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Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-04-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- head
1, record 1, English, head
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The source of a river or stream. 2, record 1, English, - head
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
The highest extremity of a stream, lake or river, where the tributary waters flow in. 3, record 1, English, - head
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
lake head. 4, record 1, English, - head
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tête
1, record 1, French, t%C3%AAte
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- entrée 2, record 1, French, entr%C3%A9e
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- extrémité supérieure 2, record 1, French, extr%C3%A9mit%C3%A9%20sup%C3%A9rieure
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie antérieure ou initiale de quelque chose, élément qui se présente en premier, notamment dans une chose orientée ou en mouvement. 3, record 1, French, - t%C3%AAte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Point où un cours d'eau tributaire déverse ses eaux dans un autre, qu'il s'agisse d'un ruisseau, d'un lac, d'une rivière ou d'un fleuve. 4, record 1, French, - t%C3%AAte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La tête d'un lac : la source. 5, record 1, French, - t%C3%AAte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La tête d'un lac est à un point plus élevé que le pied du lac ou point déversoir, même si le lac se maintient au niveau entre ces deux extrémités; peu de lacs sont amictiques (sans échanges thermiques entre les eaux profondes et les eaux superficielles). 4, record 1, French, - t%C3%AAte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1992-01-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- upper extremity 1, record 2, English, upper%20extremity
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- extrémité supérieure
1, record 2, French, extr%C3%A9mit%C3%A9%20sup%C3%A9rieure
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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