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Record 1 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Estimating (Construction)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Évaluation et estimation (Construction)

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-05-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rough Carpentry
  • Structural Framework
DEF

In carpentry, any piece fixed between two other pieces to keep them apart, as a member which is designed to resist pressure or compressive stress endwise in a frame or structure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Charpenterie
  • Charpentes
DEF

Pièce de liaison qui, dans une construction, [...] est placée entre deux éléments, soit pour en accroître la résistance et la rigidité, soit pour maintenir entre eux un écartement constant.

OBS

contrefiche : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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