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ECHAUFFURE [3 records]

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Record 1 2009-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Diseases
  • Xylology (The Study of Wood)
DEF

... the early stage of decay in which the decomposition has not proceeded for enough to soften or otherwise change the hardness of the wood perceptibly. It is usually accompanied by a slight discoloration of the wood.

OBS

incipient decay: term standardized by the Canadian Standards Association and by ISO.

OBS

dote, hard rot: terms standardized by ISO.

French

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

Pourriture légère du bois à la fermentation de la sève. Première phase de la pourriture causée par les cryptogames destructeurs.

OBS

échauffure : terme normalisé par l'ISO et par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades de las plantas
  • Xilología (Estudio de la madera)
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Record 2 1994-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Leather Industry
  • Preparation of Leather and Leather Articles
DEF

Putrefactive damage to sheep skins. If the skin is not properly turned inside out and stretched, air would get at the skin in the areas where the skin was folded over and cause heating leading to putrefaction. Thus, the skin would not be completely tanned in these areas.

OBS

Term and definition provided by Mr. Walter Griffith, Tanner's Association of Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie du cuir
  • Préparation des cuirs et des objets en cuir
DEF

Échauffure des flancs, des pattes ou de la culée [:] Putréfaction de la peau due au fait que, dans ces zones, la peau n'a pas été convenablement retournée et tendue dès le début du séchage, et aussi, pour la culée, que la découpe a été trop arrondie.

Spanish

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Record 3 1993-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Xylology (The Study of Wood)
  • Wood Sawing
DEF

Abnormal greyish-brown (reddish-ash) coloration of the sapwood in different tinges, intensity and uniformity, occurring in felled trees due to developing biochemical processes in the presence of fungi, or without them, and resulting in some reduction of the wood hardness (Fig. 23).

OBS

This term has been standardized by ISO.

French

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

Coloration anormale brune (rougeâtre-cendrée) du bois de l'aubier, de nuances, d'intensité et d'uniformité différentes, apparaissant dans le bois abattu, due aux processus biochimiques provoqués ou non par l'action des champignons. Ce défaut provoque une certaine diminution de la dureté du bois (Figure 23).

OBS

Terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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