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receding line [2 records]

Record 1 2001-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transport of Wood
  • Forestry Operations
  • Overhead Cableways
DEF

A wire rope used in cable logging to haul the main line with carriage, butt rigging, or chokers back to the point where the logs are to be attached.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport du bois
  • Exploitation forestière
  • Transporteurs aériens sur câbles
DEF

Petit câble servant à retourner le câble de traction.

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-08-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Design
CONT

In Fig. 875 the lines ... are perpendicular to the plane of projection, and project as parallel inclined lines ... in the oblique projection. These lines on the drawing are called the receding lines. As we have seen ..., they may be any length, from zero to infinity, depending upon the direction of the line of sight.

CONT

The main elements of a perspective drawing are the picture plane ..., the station point ..., the horizon ..., the vanishing point or points (a point or points on the horizon where all the receding lines converge), and the ground line ....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dessin industriel
CONT

Ligne fuyante, dans un dessin ou une peinture, perspective d'une ligne non parallèle au plan figuratif.

CONT

Perspectives cavalières [...] Les arêtes perpendiculaires au plan de projection se projettent suivant des arêtes parallèles, appelées «fuyantes».

Spanish

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