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gullet [4 records]

Record 1 2002-06-26

English

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

French

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

Ensuite, plus en aval, l'eau tend à se concentrer en ruisseaux, qui creusent des «ravelines».

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-12-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forestry Operations
DEF

The deep notch cut into the base of a tree (following laying in) to govern the direction in which it is to fall and also to prevent the butt splitting.

OBS

The term "box" is used partly in the USA and the Commonwealth while the terms "dip", "face", "gullet", "mouth", "round-up", "set-up", and "sink" are used partly in the Commonwealth. Also the term "belly cut" is used in Australia, "notch" in New Zealand, "scarf" and "throat" in Australia and New Zealand. Finally, the terms "kerf" and "lek" are considered as deprecated key terms used in parts of the Commonwealth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation forestière
DEF

Entaille faite à la base d'un arbre pour en diriger la chute et aussi empêcher la bille de pied de se fendre intempestivement; il s'agit de l'entaille faite du côté de la direction de la chute (du lit de la chute).

CONT

L'entaille de direction a pour but de préparer la charnière de pivotement qui favorise la chute dans la direction choisie et entraîne une rupture des dernières fibres non sectionnées par flexion franche.

Key term(s)
  • encoche

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Explotación forestal
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Record 3 2000-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment
  • Hand Tools

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage industriel
  • Outillage à main
DEF

Espace qui permet l'évacuation des copeaux et qui est délimité par la face de coupe, le rayon de pied et la face de dépouille (figure 3).

Spanish

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Record 4 1993-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
CONT

The taper file tapers towards the point, is usually single cut and has edges that are set and cut for filing the gullet between saw teeth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
CONT

Le tiers-point, effilé vers la pointe, est en général une lime à taille simple dont les chants sont taillés de manière à faciliter le limage des gorges entre les dents de scie.

Spanish

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