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downspout [4 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- downspout
1, record 1, English, downspout
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
downspout: an item in the "Building Components" class of the "Built Environment Objects" category. 2, record 1, English, - downspout
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tuyau de descente pluviale
1, record 1, French, tuyau%20de%20descente%20pluviale
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tuyau de descente pluviale : objet de la classe «Composants du bâtiment» de la catégorie «Éléments du bâtiment». 2, record 1, French, - tuyau%20de%20descente%20pluviale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-11-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Pipes and Fittings
- Roofs (Building Elements)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- downspout
1, record 2, English, downspout
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- down-spout 2, record 2, English, down%2Dspout
correct
- rwp 3, record 2, English, rwp
correct
- rwp 3, record 2, English, rwp
- downcomer 4, record 2, English, downcomer
correct
- downpipe 3, record 2, English, downpipe
correct
- down pipe 5, record 2, English, down%20pipe
correct
- rain leader 4, record 2, English, rain%20leader
correct
- rainwater leader 6, record 2, English, rainwater%20leader
correct
- rain-water leader 7, record 2, English, rain%2Dwater%20leader
correct
- rain-water pipe 8, record 2, English, rain%2Dwater%20pipe
correct
- rainwater pipe 3, record 2, English, rainwater%20pipe
correct
- rainwater downpipe 8, record 2, English, rainwater%20downpipe
correct
- leader 9, record 2, English, leader
correct
- roof leader 8, record 2, English, roof%20leader
correct
- water leader 6, record 2, English, water%20leader
correct
- rain-water conductor 7, record 2, English, rain%2Dwater%20conductor
correct, see observation
- conductor 9, record 2, English, conductor
correct, see observation
- fall pipe 10, record 2, English, fall%20pipe
- gutter pipe 11, record 2, English, gutter%20pipe
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any connector, such as a pipe, for carrying rainwater from the roof of a building to the ground or drainage system. 12, record 2, English, - downspout
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The pipe conveys] rain water from a roof gutter to a drain, or from a roof drain to a storm drain. 13, record 2, English, - downspout
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Rain-water leaders can be placed either inside or outside a building. When inside they are sometimes called "conductors". When outside they may be called "leaders". 7, record 2, English, - downspout
Record 2, Key term(s)
- rain water leader
- rain water pipe
- rain-water downpipe
- rain water downpipe
- rain water conductor
- rainwater conductor
- rain water pipe
- down spout
- downspout
- down-pipe
- rainwater down-pipe
- rainwater down pipe
- rain-water down pipe
- rain water down pipe
- rain-water down-pipe
- rain water down-pipe
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tuyauterie et raccords
- Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tuyau de descente
1, record 2, French, tuyau%20de%20descente
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- tuyau de descente pluviale 2, record 2, French, tuyau%20de%20descente%20pluviale
correct, masculine noun
- descente d'eaux pluviales 3, record 2, French, descente%20d%27eaux%20pluviales
correct, feminine noun
- descente d'eaux de pluie 4, record 2, French, descente%20d%27eaux%20de%20pluie
correct, feminine noun
- descente 5, record 2, French, descente
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- descente pluviale 6, record 2, French, descente%20pluviale
correct, feminine noun
- conduite pluviale 7, record 2, French, conduite%20pluviale
correct, feminine noun
- conduit de descente 8, record 2, French, conduit%20de%20descente
see observation, masculine noun
- tuyau de chute 9, record 2, French, tuyau%20de%20chute
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Canalisation verticale servant à évacuer les eaux de pluies. 10, record 2, French, - tuyau%20de%20descente
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ouvrages d'évacuation des eaux de pluie [...] Ouvrage d'allure verticale. Ce sont les tuyaux de descente, en zinc ou PVC [polychlorure de vinyle] Les descentes sont reçues en pied par un regard parfois siphonné, lorsque la gouttière se trouve sous un niveau habité [...] ou lorsque la descente dessert une toiture-terrasse accessible. 5, record 2, French, - tuyau%20de%20descente
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tuyau de descente, descente, conduit de descente : Noter que ces trois termes utilisés hors contexte peuvent être source de confusion en raison de leur utilisation comme génériques désignant et les descentes d'eaux de pluie et les descentes d'eaux ménagères. 11, record 2, French, - tuyau%20de%20descente
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tuberías y accesorios
- Techos (Elementos de edificios)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- caño pluvial
1, record 2, Spanish, ca%C3%B1o%20pluvial
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- tubo de bajada pluvial 1, record 2, Spanish, tubo%20de%20bajada%20pluvial
correct, masculine noun
- tubo de bajada de aguas 2, record 2, Spanish, tubo%20de%20bajada%20de%20aguas
correct, masculine noun
- bajante pluvial 1, record 2, Spanish, bajante%20pluvial
correct, masculine noun
- descenso de agualluvia 3, record 2, Spanish, descenso%20de%20agualluvia
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-10-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- downspout
1, record 3, English, downspout
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... with further cooling and crystallization, the mixed magma layer, containing PGE-enriched sulphide, crystals, and liquid, becomes more dense than underlying liquid and descends (as downspouts) to the base of the intrusion, forming a loosely-packed, PGE-rich orthocumulate layer, the PGE reef ... 1, record 3, English, - downspout
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- colonne descendante
1, record 3, French, colonne%20descendante
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] à mesure que se poursuit le refroidissement et la cristallisation, la couche de magma hybride, qui contient des sulfures enrichis en ÉGP, des cristaux et une phase liquide, devient plus dense que les liquides sous-jacents et s'enfonce (sous forme de colonnes descendantes) vers la base de l'intrusion, formant une couche d'orthocumulat riche en ÉGP et peu compacté, ce qui constitue l'horizon minéralisé à ÉGP [...] 1, record 3, French, - colonne%20descendante
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2000-11-08
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Petroleum Technology - Equipment
- Petroleum Distillation
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- downcomer
1, record 4, English, downcomer
correct, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- downspout 2, record 4, English, downspout
correct, standardized
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tube that conducts liquids downward in a vessel (as an absorber, a stripper, or heater-treater). 3, record 4, English, - downcomer
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The liquid flows across the tray, over the outlet weir A, down the "downcomer" B into the next tray below. 4, record 4, English, - downcomer
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... tray designs have been modified to handle the liquid more efficiently. In conventional towers, larger downcomers are usually used. 5, record 4, English, - downcomer
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
downcomer; downspout: terms standardized by ISO. 6, record 4, English, - downcomer
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Appareillage (Technologie pétrolière)
- Distillation du pétrole
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- tube de trop-plein
1, record 4, French, tube%20de%20trop%2Dplein
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- trop-plein 2, record 4, French, trop%2Dplein
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- déversoir 3, record 4, French, d%C3%A9versoir
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dispositif permettant la descente du liquide d'un plateau à l'autre dans une colonne de fractionnement. 4, record 4, French, - tube%20de%20trop%2Dplein
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le liquide obtenu s'écoule vers les plateaux inférieurs par des petits tubes de trop-plein. 1, record 4, French, - tube%20de%20trop%2Dplein
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
déversoir; trop-plein : termes normalisés par l'ISO. 5, record 4, French, - tube%20de%20trop%2Dplein
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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