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TERRA [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-01-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- land
1, record 1, English, land
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The solid part of the earth's surface or any part thereof. 2, record 1, English, - land
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A tract of land is defined geographically as a specific area of the earth's surface. Its characteristics embrace all reasonably stable, or predictably cyclic, attributes of the biosphere vertically above and below this area, including those of the atmosphere, the soil, and the underlying geology, the hydrology, the plant and animal populations, and the results of past and present human activity, to the extent that these attributes exert a significant influence on the present and future uses of land by man. 2, record 1, English, - land
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- terre
1, record 1, French, terre
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie solide de la surface du globe. 2, record 1, French, - terre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En géographie, une étendue de terre est par définition une superficie déterminée de la surface du globe. Elle a pour caractéristiques tous les attributs raisonnablement constants ou cycliques de la biosphère directement au-dessus et en dessous d'elle, y compris ceux de l'atmosphère, du sol et des formations géologiques sous-jacentes, aussi bien que les caractères hydrologiques, la flore et la faune qui s'y trouvent et les traces de l'activité humaine passée et présente, pour autant que ces attributs influent d'une manière significative sur l'utilisation présente et à venir de la terre par l'homme. 2, record 1, French, - terre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciencia del suelo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tierra
1, record 1, Spanish, tierra
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Parte sólida del globo terrestre [...] 2, record 1, Spanish, - tierra
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-08-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- land
1, record 2, English, land
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ground or soil, especially as having a particular use or particular properties. (Oxford, 1933). 1, record 2, English, - land
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- terre
1, record 2, French, terre
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- sol 1, record 2, French, sol
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sens concret. Le terme désigne la réalité physique. 1, record 2, French, - terre
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
terre; sol : termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 2, French, - terre
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho de propiedad (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- tierra
1, record 2, Spanish, tierra
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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