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BAGUETTES [3 records]

Record 1 2007-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Eating Utensils and Cutlery
DEF

[One of a pair of] thin, tapered eating [sticks] used throughout Asia [which] normally range from 10 to 12 inches long ... and can be made from a variety of materials, including wood, bamboo and plastic ...

OBS

Terms usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • chopsticks chop-sticks

French

Domaine(s)
  • Couverts et coutellerie
DEF

baguettes : Paire de petits bâtons minces dont les Asiatiques se servent pour manger et qui remplacent les couverts des Occidentaux.

OBS

Terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • baguettes

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
DEF

In metamorphic rocks, a linear structure in which the stronger parts, such as vein quartz or quartz pebbles have been shaped into parallel rods.

OBS

Whether the structure has formed parallel to the direction of transport or parallel to the fold axes has been debated.

OBS

See also the term "rod" in the same field.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
CONT

On peut rapprocher des veines les structures décrites dans la «Moine série» d'Écosse sous le nom de «rodding» (baguettes). Il s'agit de veines de quartz, primitivement en lentilles, mais prises dans la déformation ultérieure, et réduites finalement à des baguettes parallèles à la direction des plis, qu'elles soulignent.

OBS

baguettes : terme utilisé au pluriel pour rendre le collectif «rodding».

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sciences - General
OBS

beaded assemblies and guns for cathode-ray.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences - Généralités
OBS

ensembles à baguettes et canons pour tubes à rayons cathodiques) à perles en France (est préférable au Canada).

Spanish

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