
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
étang de toundra; marelle de toundra : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 4, French, - %C3%A9tang%20de%20toundra
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2010-09-21
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- cryoconite
1, record 5, English, cryoconite
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- kryokonite 1, record 5, English, kryokonite
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A dark, powdery dust, once thought to be of cosmic origin, transported by the wind and deposited on a snow or ice surface .... It is found mainly in cryoconite holes, but may form long stripes or an almost continuous cover. 1, record 5, English, - cryoconite
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- cryoconite
1, record 5, French, cryoconite
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- thermoconite 2, record 5, French, thermoconite
proposal, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
… dans ces trous et, échauffées par le soleil, agrandissent le trou par fonte. Des algues et micro-organismes se développent dans cette boue, la rendant noirâtre. On l'appelle de la «cryoconite». Finalement, la glace surimposée est criblée de trous circulaires, verticaux, de toutes tailles mais d’une profondeur uniforme, les trous à cryoconite… 3, record 5, French, - cryoconite
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le chercheur moscovite a également filtré de l’air (pour étudier la composition et la provenance des particules biologiques transportées par les courants aériens), mesuré l’efficacité de la photosynthèse avec un fluorimètre et prélevé des échantillons de cryoconites (poches d’eau fondue à cause de la présence de poussières sombres absorbant la chaleur du soleil isolées sous la surface de la glace). «Les cryoconites intéressent l’astrobiologie qui s’interroge sur la possibilité d’une vie sous la glace sur des planètes comme Mars.» 4, record 5, French, - cryoconite
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Glaciología
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- crioconita
1, record 5, Spanish, crioconita
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Polvillo mixto, mineral y húmico, depositado por el viento sobre los ventisqueros y los glaciares, donde se concentra en las oquedades y forma, por ablación, hoyos circulares, de paredes verticales. 1, record 5, Spanish, - crioconita
Record 6 - internal organization data 2008-07-24
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- giant's kettle
1, record 6, English, giant%27s%20kettle
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- giant's cauldron 1, record 6, English, giant%27s%20cauldron
correct
- moulin pothole 1, record 6, English, moulin%20pothole
correct
- glacial pothole 1, record 6, English, glacial%20pothole
correct
- pothole 2, record 6, English, pothole
correct
- pot-hole 3, record 6, English, pot%2Dhole
correct
- pot hole 4, record 6, English, pot%20hole
correct, see observation
- potash kettle 1, record 6, English, potash%20kettle
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A cylindrical hole bored in bedrock beneath a glacier by water falling through a deep moulin or by boulders rotating in the bed of a meltwater stream. 1, record 6, English, - giant%27s%20kettle
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[This hole] may contain a pond or marsh. 1, record 6, English, - giant%27s%20kettle
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pot hole: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 6, English, - giant%27s%20kettle
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- marmite de géant
1, record 6, French, marmite%20de%20g%C3%A9ant
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- marmite de géants 2, record 6, French, marmite%20de%20g%C3%A9ants
correct, feminine noun
- cuvette 3, record 6, French, cuvette
feminine noun
- marmite 4, record 6, French, marmite
see observation, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Trou cylindrique creusé dans la roche en place sous un glacier, par la chute de l'eau dans un moulin ou par la rotation des pierres dans un chenal d’eau de fonte. 5, record 6, French, - marmite%20de%20g%C3%A9ant
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans sa marche vers l’aval, le glacier peut rencontrer des rampes ascendantes. Sous l’effet de la poussée de l’amont, le glacier les franchit. On dit alors qu’il s’agit d’un «verrou». Il y a creusement de la partie située juste à l’amont, et qu’on nomme la «cuvette». 3, record 6, French, - marmite%20de%20g%C3%A9ant
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
marmite : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 6, French, - marmite%20de%20g%C3%A9ant
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1998-04-01
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Casting and Patternmaking (Metal Processing)
- Metallurgy - General
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- tapping
1, record 7, English, tapping
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The process of removing molten steel from a melting furnace by opening the taphole and allowing the metal to run out into molds or into a ladle. 3, record 7, English, - tapping
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Moulage et modelage des métaux
- Métallurgie générale
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- piquage
1, record 7, French, piquage
masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Opération intermittente de fonderie consistant à déboucher le trou de coulée du cubilot à l'aide de pinces et de ringards pour permettre à la fonte amassée dans le bassin de s’écouler au-dehors par le chenal de coulée. 1, record 7, French, - piquage
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1997-01-30
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Casting and Patternmaking (Metal Processing)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- sand-hole 1, record 8, English, sand%2Dhole
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- sandhole 2, record 8, English, sandhole
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Moulage et modelage des métaux
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- trou de sable
1, record 8, French, trou%20de%20sable
masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Trou de sable(dans un pièce venue de fonte). 1, record 8, French, - trou%20de%20sable
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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