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FENETRE BASCULANTE [2 records]

Record 1 2003-10-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Doors, Windows and Openings (Building Elements)
DEF

Window with a ventilator operating on pivots, located at the sides, to allow the vent to open out at the bottom and in at the top.

OBS

The most common type has pivots slightly above the center of the vent and is called "center pivoted". "Top-pivoted" and "bottom-pivoted" types are also available; they have their pivot points near the tops or bottoms.

Key term(s)
  • horizontally-pivoted window

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ouvertures (Éléments du bâtiment)
DEF

Fenêtre à un ou plusieurs châssis superposés ouvrant par rotation autour d'un axe horizontal quelconque.

OBS

Noter qu'en français une fenêtre pivotant verticalement se nomme «fenêtre pivotante».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Puertas, ventanas y aberturas (Elementos de edificios)
CONT

Ventana basculante de una hoja que se abre hacia el interior por rotación sobre un eje horizontal colocado en la parte inferior.

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Record 2 1993-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Doors, Windows and Openings (Building Elements)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ouvertures (Éléments du bâtiment)

Spanish

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