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MONOLITHE [12 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-11-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mine Water Drainage
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- concrete monolith
1, record 1, English, concrete%20monolith
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[The] installation of a concrete monolith at the base of the shafts to provide long-term support to the shaft seals and the repository tunnels in the vicinity of the shafts and that might only partially limit groundwater and gas flow into or from the DGR [Deep Geologic Repository] and shafts ... 1, record 1, English, - concrete%20monolith
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Écoulement et épuisement des eaux de mines
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- monolithe de béton
1, record 1, French, monolithe%20de%20b%C3%A9ton
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-01-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Construction Finishing
- Masonry Practice
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- monolithic sill
1, record 2, English, monolithic%20sill
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
monolithic sill: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 2, record 2, English, - monolithic%20sill
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Finitions (Construction)
- Maçonnerie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- seuil monolithe
1, record 2, French, seuil%20monolithe
masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
seuil monolithe : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 2, record 2, French, - seuil%20monolithe
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-05-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- monolith
1, record 3, English, monolith
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- soil monolith 2, record 3, English, soil%20monolith
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A vertical section of a soil profile removed from the soil and mounted for display or study. 2, record 3, English, - monolith
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- monolithe
1, record 3, French, monolithe
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- monolithe de sol 2, record 3, French, monolithe%20de%20sol
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tranche verticale du profil d'un sol, prélevée à même le sol et montée en vue d'exposition ou d'étude. 1, record 3, French, - monolithe
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-04-24
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Masonry Practice
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- monolithic concrete construction 1, record 4, English, monolithic%20concrete%20construction
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Maçonnerie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- construction en béton monolithe
1, record 4, French, construction%20en%20b%C3%A9ton%20monolithe
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Type de construction où le béton pour les murs, les planchers, les poutres, etc., est mis en coffrage en une opération continue 1, record 4, French, - construction%20en%20b%C3%A9ton%20monolithe
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Albañilería
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- construcción de hormigón monolítico
1, record 4, Spanish, construcci%C3%B3n%20de%20hormig%C3%B3n%20monol%C3%ADtico
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1997-11-03
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Architectural Elements
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- monolith
1, record 5, English, monolith
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An architectural member (as an obelisk, the shaft of a column, etc.) consisting of a single stone. 2, record 5, English, - monolith
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Éléments d'architecture
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- monolithe
1, record 5, French, monolithe
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Élément de construction ou construction formée d'un seul bloc de pierre. 2, record 5, French, - monolithe
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Aujourd'hui «monolithe» est employé usuellement comme nom masculin. L'adjectif correspondant est «monolithique» [...] 3, record 5, French, - monolithe
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Elementos arquitectónicos
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- monolito
1, record 5, Spanish, monolito
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Piedra grande que constituye por sí sola una señal, un monumento; [...] 2, record 5, Spanish, - monolito
Record 6 - internal organization data 1997-10-24
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Architectural Elements
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- monolothic
1, record 6, English, monolothic
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Shaped from a single block of stone, as a monolithic column. 1, record 6, English, - monolothic
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Éléments d'architecture
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- monolithique
1, record 6, French, monolithique
correct, see observation
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- monolithe 2, record 6, French, monolithe
correct, see observation, adjective
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d'un ouvrage fait d'un seul bloc de pierre de taille ou de marbre : linteau monolithe, colonne monolithe. 3, record 6, French, - monolithique
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Aujourd'hui, «monolithe» est employé usuellement comme nom masculin. L'adjectif correspondant est «monolithique»; [...] 4, record 6, French, - monolithique
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Elementos arquitectónicos
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- monolítico
1, record 6, Spanish, monol%C3%ADtico
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1996-05-10
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Waste Management
- Nuclear Waste Materials
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- monolith
1, record 7, English, monolith
