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sand

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EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 05.06.2026

Meanings

looduslik peeneteraline (kollakas) aine, mis katab maad nt randades ja kõrbetes

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EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 703493 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain Agriculture - Food Industry - Livestock Industry - Fisheries
sand
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  • ... at least a third of this floor area is covered with a litter material such as straw, wood shavings, sand or turf ...

EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 735488 Last modified 03.05.2024
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Domain air trafficmeteorology
liiv
SA
sand
SA
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  • Valdkond ICAO lisade põhjal loodud klassifikaatori järgi: Lennumeteoroloogia
liiv
SA abbreviation
sand
Usage examples
  • Obscurations are any phenomenon in the atmosphere, other than precipitation, that reduces the horizontal visibility in the atmosphere. The obscuration types are: mist (BR), fog (FG), smoke (FU), volcanic ash (VC), widespread dust (DU), sand (SA), haze (HZ), and spray (PY). Spray (PY) is coded only as BLPY.
SA abbreviation
sable
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Materjalitehnika terminibaas

ID 671889 Last modified 05.06.2026
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Domain castingsteel casting
foundry sand preferred
  • kindla osakeste suuruse ja kujuga ning granulomeetrilise koostisega tulekindlad puistematerjalid liivvormide ja -kärnide valmistamiseks valutöökodades (vt valutöökoda/valutsehh; vrd vormisegu)
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    • Valutehnoloogias kasutatakse vormiliiva terasuurusega 0,06-2 mm, ning veelgi peenemad osakesed, mis on iseloomulikud looduslikule liivale (muda, savi) puuduvad. Enamkasutatavad on kvartsliiv ning mineraalide oliviin, tsirkoon, kromiit, alumiiniumoksiid jt peenestamisel saadud vormiliivad.
  • refractories with a certain particle size, shape and particle distribution requirement used to make sand mold (core) for foundry (see: foundry; compare: molding sand)
    Good to know
    • In casting the term denotes an aggregate with an individual particle (grain) size of 0.06 - 2 mm in diameter, that is largely free of finer constituents, such as silt and clay, which are often present in natural sand deposits. The most commonly used foundry sand is silica; however, zircon, olivine, aluminum silicates, and other crushed ceramics are used for special applications.
vormiliiv
foundry sand preferred
sand
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