TERMIUM Plus®

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Record 1 2011-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
OBS

Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company's catalogue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
OBS

Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire.

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Tools
  • Roofs (Building Elements)
  • Masonry Practice
DEF

An axe used for shaping slates; it has a pointed peen for piercing the nail-holes.

Key term(s)
  • slater's axe

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outils (Construction)
  • Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
  • Maçonnerie

Spanish

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