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Record 1 2007-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Xylology (The Study of Wood)
CONT

Results indicate that ring-shaken wood denotes smaller earlywood vessels ... and a higher amount of wood rays proportion ... than the unshaken one.

OBS

ring shake: Shake appearing in the heart of mature wood, directed along the annual rings and characterized by a large extension lengthwise along the piece.

PHR

Ring-shaken wood.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Xylologie (Étude des bois)
DEF

[Se dit du] bois atteint de roulure.

OBS

roulure : Décollement entre les couches annuelles, situées dans le duramen et ayant une étendue notable sur la longueur de la pièce.

PHR

Bois roulé.

Spanish

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