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TREAD GROOVE [1 record]

Record 1 2017-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wheels and Tires (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
DEF

On a tire, one of the channels that forms the tread pattern.

OBS

There are two basic types of tread grooves - lateral and circumferential.

OBS

groove: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Roues et pneus (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
DEF

Sur un pneu, un des sillons formant le dessin de la bande de roulement.

OBS

rainure : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ruedas y neumáticos (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
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