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ENCORBELLEMENT [9 records]

Record 1 2021-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
DEF

A section of rock extending outward from a larger mass of rock and forming a ledge.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
DEF

Banc rocheux en surplomb, parfois situé au-dessus d'un banc de roches plus tendres qui a été érodé par l'eau et le gel, avec desquamation et éboulement [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

corbel: an item in the "Building Components" class of the "Built Environment Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

encorbellement : objet de la classe «Composants du bâtiment» de la catégorie «Éléments du bâtiment».

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Traditional Construction Methods
  • Masonry Practice
DEF

A projection or one of a series of projections, of masonry, brick, or concrete built into a wall or any standing member, each projecting progressively farther from its anchoring point and used to support an overhanging member above.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Procédés de construction classiques
  • Maçonnerie
DEF

Assemblage de briques, tel que chaque assise est en saillie par rapport à l'assise voisine.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Métodos de construcción clásicos
  • Albañilería
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Record 4 2010-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dams and Causeways
OBS

Of a spillway crest.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Barrages et chaussées
OBS

De la crête d'un déversoir.

OBS

Barrages fixes et mobiles.

Spanish

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Record 5 2004-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Operations
  • Oil Drilling

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation minière
  • Forage des puits de pétrole

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Explotación minera
  • Perforación de pozos petrolíferos
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Record 6 2003-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Residential Architecture
DEF

A horizontal projection on the face of a wall formed by more than one course of masonry, each projecting beyond the course below.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture d'habitation
DEF

Saillie horizontale de la surface d'un mur formée par plus d'une assise de maçonnerie, chaque assise dépassant l'assise du dessous.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Arquitectura de viviendas
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Record 7 1999-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
DEF

A streamlined protuberance on an aircraft, designed to house equipment, to afford a place for observation or for other purposes.

OBS

blister: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
OBS

coupole : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 8 1996-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
DEF

an extension over the main body or line.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie

Spanish

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Record 9 1983-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
OBS

built in corbeling.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie

Spanish

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