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CUVETTE DISSIPATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-05-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Dams and Causeways
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- stilling basin
1, record 1, English, stilling%20basin
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- stilling pool 2, record 1, English, stilling%20pool
correct, United States
- dissipator basin 3, record 1, English, dissipator%20basin
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A basin downstream from a dam that receives the discharge from tunnels or conduits or overflow from a spillway. 3, record 1, English, - stilling%20basin
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Barrages et chaussées
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bassin d'amortissement
1, record 1, French, bassin%20d%27amortissement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bassin de tranquillisation 2, record 1, French, bassin%20de%20tranquillisation
correct, masculine noun
- cuvette de dissipation 3, record 1, French, cuvette%20de%20dissipation
correct, feminine noun
- bassin de dissipation 4, record 1, French, bassin%20de%20dissipation
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bassin creusé ou formé par un seuil ou un barrage secondaire à l'aval du barrage principal dans le but que le brassage de l'eau qui le remplit avec l'eau venant de l'évacuateur ou de la vidange absorbe une partie suffisante de l'énergie de la chute pour, que le flot n'ait plus [...] un pouvoir d'érosion dangereux. 2, record 1, French, - bassin%20d%27amortissement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les eaux se déversent dans la rivière après avoir été canalisées vers un bassin de dissipation. 4, record 1, French, - bassin%20d%27amortissement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
- Presas y calzadas elevadas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- estanque de amortiguación
1, record 1, Spanish, estanque%20de%20amortiguaci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pozo grande adjunto a un vertedero de una presa o bajo él, destinado a amortiguar la fuerza del agua que cae. 1, record 1, Spanish, - estanque%20de%20amortiguaci%C3%B3n
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