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LINEAL FOOT [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Industries
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
DEF

A linear foot of timber of the cross-section specified, e.g. "per foot run of 2 X 4 in" ...

OBS

Foot run ... [is] the normal unit in selling mouldings and often smaller round timber, e.g. pit props.

OBS

linear measure 1: a measurement of length; 2: a system of such measures (as the inch, foot, yard system).

OBS

According to "Terminology of Forest Science Technology Practice and Products", the term "lineal foot" is used in Australia.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie du bois
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
DEF

Mesure équivalant à une longueur de un pied de bois d'une section transversale spécifiée, soit de 2 pouces sur 4 pouces.

OBS

Linéaire [...] se dit d'une mesure de longueur, par opposition à une mesure de superficie ou de volume.

Key term(s)
  • pied de longueur

Spanish

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