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Two types of manmade structures are used for the disposal of conditioned waste: - monoliths, located below the original ground level, for waste whose initial conditioning has to be completed by immobilization in a concrete structure; - tumuli, above the original ground level, for waste whose initial conditioning does not necessitate any supplementary immobilization. 2, record 7, English, - monolith
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Figures 10 and 11 show two different designs of an above-ground structure. Figure 10 is an above-ground concrete vault which is filled with wastes and concrete grout to occupy the empty space, and is finally made into a concrete monolith with a mound built over it. ... the design shown in Fig. 11 ... is a structure partly below and partly above the original ground level. The waste is put into trenches dug under the original ground level and concrete is poured in when the trench is full. A concrete monolith is thus formed, and an earth-covered mound is then built above the buried monolith. 3, record 7, English, - monolith
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des déchets
- Déchets nucléaires
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- monolithe
1, record 7, French, monolithe
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour les déchets d'activité moyenne, des monolithes de béton peuvent être obtenus à partir de tranchées bétonnées dans lesquelles on dispose les déchets et qui sont ensuite obturées par injection d'un coulis de ciment. Pour les déchets de faible activité, on peut constituer un tumulus sur des aires aménagées, planes, bétonnées et drainées. La figure 18 montre schématiquement l'exemple d'un stockage mixte tumulus sur monolithe. On y voit le réseau de canalisations enterrées qui ceinture chaque module de stockage et qui est destiné à contrôler l'efficacité des barrières et en particulier de la couche argileuse. 2, record 7, French, - monolithe
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La figure [...] donne le modèle du stockage [de surface]. Les colis forment des structures légèrement enterrées (monolithes) ou en surface (tumulus), recouvertes d'une couche étanche d'argile puis de terre végétale. Ces structures sont sur des dalles de béton munies de caniveaux permettant la collecte éventuelle des eaux et la surveillance de l'étanchéité. 2, record 7, French, - monolithe
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les ouvrages situés sous le niveau du sol d'origine : les monolithes. Les premiers ouvrages ont été réalisés à partir de panneaux préfabriqués en béton, délimitant des cases sur 5 faces (fond inclus) à l'intérieur desquelles sont déposés les colis. [...] En 1978, a été développée la fabrication de monolithes de 80 m³ réalisés avec des coffrages métalliques réutilisables. Les colis sont disposés suivant des lits successifs en ménageant un espace entre les colis périphériques et les parois du coffrage pour garantir une épaisseur suffisante à l'enveloppe de béton. L'injection de béton se fait lit par lit à l'avancement du remplissage. 3, record 7, French, - monolithe
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión de los desechos
- Desechos nucleares
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- monolito
1, record 7, Spanish, monolito
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1992-01-15
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Crop Storage Facilities
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- solid concrete silo 1, record 8, English, solid%20concrete%20silo
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Entreposage des récoltes
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- silo monolithe
1, record 8, French, silo%20monolithe
masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Il est construit d'une seule pièce en coulant du béton frais dans un coffrage en bois ou mieux en métal (fer galvanisé) préalablement mis en place. 1, record 8, French, - silo%20monolithe
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1991-04-05
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- monolith
1, record 9, English, monolith
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A piece of unfractured bedrock, generally more than a few meters across; e.g. an unweathered joint block moved by a glacier. 2, record 9, English, - monolith
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- monolithe
1, record 9, French, monolithe
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1985-10-24
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Dams and Causeways
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- monolithic gravity dam
1, record 10, English, monolithic%20gravity%20dam
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Barrages et chaussées
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- barrage-poids monolithique
1, record 10, French, barrage%2Dpoids%20monolithique
correct, masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
- barrage-poids monolithe 1, record 10, French, barrage%2Dpoids%20monolithe
correct, masculine noun
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1985-09-01
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Dams and Causeways
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- rigid buttress dam
1, record 11, English, rigid%20buttress%20dam
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Barrages et chaussées
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- barrage à contreforts monolithique
1, record 11, French, barrage%20%C3%A0%20contreforts%20monolithique
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
- barrage à contreforts monolithe 1, record 11, French, barrage%20%C3%A0%20contreforts%20monolithe
correct, masculine noun
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1983-05-05
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- monolithic column 1, record 12, English, monolithic%20column
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
a column formed of a single stone 1, record 12, English, - monolithic%20column
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- colonne monolithe 1, record 12, French, colonne%20monolithe
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
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