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LENGTHENING [2 records]

Record 1 2021-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shipbuilding Yards and Docks
  • Ship and Boat Parts
Key term(s)
  • jumboisation
  • jumboising

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chantiers maritimes
  • Parties des bateaux
DEF

Augmentation de la longueur de la coque d'un navire, donc de son tonnage, sans modifier sa section transversale.

OBS

allongement; jumboïsation : désignations uniformisées par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

PHR

allongement d'un navire

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Astilleros y dársenas
  • Partes de los barcos
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Record 2 2001-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
DEF

The increase in length along the direction of application of a stress.

Key term(s)
  • tectonic elongation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
DEF

Augmentation de longueur dans la direction où s'exerce un effort.

DEF

Déformation par étirement d'objets antétectoniques.

CONT

Les étirements marquent la déformation de certains éléments sous l'effet de contraintes tectoniques et se manifestent par un allongement selon la direction de la contrainte minimum [...]

Spanish

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