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CUVETTE [28 records]

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Record 1 2025-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
Universal entry(ies)
CG-8
classification system code, see observation
OBS

A department of the Republic of Congo.

OBS

CG-8: code recognized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CG-8
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Département de la République du Congo.

OBS

CG-8 : code reconnu par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
CG-8
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Departamento de la República del Congo.

OBS

CG-8: código reconocido por ISO.

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Record 2 2023-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Skiing and Snowboarding
CONT

A ski bowl is an open expanse of an area that appears like a bowl-shaped depression off the side of a mountain. This configuration is made out of a broad, dish-like formation that extends all the way down to the foot of the mountain. Its gentle and sometimes steep sloping shape allows the skier to choose many paths or pistes when gliding down the slope.

CONT

The wind is a very important modifier of snow conditions. Areas with deposition of drifted snow should be assessed very carefully: the downwind sides of ridges, hills, and ribs, and local depressions on a steep slope, "caps" of gullies, and notches. Bowls, cirques, and wide depressions have complex wind action patterns that increase the uncertainty when predicting snow stability.

OBS

bowl: designation officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Ski et surf des neiges
DEF

Dépression de grande taille mais de faible profondeur.

CONT

Les trois formes classiques de dépôt sont : la corniche [...]; la congère, qui est une accumulation de neige derrière un obstacle (bâtiment, végétation, rocher, etc.) ou dans les creux (combes, trous, cuvettes, etc.); la plaque [...]

OBS

cuvette : désignation uniformisée par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.

Spanish

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Record 3 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

basin: an item in the "Containers" class of the "Distribution and Transportation Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

cuvette : objet de la classe «Contenants» de la catégorie «Objets de manutention et de transport».

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plumbing Fixtures
DEF

A wide shallow open container, especially one for holding water.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils sanitaires
DEF

Récipient portatif large, peu profond, qui sert principalement à la toilette, à la vaisselle, à la lessive.

Spanish

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Record 5 2012-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plumbing Fixtures
DEF

A ceramic or metal sanitary appliance, for the reception and flushing away of human solid and liquid excrement, consisting of a bowl with an inlet for flushing water and a trapped outlet.

OBS

pan; W.C. bowl; W.C. pan: terms standardized by the British Standards Institution (BSI).

OBS

water-closet bowl; toilet bowl: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils sanitaires
DEF

Bassin en faïence ou en porcelaine d'un siège [de toilette].

OBS

cuvette de cabinet d'aisance; cuvette : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 6 2011-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Oceanography
DEF

A feature of the offshore sea-bottom that resembles a round, crater-like depression up to 300 m across and 130 m deep.

CONT

Pockmarks may ... refer to shallow seabed depressions, typically several tens of metres across and a few metres deep. Generally, they are formed in soft, fine-grained seabed sediments by the escape of fluids (gas or water, but mainly methane) into the water column. ... As mud volcanoes are on land, pockmarks in the sea bottom can be associated with earthquake areas. Many scientists suggest monitoring gas emissions and activity from seabed pockmarks because they can help predict strong earthquakes, thus saving lives.

OBS

pockmark: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Océanographie
DEF

Trace laissée en surface des sédiments par la percolation de fluides au travers de la colonne sédimentaire.

CONT

Comment se présentent les zones de sortie de fluides? Elles sont souvent matérialisées par des «pockmarks», dépressions circulaires métriques à décamétriques (pockmark : mot anglais signifiant littéralement «petite vérole» par analogie à l'image fournie par les sonars [...], souvent présents en champ de pockmarks qui constituent des dépressions pouvant atteindre plusieurs centaines de mètres de diamètre.

OBS

trou : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 7 2011-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
DEF

A structure in which the sedimentary rock beds dip down toward a central point.

OBS

A centrocline is in contrast to pericline or quaquaversal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
DEF

Brachysynclinal à pendage centripète.

Spanish

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Record 8 2008-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
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.

OBS

[This hole] may contain a pond or marsh.

OBS

pot hole: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
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.

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».

