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GALERIE CAPTANTE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Speleology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- infiltration gallery
1, record 1, English, infiltration%20gallery
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sizeable gallery with openings in its sides and bottom, extending generally horizontally into a water-bearing formation, for the purpose of collecting water. 2, record 1, English, - infiltration%20gallery
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Spéléologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- galerie de captage
1, record 1, French, galerie%20de%20captage
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- galerie d'infiltration 2, record 1, French, galerie%20d%27infiltration
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- galerie captante 2, record 1, French, galerie%20captante
correct, feminine noun
- galerie filtrante 2, record 1, French, galerie%20filtrante
correct, feminine noun
- galerie drainante 3, record 1, French, galerie%20drainante
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans une formation aquifère, galerie horizontale qui longe les rives d'un cours d'eau. 1, record 1, French, - galerie%20de%20captage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On doit préférer l'expression «galerie de captage» à celle de «galerie d'infiltration». Cette expression désignerait plutôt en revanche, un ouvrage destiné à l'irrigation souterraine ou à la réalimentation des nappes. 1, record 1, French, - galerie%20de%20captage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
- Espeleología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- galería filtrante
1, record 1, Spanish, galer%C3%ADa%20filtrante
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Conducto cerrado de bajo gradiente (dren o túnel) excavado en un acuífero que recoge agua subterránea por flujo gravitatorio. 2, record 1, Spanish, - galer%C3%ADa%20filtrante
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