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Record 1 2017-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Xylology (The Study of Wood)
DEF

A knot having radial checks.

OBS

check: A lengthwise separation of the wood, normally occurring across or through the rings of annual growth and usually the result of seasoning.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Xylologie (Étude des bois)
OBS

cadranure : Type de fente radiale du bois partant du cœur et qui n'atteint pas la périphérie [...] souvent provoquée par le gel. [...] une fente unique est appelée cadranure simple = fente de cœur; s'il y en a plusieurs elles constituent un cœur toilé = cadranure étoilée [...]

Spanish

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