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LIGHTENING HOLE [1 record]

Record 1 2021-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Structural Framework
  • Aeroindustry
  • Shipbuilding
DEF

A hole cut into a strengthening member that does not significantly affect its strength but reduces its weight.

OBS

lightening hole: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Charpentes
  • Constructions aéronautiques
  • Constructions navales
OBS

allègement : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

OBS

trou d'allègement : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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