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GRAIN GROSSIER [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-03-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Xylology (The Study of Wood)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- coarse grain
1, record 1, English, coarse%20grain
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- open grain 2, record 1, English, open%20grain
correct
- coarse texture 3, record 1, English, coarse%20texture
correct
- open texture 4, record 1, English, open%20texture
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Grain is often used in reference to the relative sizes and distributions of cells, as in fine grain and coarse grain ... Texture is another word used to describe a macroscopic summary of the relative sizes of cells in wood. Fine-textured woods have uniform structure with typically small cells. Coarse-textured woods generally have structure with concentrations of large diameter cells ... 5, record 1, English, - coarse%20grain
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Xylologie (Étude des bois)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- grain grossier
1, record 1, French, grain%20grossier
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- texture grossière 2, record 1, French, texture%20grossi%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
- grain ouvert 3, record 1, French, grain%20ouvert
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
À grain grossier : bois, tels que le chêne ou l'acajou, caractérisés par des pores ouverts et marqués qui doivent être bouchés afin d'obtenir une finition lisse. 1, record 1, French, - grain%20grossier
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-08-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Mineralogy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- coarse-grained
1, record 2, English, coarse%2Dgrained
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- coarse grained 2, record 2, English, coarse%20grained
correct
- coarse granular 2, record 2, English, coarse%20granular
correct
- coarse 3, record 2, English, coarse
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Said of a crystalline rock ... in which the individual minerals are relatively large ... 4, record 2, English, - coarse%2Dgrained
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The most abundant variety of anorthosite ... is medium- to coarse-grained, porphyritic in places, and varies from light to dark grey pinkish to greenish brown. 2, record 2, English, - coarse%2Dgrained
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Tungsten skarns are typically coarse-grained assemblages of ore and calc-silicate gangue minerals ... 5, record 2, English, - coarse%2Dgrained
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
... alvikite ... is medium- to fine-grained compared with the coarse-grained sövite. 6, record 2, English, - coarse%2Dgrained
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Coarse granular quartz, texture. 2, record 2, English, - coarse%2Dgrained
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Minéralogie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- à grain grossier
1, record 2, French, %C3%A0%20grain%20grossier
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- à grains grossiers 2, record 2, French, %C3%A0%20grains%20grossiers
correct
- à gros grain 3, record 2, French, %C3%A0%20gros%20grain
correct
- à gros grains 4, record 2, French, %C3%A0%20gros%20grains
correct
- grossier 5, record 2, French, grossier
correct
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La variété d'anorthosite la plus abondante [...] est à grain moyen à grossier, porphyrique par endroits, et sa couleur varie de gris clair ou sombre à brun rosâtre ou verdâtre. 6, record 2, French, - %C3%A0%20grain%20grossier
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
On constate presque partout que les roches microgrenues sont beaucoup plus résistantes que les roches à grain grossier [...] 7, record 2, French, - %C3%A0%20grain%20grossier
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
[...] le calcaire grossier s'est formé dans la mer non loin des côtes [...] 8, record 2, French, - %C3%A0%20grain%20grossier
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Granite à gros grain. 3, record 2, French, - %C3%A0%20grain%20grossier
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Quartz, texture à grain grossier. 6, record 2, French, - %C3%A0%20grain%20grossier
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Mineralogía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- de grano grueso
1, record 2, Spanish, de%20grano%20grueso
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Existen rocas de grano fino, de grano medio y de grano grueso. 2, record 2, Spanish, - de%20grano%20grueso
Record 3 - internal organization data 1997-06-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Metallurgy - General
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- coarse grained 1, record 3, English, coarse%20grained
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Métallurgie générale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- à grain grossier 1, record 3, French, %C3%A0%20grain%20grossier
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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