FISHTERM bilingual dictionary Search results for 'Dam liner' (1 record(s))
RECORD No. | 354 |
AUTHOR | ELAD D. F. |
DATE OF CREATION | |
LAST UPDATE | 2024-03-05 00:00:00 |
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TERM | * Dam liner statut: préféré ; * pond liner (verb) statut: admis ; * Geomembrane liner (verb) statut: admis ; * Tarpaulin Liner (verb) statut: admis | ||||
PART OF SPEECH | verb | ||||
PLURAL | Pond liners ; Dam liners ; Geomembrane liners ; Tarpaulin Liners ; geomembranes ; | ||||
ETYMOLOGY | "Dam liner", "pond liner", and "tarpaulin Liner", "geomembrane liner", or simply " geomembrane", are all synonyms for this concept, and they all originated during the 20th century. The latest of all being "geomembrane liner". The term "geomembrane liner" was formed from two root words: liner + pond. This compound word originated in the late 19th century. One early book mentioning " pond liner " was published in 1892. They are respectively:
The term "geomembrane liner " was formed from two root words: liner + geomembrane. This compound word originated in the early 20th century. One early book mentioning "geomembrane liner" was published in 1936. It is:
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DEFINITION |
A very low permeability thin geosynthetic membrane liner or barrier, made of elastomers or thermoplastics (polyethylene, PVC) in wound strips, used with any geotechnical engineering related material so as to control fluid (liquid or gas) migration in a pond or dam. | ||||
DEFINITION SOURCE |
Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (8th ed.) (2010). Antidote bilingual 10 v2.1 (2019). |