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JAW [16 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-06-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Switchgear (Rail Transport)
- Rolling and Suspension Components (Railroad)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- jaw
1, record 1, English, jaw
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
It is the end of the connecting rod attached to the switch rod. 1, record 1, English, - jaw
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Connecting rod, in switch. 1, record 1, English, - jaw
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
jaw: term officially approved by CP Rail. 2, record 1, English, - jaw
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Appareils de voie (Transport par rail)
- Roulement et suspension (Chemins de fer)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chape de raccordement
1, record 1, French, chape%20de%20raccordement
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
C'est l'extrémité de la tringle de manœevre qui se rattache à la tringle d'accouplement. 1, record 1, French, - chape%20de%20raccordement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tringle de manœuvre d'aiguillage. 1, record 1, French, - chape%20de%20raccordement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
chape de raccordement : terme uniformisé par CP Rail. 2, record 1, French, - chape%20de%20raccordement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-04-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Industrial Tools and Equipment
- Diamond Industry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- jaw
1, record 2, English, jaw
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Part of a girdle dop attachment of a sawing machine. 2, record 2, English, - jaw
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Outillage industriel
- Industrie diamantaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- branche
1, record 2, French, branche
proposal, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Partie de l'accessoire de la machine de sciage pour l'entaillage de la forme cœur. 2, record 2, French, - branche
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-01-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- jaw
1, record 3, English, jaw
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- mandible 2, record 3, English, mandible
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The wax used for comb construction is produced from honey by young bees ... It is secreted slowly in small scales that are removed by the bee with specialized spines on its legs and transferred to its jaws where they are chewed into the necessary shape for building the comb. 1, record 3, English, - jaw
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- mandibule
1, record 3, French, mandibule
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les mandibules, courtes, servent à façonner la cire. 2, record 3, French, - mandibule
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Elles jouent un rôle principal dans la construction des rayons [...] 3, record 3, French, - mandibule
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-08-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Measuring Instruments
- Scientific Research Equipment
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- jaw
1, record 4, English, jaw
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company's catalogue. 1, record 4, English, - jaw
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Appareils de mesure
- Matériel et équipement (Recherche scientifique)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- bec
1, record 4, French, bec
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire. 1, record 4, French, - bec
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-08-19
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Hand Tools
- Scientific Research Equipment
- Equipment (Chemistry)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- jaw
1, record 5, English, jaw
correct, noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company's catalogue. 1, record 5, English, - jaw
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Outillage à main
- Matériel et équipement (Recherche scientifique)
- Équipement (Chimie)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- mâchoire
1, record 5, French, m%C3%A2choire
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire. 1, record 5, French, - m%C3%A2choire
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2005-08-04
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
- Mining Equipment and Tools
- Processing of Mineral Products
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- jaw
1, record 6, English, jaw
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In a crusher, one of a pair of nearly flat faces separated by a wedge-shaped opening. 2, record 6, English, - jaw
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Consider a large piece of ore falling into the feed end or "gape" of the jaw crusher. The swing jaw is moving to and fro at a rate depending on the size of the machine and of the material it must crush ... 3, record 6, English, - jaw
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Crusher jaw. 4, record 6, English, - jaw
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
- Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)
- Préparation des produits miniers
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- mâchoire
1, record 6, French, m%C3%A2choire
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
mâchoires: Pièces d'un concasseur à mâchoires entre lesquelles le matériau est comprimé jusqu'à écrasement. 2, record 6, French, - m%C3%A2choire
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le rapprochement de la mâchoire mobile provoque, par compression, l'éclatement des gros blocs. 3, record 6, French, - m%C3%A2choire
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Mâchoire de concasseur. 4, record 6, French, - m%C3%A2choire
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Explotación de minerales (Metalurgia)
- Equipo y herramientas (Explotación minera)
- Preparación de los productos mineros
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- mandíbula
1, record 6, Spanish, mand%C3%ADbula
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
- quijada 1, record 6, Spanish, quijada
feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2004-11-15
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- jaw
1, record 7, English, jaw
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[One of a] pair of horny structures forming a parrot-like beak [in a nautilord]. 1, record 7, English, - jaw
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- bec
1, record 7, French, bec
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Au milieu de la tête [d'un nautile] s'ouvre la bouche, pourvue d'une radula à nombreuses rangées de plaques et crochets et aussi de mâchoires puissantes [...], en substance cornée, dont seules les pointes appelées «becs» sont calcifiées et peuvent se fossiliser. 1, record 7, French, - bec
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2004-11-15
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Jaw, Gums and Parodontium
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- jaw
1, record 8, English, jaw
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One of the structures forming the framework of the mouth in vertebrates ... 2, record 8, English, - jaw
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the fossil is a centimeter-long fragment of a lower jaw and four loose teeth of what Dr Fox describes as a shrew-sized, mammal-like reptile. 3, record 8, English, - jaw
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Vertebrate paleontologists often use the term for one half of the lower jaw. Each half consists of several bones and is joined to its counterpart at the midline. 2, record 8, English, - jaw
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Maxillaires, gencives et parodonte
