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Record 1 2017-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Wood
  • Finish Carpentry (Wood Industries)
DEF

A loose term generally signifying the sawn products of a tree, more particularly those of [less than] 5 x 5 in cross-section; but may also include cleft or hewn timber.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de bois
  • Menuiserie (Industr. du bois)
DEF

Troncs d'arbres équarris ou débités en planches, madriers etc. pour servir à la construction et autres usages.

OBS

Le terme bois de sciage tend à supplanter bois d'œuvre, bien que celui-ci est encore utilisé dans un grand nombre d'entreprises spécialisées dans le domaine du bois.

OBS

bois débité : terme normalisé par le Conseil international de la Langue française (CILF).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de madera
  • Carpintería de acabado (Industria maderera)
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