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CUIRASSE [8 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cuirass
1, record 1, English, cuirass
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cuirass: an item in the "Armaments" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology" category. 2, record 1, English, - cuirass
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cuirasse
1, record 1, French, cuirasse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cuirasse : objet de la classe «Armement» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour les sciences et la technologie». 2, record 1, French, - cuirasse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- battleship
1, record 2, English, battleship
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
battleship: an item in the "Water Transportation Equipment" class of the "Distribution and Transportation Objects" category. 2, record 2, English, - battleship
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cuirassé
1, record 2, French, cuirass%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
cuirassé : objet de la classe «Équipement de transport maritime» de la catégorie «Objets de manutention et de transport». 2, record 2, French, - cuirass%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-04-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Geology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- cuirasse
1, record 3, English, cuirasse
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- cuirass 2, record 3, English, cuirass
correct
- iron crust 3, record 3, English, iron%20crust
correct
- lateritic crust 3, record 3, English, lateritic%20crust
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There are numerous sections capped with iron crusts (cuirasses) ... The explanation still persists that the tabular crusts at the top of the profiles were formed by the vertical rise of the iron sesquioxides and by hardening under the rays of sun. In reality, the iron oxides do not migrate vertically from the bottom to the top of the profiles, and the crust is not formed at the soil-atmosphere interface. The latter was exposed by erosion after it has developed within a pedological profile under a forest landscape. 3, record 3, English, - cuirasse
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Géologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- cuirasse
1, record 3, French, cuirasse
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lorsque, à la concentration en fer, se superpose l'induration, on voit apparaître dans l'horizon B (et parfois aussi en C) [...] une «cuirasse», enfin, non entamable à la pelle (mais se cassant au marteau) [...] 1, record 3, French, - cuirasse
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2013-05-07
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Geochemistry
- Soil Science
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- hardpan
1, record 4, English, hardpan
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- hardpan layer 2, record 4, English, hardpan%20layer
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a relatively hard, impervious and often clayey layer of soil lying at or just below the surface, produced as a result of cementation of soil particles by precipitation of relatively insoluble materials such as silica, iron oxide, calcium carbonate and organic matter ... 3, record 4, English, - hardpan
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Géochimie
- Science du sol
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- calcin
1, record 4, French, calcin
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- carapace 2, record 4, French, carapace
correct, feminine noun
- cuirasse 3, record 4, French, cuirasse
correct, feminine noun
- carapace d'argile 4, record 4, French, carapace%20d%27argile
feminine noun
- couche d'argile durcie 5, record 4, French, couche%20d%27argile%20durcie
feminine noun
- couche durcie 6, record 4, French, couche%20durcie
feminine noun
- horizon durci 6, record 4, French, horizon%20durci
masculine noun
- couche très dure 7, record 4, French, couche%20tr%C3%A8s%20dure
feminine noun
- horizon pédologique induré 8, record 4, French, horizon%20p%C3%A9dologique%20indur%C3%A9
masculine noun
- niveau concrétionné 8, record 4, French, niveau%20concr%C3%A9tionn%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] précipité de carbonate de calcium cimentant les graviers et les éboulis sous climat froid, et dû à la concentration des solutions aqueuses sous l'influence du gel qui n'accapare que de l'eau pure. 9, record 4, French, - calcin
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La cuirasse se forme toujours en tant qu'horizon interne du sol et non en surface par remontée capillaire [...]; si elle affleure, [...], c'est que l'érosion a enlevé l'horizon superficiel meuble. 10, record 4, French, - calcin
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Le calcin désigne] également l'enduit protecteur qui se forme sur les calcaires tendres par exsudation des eaux de carrière saturées [...] 9, record 4, French, - calcin
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geología
- Geoquímica
- Ciencia del suelo
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- caparazón
1, record 4, Spanish, caparaz%C3%B3n
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Capa superficial de materiales ferruginosos o lateríticos muy endurecidos por el tiempo. 1, record 4, Spanish, - caparaz%C3%B3n
Record 5 - internal organization data 2010-11-26
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- armored
1, record 5, English, armored
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- armoured 2, record 5, English, armoured
correct, Great Britain
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Armored dinoflagellates have cellulose or other polysaccharides within each vesicle, giving the cells a more rigid, inflexible wall. These cellulose plates are arranged in distinct patterns (called "tabulation"), which are extensively used as taxonomic "fingerprints." 1, record 5, English, - armored
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- cuirassé
1, record 5, French, cuirass%C3%A9
correct, adjective
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- armé 2, record 5, French, arm%C3%A9
correct
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Revêtu d'une cuirasse. 3, record 5, French, - cuirass%C3%A9
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Dans] la catégorie des dinoflagellés cuirassés¸ [...] la thèque est épaisse, renforcée par des plaques internes de cellulose (ou autre polysaccharide) [...] 4, record 5, French, - cuirass%C3%A9
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Chez les dinoflagellés armés, ces vésicules contiennent les plaques de cellulose formant la thèque. Cette thèque peut manquer en permanence chez les dinoflagellés nus tandis que, chez certaines espèces, la thèque disparaît dans certaines conditions environnementales. Les dinoflagellés armés possèdent deux ensembles de plaques composés de deux à 100 unités. 5, record 5, French, - cuirass%C3%A9
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2008-01-29
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Types of Ships and Boats
- Naval Forces
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- battleship
1, record 6, English, battleship
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- line-of-battle ship 2, record 6, English, line%2Dof%2Dbattle%20ship
obsolete
- line-of-battle-ship 3, record 6, English, line%2Dof%2Dbattle%2Dship
obsolete
- battle wagon 4, record 6, English, battle%20wagon
correct, jargon
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A large, heavily armored warship with a main battery consisting of the largest calibre of guns. 2, record 6, English, - battleship
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The word battleship was coined around 1794 and is a shortened form of line-of-battle ship, the dominant warship in the Age of Sail. The term came into formal use in the late 1880s ... 2, record 6, English, - battleship
Record 6, Key term(s)
- battle-ship
- battle ship
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Types de bateaux
- Forces navales
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- cuirassé
1, record 6, French, cuirass%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Grand navire de guerre doté d'un épais blindage, dont l'armement principal est formé de pièces d'artillerie du plus gros calibre. 2, record 6, French, - cuirass%C3%A9
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En anglais, le mot «battleship» apparaît vers 1794, contraction de «line of battle ship» (navire de ligne de bataille), et désigne les navires de ligne, qui dominaient à l'époque [des] marines à voiles. En français, le mot «cuirassé» apparaît plutôt vers les années 1860 pour désigner les premiers cuirassés à coque en fer; [...] 2, record 6, French, - cuirass%C3%A9
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1998-06-15
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Anesthesia and Recovery
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- cuirass
1, record 7, English, cuirass
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Anesthésie et réanimation
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- cuirasse
1, record 7, French, cuirasse
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ventilateur externe dans lequel la totalité ou une partie du tronc est enfermée dans une enceinte étanche formant ou comprenant un cadre rigide. 1, record 7, French, - cuirasse
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Extrait de la norme NF-S90-100 reproduite avec l'autorisation de l'AFNOR. 2, record 7, French, - cuirasse
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1996-09-19
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Iron and Steel
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- iron-clad
1, record 8, English, iron%2Dclad
adjective
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- ironclad 2, record 8, English, ironclad
correct, adjective
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sheated in, protected by, or having an exterior of iron - used especially of naval vessels. 2, record 8, English, - iron%2Dclad
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Sidérurgie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- cuirassé 1, record 8, French, cuirass%C3%A9
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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