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- mâchoire
1, record 8, French, m%C3%A2choire
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chacun des deux arcs osseux de la bouche, dans lesquels sont implantées les dents. 1, record 8, French, - m%C3%A2choire
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2002-06-13
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Toponymy
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- jaw
1, record 9, English, jaw
correct, see observation, officially approved
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Restricted water passage. 1, record 9, English, - jaw
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Devils Jaw, N.S. 1, record 9, English, - jaw
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
faw: rare; generic used in N.S. and N.B. 1, record 9, English, - jaw
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 OBS
jaw: term and definition officially approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC) (formerly named the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names -- CPCGN) within the scope of its glossary (BT-176) which is the first authoritative publication on generics in use in Canada. 2, record 9, English, - jaw
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Toponymie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- passage
1, record 9, French, passage
correct, see observation, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Étroite nappe d'eau entre des terres qui réunit deux grandes étendues d'eau. 1, record 9, French, - passage
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Passage de Bougainville, Québec. 1, record 9, French, - passage
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
passage : dans la pratique, «passage» et «détroit» peuvent avoir été employés indifféremment l'un pour l'autre. Générique attesté au Québec. 1, record 9, French, - passage
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 OBS
passage : terme et définition uniformisés par la Commission de toponymie du Canada (CTC) (anciennement appelée le Comité permanent canadien des noms géographiques -- CPCNG) dans le cadre du glossaire (BT-176) faisant autorité sur la question des génériques en usage au Canada. 2, record 9, French, - passage
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 2001-03-20
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Mechanical Components
- Dredging
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- shell
1, record 10, English, shell
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Enclosed bucket. A second wall or shell can be added around the bucket of a mechanical dredge. This second wall creates a chamber that isolates the bucket from the surrounding environment during hoisting and lowering of the bucket, and this greatly reduces losses of suspended solids. 3, record 10, English, - shell
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Composants mécaniques
- Dragage
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- coquille
1, record 10, French, coquille
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie mobile, généralement dentée, de l'organe de préhension d'une pelle mécanique. 2, record 10, French, - coquille
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1998-10-29
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Pleasure Boating and Yachting
- Ship and Boat Parts
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- jaw
1, record 11, English, jaw
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Yachting et navigation de plaisance
- Parties des bateaux
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- mâchoire
1, record 11, French, m%C3%A2choire
correct, feminine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
sorte de croissant en bois, tel que celui par lequel la bôme embrasse une partie du mât d'artimon. 1, record 11, French, - m%C3%A2choire
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1993-03-25
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
Record 12, Main entry term, English
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- griffes d'accrochage
1, record 12, French, griffes%20d%27accrochage
feminine noun, plural
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
- picots d'accrochage 1, record 12, French, picots%20d%27accrochage
masculine noun, plural
- mâchoire 1, record 12, French, m%C3%A2choire
feminine noun
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record 13 - internal organization data 1986-08-18
Record 13, English
Record 13, Subject field(s)
- General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
Record 13, Main entry term, English
Record 13, Abbreviations, English
Record 13, Synonyms, English
Record 13, Textual support, English
Record 13, French
Record 13, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
Record 13, Main entry term, French
- pas de la corde
1, record 13, French, pas%20de%20la%20corde
masculine noun
Record 13, Abbreviations, French
Record 13, Synonyms, French
Record 13, Textual support, French
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 DEF
distance entre deux passages consécutifs du même toron d'un câble. (CFP 152) BG 20/10/72 1, record 13, French, - pas%20de%20la%20corde
Record 13, Spanish
Record 13, Textual support, Spanish
Record 14 - internal organization data 1986-05-06
Record 14, English
Record 14, Subject field(s)
- Lathe Work (Machine-Tooling)
Record 14, Main entry term, English
- jaw
1, record 14, English, jaw
correct
Record 14, Abbreviations, English
Record 14, Synonyms, English
Record 14, Textual support, English
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Adjustable part of a steady that is used to form a true bearing for the work, allowing it to turn freely but without play. 1, record 14, English, - jaw
Record 14, French
Record 14, Domaine(s)
- Tournage sur métaux
Record 14, Main entry term, French
- touche
1, record 14, French, touche
correct, feminine noun
Record 14, Abbreviations, French
Record 14, Synonyms, French
Record 14, Textual support, French
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie réglable, d'une lunette fixe ou à suivre, qui prend appui sur une portée préalablement tournée de la pièce. 1, record 14, French, - touche
Record 14, Spanish
Record 14, Textual support, Spanish
Record 15 - internal organization data 1986-05-06
Record 15, English
Record 15, Subject field(s)
- Lathe Work (Machine-Tooling)
- Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
Record 15, Main entry term, English
- jaw
1, record 15, English, jaw
correct
Record 15, Abbreviations, English
Record 15, Synonyms, English
Record 15, Textual support, English
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 DEF
That part of a chuck, frequently interchangeable, which the clamping mechanism forces against the piece to be held 1, record 15, English, - jaw
Record 15, French
Record 15, Domaine(s)
- Tournage sur métaux
- Usinage (Métallurgie)
Record 15, Main entry term, French
- mors
1, record 15, French, mors
correct, masculine noun
Record 15, Abbreviations, French
Record 15, Synonyms, French
Record 15, Textual support, French
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Élément d'un organe de serrage en contact avec la pièce à immobiliser. 1, record 15, French, - mors
Record 15, Spanish
Record 15, Textual support, Spanish
Record 16 - internal organization data 1980-11-14
Record 16, English
Record 16, Subject field(s)
- Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
- Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
Record 16, Main entry term, English
Record 16, Abbreviations, English
Record 16, Synonyms, English
Record 16, French
Record 16, Domaine(s)
- Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
- Tissage (Industries du textile)
Record 16, Main entry term, French
Record 16, Abbreviations, French
Record 16, Synonyms, French
Record 16, Textual support, French
Record 16, Spanish
Record 16, Textual support, Spanish
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