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LIMITE RETRAIT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-07-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Administration (Indigenous Peoples)
- Territories (Indigenous Peoples)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- offset boundary
1, record 1, English, offset%20boundary
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A boundary parallel to an existing legal survey, a natural boundary or a right of way at a prescribed perpendicular distance from that boundary. 1, record 1, English, - offset%20boundary
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
offset boundary: term and definition taken from the Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement / Gwich'in, Mackenzie Delta; and, term usually used in the Sahtu Dene and Metis Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement. 2, record 1, English, - offset%20boundary
Record 1, Key term(s)
- off-set boundary
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Administration (Peuples Autochtones)
- Territoires (Peuples Autochtones)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- limite voisine à une autre
1, record 1, French, limite%20voisine%20%C3%A0%20une%20autre
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- limite en retrait 1, record 1, French, limite%20en%20retrait
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Limite parallèle à une limite définie par un levé officiel, à une limite naturelle ou à une emprise, qui est située à une distance perpendiculaire prescrite. 1, record 1, French, - limite%20voisine%20%C3%A0%20une%20autre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
limite voisine à une autre : terme et définition relevés dans l'Entente sur la revendication territoriale globale - Gwich'in, delta du Mackenzie. 2, record 1, French, - limite%20voisine%20%C3%A0%20une%20autre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
limite en retrait : terme employé dans l'Entente territoriale globale des Dénés et Métis du Sahtu. 2, record 1, French, - limite%20voisine%20%C3%A0%20une%20autre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-11-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
- Soil Science
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- shrinkage limit
1, record 2, English, shrinkage%20limit
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- SL 2, record 2, English, SL
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The maximum water content of a soil at which a reduction in moisture will not cause a decrease in volume of sample. 3, record 2, English, - shrinkage%20limit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The shrinkage limit is useful in areas where soils undergo large volume changes when going through wet and dry cycles ... 4, record 2, English, - shrinkage%20limit
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique des sols
- Science du sol
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- limite de retrait
1, record 2, French, limite%20de%20retrait
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- LR 2, record 2, French, LR
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Teneur en eau, exprimée en p. cent, du poids de matière sèche, à partir de laquelle le volume de l'échantillon de terre cesse de diminuer quand la teneur en eau continue à décroître. 3, record 2, French, - limite%20de%20retrait
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
limite de retrait : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie. 4, record 2, French, - limite%20de%20retrait
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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