OBS

marmite : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 9 2006-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
CONT

Irregularities in pluton-limestone contacts, particularly re-entrants and troughs, tend to serve as structural control.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
CONT

Les irrégularités dans les contacts entre les plutons et les calcaires encaissants, notamment les rentrants et les cuvettes, exercent généralement un contrôle structural sur la formation des skarns.

Spanish

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Record 10 2003-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewers and Drainage
CONT

The downspout takes the water from the gutter and down to the drainage pipe or splash block on the ground ... If your downspout drains into an underground drain pipe, it is wise to use some kind of stainer in the eavestrough to prevent debris from clogging the underground pipe. If you do not use underground drainage, use a piece of downspout and an elbow to direct the water away from the house and dump onto a splash block.

CONT

Rain and melted snow on the roof are collected by the eavestroughs and channeled to the ground by downspouts. These downspouts are then connected to an extension pipe or splash pad which carries the rainwater away from the house, ensuring that it does not soak into the ground close to your house.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Égouts et drainage
DEF

Pierre creusée ou canal généralement recouvert d'une dalle en pierre ou en béton, d'une plaque de fonte ou de tôle, recevant les eaux au pied d'une descente pluviale pour les conduire à un filet d'eau (voir caniveau).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Alcantarillas y drenaje
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Record 11 2002-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bearings and Bearing Systems (Mechanical Components)
DEF

That part of an axial contact spherical plain bearing which has a sphered inner surface.

OBS

cup: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paliers, coussinets et roulements (Composants mécaniques)
DEF

Partie d'une rotule lisse axiale à contact axial présentant une surface intérieure sphérique.

OBS

cuvette : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 12 2002-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

A natural or artificial created space or structure, surface or underground, which is capable, by reason of its shape ... of holding water.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Dépression fermée de tous côtés.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
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Record 13 2001-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Viticulture
  • Winemaking
DEF

Wide shallow metal pan used to receive wine during racking.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Viticulture
  • Industrie vinicole
DEF

Bassine, en partie recouverte, utilisée pour la manipulation des vins.

Spanish

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Record 14 1999-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horticulture
  • Landscape Architecture
CONT

Carefully place plant into the prepared pits and fill in around the ball to one-half the depth of the hole with loam ... Roots that have been wrapped around the ball within the burlap shall be made to lay in as natural a manner as possible. Fill remaining area of hole with loam and thoroughly tamp to 85-percent of maximum density. Form a saucer around the edge of the backfilled hole by constructing a berm. The finish height of the compacted berm shall be 3-inches. No excess soil other than the berm will be allowed to remain within the plant saucer. Fill saucer area with water.

CONT

The planting of trees and shrubs of large size is completed by the addition of an earthen collar at the limits of the pit to retain and focus water toward the root ball. Slope plantings especially benefit from having this water-holding saucer.

CONT

If you construct an earth basin around the tree or shrub, place berms just outside of the root ball. This forces water through the root ball. Irrigate the entire tilled area. Water will settle the backfill soil without restricting aeration.

Key term(s)
  • planting saucer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Horticulture
  • Architecture paysagère
CONT

Dans tous les cas, on termine la plantation par un copieux arrosage après avoir préparé au pied des végétaux une cuvette d'un diamètre un peu inférieur à celui de la motte, ce qui a pour effet d'obliger l'eau à pénétrer celle-ci au lieu de se perdre rapidement au travers de la terre plus meuble qui l'entoure.

Spanish

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Record 15 1997-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metallurgy - General
DEF

A term meaning pressed, forged or beaten into a dish-like shape.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Métallurgie générale

Spanish

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Record 16 1994-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plumbing Fixtures
CONT

The bowl liner beneath the regular sized toilet seat can be removed for cleaning as necessary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils sanitaires
CONT

La cuvette sous le siège, de grandeur régulière, peut être retirée pour fin de nettoyage.

Spanish

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Record 17 1994-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Law
  • Standards and Regulations (Chemistry)
  • Storage of Oil and Natural Gas
CONT

Where impounding basins cannot be used, dikes built around the tanks can prevent the spread of liquid. Dikes may be constructed of earth, concrete, or steel built to withstand the lateral pressure of a full liquid head. When several large tanks are in a single diked enclosure, it may be desirable to place "spill dikes" between tanks.

