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Record 1 2019-06-26

English

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

Deviation of the grain from the longitudinal axis of a piece of wood or from the stem axis of a tree.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Xylologie (Étude des bois)
  • Travail du bois
CONT

Le fil tranché (fil qui diverge notablement de l'axe longitudinal d'une pièce débitée et émerge obliquement sur une face ou une rive) s'écarte de l'axe longitudinal de deux manières : tors ou torse ou en diagonale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Xilología (Estudio de la madera)
  • Trabajo de la madera
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