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FENTE RETRAIT [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-10-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- shrinkage crack
1, record 1, English, shrinkage%20crack
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A small crack formed in fine-grained sediment or rock by the loss of moisture during drying or dehydration. 2, record 1, English, - shrinkage%20crack
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Examples of shrinkage cracks include "desiccation crack," "syneresis crack," and "mud crack." 3, record 1, English, - shrinkage%20crack
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fente de retrait
1, record 1, French, fente%20de%20retrait
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fente de dessiccation qui se développe après la crue dans le domaine aride, due à la rétraction du sédiment qui s'assèche. 2, record 1, French, - fente%20de%20retrait
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-12-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Xylology (The Study of Wood)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- check
1, record 2, English, check
correct, noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- checking 2, record 2, English, checking
correct
- seasoning check 3, record 2, English, seasoning%20check
correct, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A lengthwise separation of the wood that usually extends across the rings of annual growth and commonly results from stresses set up in wood during seasoning. 4, record 2, English, - check
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A defect found in logs that have been exposed to sun or wind for a long period of time. Sun dries out the wood, causing deep checks on the ends of the log. Heart check, caused by wind, is a radial split along the rays that pass through the center of the log. Weather check is found in logs cut from dead trees. Like sun and wind checks, weather checks are splits in the log, but they are likely to be deeper than the other two. 5, record 2, English, - check
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
check; seasoning check: terms standardized by ISO. 6, record 2, English, - check
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Xylologie (Étude des bois)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- gerce
1, record 2, French, gerce
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- fente de retrait 1, record 2, French, fente%20de%20retrait
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- gerce longitudinale 2, record 2, French, gerce%20longitudinale
see observation, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les gerces longitudinales sont des fissures que l'on observe d'un seul côté des bois débités et qui se forment dans le sens du fil. 3, record 2, French, - gerce
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
gerce; fente de retrait : termes normalisés par l'ISO. 4, record 2, French, - gerce
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1993-09-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Xylology (The Study of Wood)
- Wood Sawing
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- drying shake
1, record 3, English, drying%20shake
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Radial side shake appearing on the surface of the log during drying; drying shakes are further subdivided into shallow and deep shakes. 1, record 3, English, - drying%20shake
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term standardized by ISO. 2, record 3, English, - drying%20shake
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Xylologie (Étude des bois)
- Sciage du bois
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- gerce
1, record 3, French, gerce
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- fente de retrait 1, record 3, French, fente%20de%20retrait
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fentes latérales radiales apparaissant à la surface de la bille lors du séchage; on distingue la gerce superficielle et la fente profonde. 1, record 3, French, - gerce
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Termes normalisés par l'ISO. 2, record 3, French, - gerce
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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