CONT

All bulk storage of chemicals has to be in a contained storage area which prevents chemical leaking from their container draining to the sewer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit environnemental
  • Normes et réglementation (Chimie)
  • Stockage du pétrole et du gaz naturel
DEF

Emplacement délimité par des digues de sécurité et dans lequel on construit les réservoirs de stockage de produits dangereux.

Spanish

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Record 18 1994-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

A shallow, natural depression or basin, especially one containing a lake, pond, or other body of standing water.

OBS

e.g. a shallow depression holding a temporary or permanent pool in tidal marsh along the Atlantic coast of the U.S.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Dépression de terrain sans écoulement vers l'extérieur.

OBS

Le terme «cuvette» ne rend pas spécifiquement le terme anglais «pan»; il ne semble pas y avoir de traduction pour ce terme. Certains dictionnaires se contentent même de rendre le terme «pan» par une périphrase : dépression boueuse à sec lors des périodes sèches (Dictionnaire des sciences de la Terre, par J.P. Michel et R.W. Fairbridge : source MIEAR 1980). En Flandre, le terme français «panne» désigne une autre notion : une dépression où le sable est fixé par l'humidité (Grand dictionnaire encyclopédique Larousse : source LAROG, page 7781 et Vocabulaire franco-allemand de géomorphologie, par H. Baulig : source BAGEO 1970, page 241).

Spanish

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Record 19 1994-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
OBS

Morphological and structural nomenclature of the apple (Malus silvestria P. Miller).

OBS

Terms standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
OBS

Nomenclature morphologique et structurale de la pomme commune (Malus silvestria P. Miller).

OBS

Termes normalisés par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 20 1991-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
  • Botany
CONT

Chamber for measuring stem respiration. This one is attached to a balsam fir tree.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
  • Botanique
DEF

Sorte de boîte creuse que l'on accole à un arbre ou à ses parties, dotée d'instruments à l'intérieur qui permettent la mesure des échanges gazeux.

Spanish

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Record 21 1986-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Household Appliances
CONT

Oskar Food Processor. ... It comes with a processing bowl and storage cover ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Petits appareils ménagers
CONT

Moulin culinaire Oskar. (...) Il est livré avec cuvette, couvercle de rangement (...)

Spanish

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Record 22 1985-10-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Restoration of Works of Art (Museums and Heritage)
DEF

In old paint and ground, concavity of the islands of paint.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Restauration d'œuvres d'art (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
DEF

Îlot qui tend à se recroqueviller sans toutefois se détacher. [sur une peinture].

Spanish

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Record 23 1985-04-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engraving and Printmaking (Arts)
  • Printing Processes - Various
DEF

The marks or ridge of the edge of the plate resulting from the pressure of the printing press onto paper in the intaglio processes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gravure d'art
  • Procédés d'impression divers
DEF

Forme de l'empreinte laissée par le foulage de la planche, sous la pression des cylindres, dans le papier, lors d'une impression en taille-douce.

Spanish

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Record 24 1983-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Elevators
OBS

(...) safety springs or buffers are placed in the pit

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ascenseurs et monte-charge
OBS

la gaine se termine en partie basse par une cuvette [où se placent] les amortisseurs.

Spanish

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Record 25 1981-12-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toiletries
OBS

tote (v.): to carry by hand

French

Domaine(s)
  • Articles de toilette
DEF

Récipient portatif large, peu profond, à bords évasés, arrondis, qui sert principalement à la toilette

Spanish

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Record 26 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
OBS

developer and fixer -- often acquire a blackish deposit of metallic silver.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
OBS

certains modèles de -- et de cuves permettent de conserver une température à peu près constante

Spanish

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Record 27 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
OBS

processing dishes are commonly used for processing single plates or sheet films. Prints are almost invariably processed in dishes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
OBS

certains modèles de -- et de cuves permettent de conserver une température à peu près constante

Spanish

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Record 28 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Refractory Materials (Metallurgy)
  • Glass Manufacturing
DEF

A block with a shallow groove in which glass is allowed to flow from a container.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux réfractaires (Métallurgie)
  • Fabrication du verre
DEF

Pièce présentant une cavité peu profonde dans laquelle s'écoule le verre depuis le réservoir.

Spanish

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