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Record 1 2010-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
DEF

A type of nut with an excentric hexadiagonal shape ... for wedging (as a nut) but also for camming.

CONT

[Hexentrics] are variously sized asymmetric hexagons of extruded aluminum alloy, threaded with perlon or webbing or swagged with wire cable.

CONT

Each hexentric has two width sizes and one length size ... The two widths cam into position, while the length wedges in.

OBS

A device that a climber may use to progress up the rock.

OBS

Other manufacturers make hexagonal chocks, but the name Hexentric, the trade name for Chouinard's hexagonal chock, is the name most climbers use when referring to a hexagonal chock.

Key term(s)
  • Hexentrix

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
DEF

[Coinceur dont la] forme non symétrique produit un effet de vrillage qui aide à la tenue du coinceur.

CONT

Les [coinceurs hexagonaux], symétriques ou asymétriques sont très adaptés aux fissures de taille moyenne et aux fissures larges (jusqu'à 10 cm).

CONT

Les «excentrics» : de forme hexagonale, ils ont une largeur atteignant 10 centimètres. Ils sont montés sur cordelette.

OBS

Matériel d'escalade rocheuse utilisé pour grimper une roche.

Spanish

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Record 2 - external organization data 2009-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
01.01.09 (19762)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

method of representing data to base 16, using the numbers 0 to 9 and the letters A to F

OBS

Used as a convenient shorthand notation for representing 16 and 32 bit memory addresses.

OBS

Example: The number 10 is represented in hexadecimal as 'A'.

OBS

hexadecimal; Hex: terms and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-1:2008].

French

Spanish

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Record 3 2005-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Joining Elements (Mechanical Components)
DEF

A ... screw whose head has three sets of parallel sides with a flat bearing surface.

Key term(s)
  • hex-head screw
  • hexagonal-head screw
  • hexagon-head screw
  • hexagon-headed screw
  • hexagonal-headed screw

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments d'assemblage (Composants mécaniques)
Key term(s)
  • vis à tête à six-pans
  • vis six-pans
  • vis 6 pans
  • vis à tête 6 pans

Spanish

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Record 4 1999-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Stock Exchange
  • Banking
Key term(s)
  • Helsinki Securities and Derivatives Exchange

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Bourse
  • Banque
Key term(s)
  • Helsinki Securities and Derivatives Exchange

Spanish

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