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FLAT BACK [4 records]

Record 1 2006-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
  • Woodworking
  • Forestry Operations
DEF

A carpenter's adze which has a flat rectangular back section opposite to the blade.

OBS

According to the Terminology of Forest Science, Technology Practice and Products, the term "pole" is obsolete.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
  • Travail du bois
  • Exploitation forestière
DEF

Partie inférieure, par rapport au tranchant, de la tête d'une herminette de charpentier ou d'une hache, ou de tout autre outil assimilé, caractérisée par une section plate et rectangulaire.

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forwarding, Folding, and Binding (Printing)
DEF

A back or spine obtained by side stitching. In this binding style, the rounding of the back is omitted. The spine is thus flat and narrow.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Façonnage, pliage et reliure (Imprimerie)
DEF

Dos d'un livre parfaitement carré obtenu par piqûre à plat.

Spanish

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Record 3 1990-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A back that appears flat as a result of a decrease of normal lumbar lordosis and normal thoracic kyphosis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Absence de courbure à convexité postérieure de la colonne vertébrale ou absence d'une cyphose dorsale normale. Il s'accompagne en général d'une cyphose lombaire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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Record 4 1985-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Railroad Maintenance
DEF

flat back (bearing)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entretien (Équipement ferroviaire)
DEF

plat (palier)

Spanish

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