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Multilingual Technical Dictionary (MTD)
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Term No.Term Name/Term DescriptionAction
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Lake
1 - An inland body of water, small to moderately large, with its surface water exposed to the atmosphere. 2 - A large body of water contained in a depression of the earth`s surface and supplied from drainage of a larger area......
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1258
Freshwater lake
Any inland pond, reservoir, impoundment, or other similar body of water that exhibits no oceanic and tidal influences, and that has a total dissolved solids concentration of less than 10000 parts per million......
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1282
Amictic lakes
Lakes which are covered by ice throughout the year. Generally, refers to lakes in the Antarctic or at high altitudes.
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1283
Closed lake
A lake that does not have a drainage outlet.
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1285
Fluviatile lake
A lake formed in the floodplain of a river such as an ox bow lake, formed as a result of stream erosion and deposition.
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1286
Fosse lake
A glacial lake occupying a depression between the front of a moraine and its outwash plain.
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1287
Tectonic lake
A lake in a basin produced by earth movements (uplift, faulting, etc.).
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1288
Ria lake
A lake formed at the mouth of a river where a valley has been submerged.
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1289
Senescent lake
A lake nearing extinction, especially from the filling in by the remains of aquatic vegetation.
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1290
Fossil lake, or Paleo lake
A lake that has been extinct for a long time.
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1291
Extinct lake
A lake that has lost all of its water permanently.
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1292
Seepage lake
A closed lake that loses water mainly by seepage.
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1293
Suffusion lake
A body of water occupying a depression caused by subsidence of the land surface.
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2165
Bog iron ore, Bog ore, or Lake ore
Hydrated iron oxide originating in marshy places.
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2248
Closed weir, Overflow diversion dam, Fixed crest weir, Blind weir, or Ungated weir
A low dam built as a complete obstruction across the river so that the entire stream flow can pass over it. It may or may not be fitted with crest gates; when not fitted with crest gates, it is also called `fixed crest weir`, or `blind weir`, or `ungated weir`......
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3027
Closed conduit flow
Flow distinguished by the absence of a free water surface.
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3459
Closed conduit offtake regulator, Box offtake regulator, or Barrel offtake regulator
A regulator consisting of buried single or multiple barrel pipe or box sections with gate control at its upstream end and a suitable transition into tail water at the outlet......
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3526
Closed conduit drop, Closed conduit fall, Pipe drop, or Barrel drop
A fall in which the lowering of the level of water is conveyed through a pipe or pipes. It generally consists of an inlet transition, a pipe or barrel and an outlet transition or baffled outlet. Also known as `pipe drop` or `barrel drop` (illustrated)......
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4519
Closed centrifugal pump
A centrifugal pump where the impeller is built with the vanes enclosed within circular discs.
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4544
Closed impeller pump
A pump with an impeller having the side walls extended from the outer circumference of the suction opening to the vane tips......
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4794
Normally closed hydraulic valve
A valve, controlled by a pilot, that remains closed unless an activation pressure is supplied by the pilot.
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5042
Closed-drainage area, Blind drainage area, or Non-contributing area
1 - Area in which surface flow is collected in sinks or lakes having no surface outlet either to other streams or to the sea......
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5076
Closed drain
Subsurface drain tile or unperforated pipe, used to remove or convey drainage water.
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5329
Drained lake
A polder created by the reclamation of an area that before reclamation was permanently under water. This implies that from the beginning onwards drainage by pumping has been required......
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5506
Hydrated lime, Hydralime, or Slaked lime
A dry powder obtained by treating quicklime with water, enough to satisfy its chemical affinity under the conditions of its hydration. It consists essentially of calcium hydroxide, magnesium oxide and magnesium hydroxide......
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