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cave

1 [keɪv] substantive

EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 25.03.2026

Meanings

looduslik suur õõnsus, käik või nende kogum maakoore pindmises osas
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EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 686489 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain geomorphology
  • suur tühe või tühemete kogum maakoore pindmises osas
  • a hollow place opening more or less horizontally under the ground; a cavern, den, habitation in the earth
koobas
Usage examples
  • Toimingud, mille korral looduslikud kiirgusallikad võivad põhjustada töötajate ja elanike kiirituse olulist suurenemist, on: 1) tööd mineraalveeallikatel, koobastes, kaevandustes ja allmaarajatistes;

EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 709985 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain nuclear safeguards system - safeguardsnuclear physics; atomic physics
hot cell preferred
shielded cell
  • kinnine ja tavaliselt varjestatud akna või akendega kamber suure aktiivsusega ainete käitlemiseks
  • a heavily shielded enclosure for highly radioactive materials. It may be used for their handling or processing by remote means or for their storage. Also called cell, shielded.
  • cave - a heavily shielded compartment in which highly radioactive materials can be safely kept, handled, observed or examined by remote manipulation - sometimes called a hot cell
kuumkamber
hot cell preferred
Usage examples
  • Nuclear material testing area (if applicable): (a) brief description of the nature of the activities performed; (b) description of major equipment (e.g. hot cell, fuel element decladding and dissolution equipment); (c) description of shipping containers for nuclear material and packaging of waste and scrap (as required to explore the possibility of sealing); (d) storage of unirradiated and irradiated nuclear material; (e) layout and general arrangement drawings for the above, if not covered elsewhere.
shielded cell
cave
cellule chaude
heiße Zelle
kuumakammio

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