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MITRE [10 records]

Record 1 2017-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finish Carpentry
  • Joints and Connections (Construction)
  • Installations and Equipment (Museums and Heritage)
DEF

A joint where the wood pieces are each cut at a 45° angle so that they meet to form a 90° angle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Menuiserie
  • Joints et assemblages (Construction)
  • Aménagement et équipements (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
DEF

Assemblage dans lequel deux pièces en bois sont coupées à un angle de 45° à l'une de leur extrémité afin de former un angle de 90° lorsqu'elles sont réunies.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Glass
OBS

mitre: term standardized by ISO.

OBS

mitre: term related to the joints of spectacle and eyeglass frames.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Verres d'optique
OBS

butée; talon : termes normalisés par l'ISO.

OBS

butée; talon : termes relatifs aux charnières de montures de lunettes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vidrios ópticos
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Record 3 2000-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finish Carpentry (Wood Industries)
  • Finish Carpentry
DEF

A surface forming the beveled end or edge of a piece where a miter joint is made.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Menuiserie (Industr. du bois)
  • Menuiserie
DEF

Extrémité d'une planche, d'une moulure formant un angle de quarante-cinq degrés.

Spanish

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Record 4 1996-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Joints and Connections (Construction)
DEF

To match together in a miter joint.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Joints et assemblages (Construction)

Spanish

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Record 5 1996-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finish Carpentry
DEF

Bevel the ends of for the purpose of matching together at an angle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Menuiserie
OBS

D51-12

Spanish

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Record 6 1995-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Educational Institutions
  • Scientific Research Facilities

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Établissements d'enseignement
  • Installations de recherche scientifique
Key term(s)
  • organisme de recherche de l'Institut de technologie du Massachusetts

Spanish

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Record 7 1990-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heraldry
DEF

The ensign of archiepiscopal and episcopal rank placed above the arms of prelates of the church of England, sometimes borne as a charge and adopted by the berkeleys as their crest. The contour of the mitre has varied considerably at different periods, the early examples being low and concave in their sides, the later lofty and convex.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Héraldique
OBS

supérieur de l'écu. (LTA, p. 289).

CONT

Certaines armoiries sont surmontées, au lieu de heaume, d'une mitre dont les extrémités flottantes reposent sur le bord.

Spanish

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Record 8 1986-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typesetting and Imagesetting
DEF

A bevel at the ends of rules of borders to insure a close joint in the geometric design of frames.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composition (Imprimerie)
DEF

Biseau à l'extrémité d'un filet, taillé au coupoir ou à la lime, pour former l'angle d'un cadre ou d'une figure géométrique.

Spanish

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Record 9 1986-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ornamental Glassware
  • Glassware
  • Collection Items (Museums and Heritage)
OBS

Glass National Reference Collection, Parks Canada: Display cabinet labels.

OBS

Decorative motifs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Verrerie d'art
  • Objets en verre
  • Objets de collection (Muséologie et Patrimoine)

Spanish

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Record 10 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • River and Sea Navigation
OBS

mitre of the gates (at a lock) busc des portes - the mitre sills - les buscs (règlement sur les canaux, art.21. Gazette 24-1954)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime

Spanish

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