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NORTH-LIGHT ROOF [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-10-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Roofs (Building Elements)
- Doors, Windows and Openings (Building Elements)
- Architectural Design
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- north light roof
1, record 1, English, north%20light%20roof
correct, specific
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- northlight roof 2, record 1, English, northlight%20roof
correct, specific
- north-light roof 3, record 1, English, north%2Dlight%20roof
correct, specific
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A pitched roof with unequal slopes, of which the steeper is glazed and arranged in such a way as to receive light from the north. 1, record 1, English, - north%20light%20roof
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A sloping factory roof having one gentle slope without glazing, and a glazed roof pointing north. In the temperate zone it has a slope to admit more daylight, but in the subtropics it is usually vertical to exclude direct sunlight .... In the southern hemisphere a southlight roof is used instead. 2, record 1, English, - north%20light%20roof
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See record "sawtooth roof." 4, record 1, English, - north%20light%20roof
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
- Ouvertures (Éléments du bâtiment)
- Conception architecturale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- toiture à redents
1, record 1, French, toiture%20%C3%A0%20redents
correct, feminine noun, generic
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- toiture à redans 2, record 1, French, toiture%20%C3%A0%20redans
correct, see observation, feminine noun, less frequent, generic
- toiture en dents de scie 3, record 1, French, toiture%20en%20dents%20de%20scie
correct, feminine noun, generic
- shed 4, record 1, French, shed
see observation, masculine noun, generic
- toiture à sheds 2, record 1, French, toiture%20%C3%A0%20sheds
see observation, feminine noun, generic
- toiture shed 5, record 1, French, toiture%20shed
see observation, feminine noun, generic
- toiture en sheds 6, record 1, French, toiture%20en%20sheds
see observation, feminine noun, generic
- comble en sheds 7, record 1, French, comble%20en%20sheds
see observation, masculine noun, generic
- couverture en sheds 8, record 1, French, couverture%20en%20sheds
see observation, feminine noun, generic
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Série de toitures à deux versants, dont l'un, en général exposé au nord dans l'hémisphère boréal, comporte un vitrage et présente une pente plus forte que l'autre versant. 2, record 1, French, - toiture%20%C3%A0%20redents
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'avantage essentiel des toitures sheds est qu'il est assez facile de se protéger contre l'irruption des rayons solaires directs; il suffit [...] de placer les vitrages du côté nord dans l'hémisphère nord et du côté sud dans l'hémisphère sud et de les incliner en fonction de la latitude du lieu considéré. 5, record 1, French, - toiture%20%C3%A0%20redents
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Toiture à redents, en dents de scie, constituée par des combles à pentes inégales. 3, record 1, French, - toiture%20%C3%A0%20redents
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
shed. Comble à redents successifs, parallèles, à pente forte d'un côté et moyenne ou faible de l'autre, en usage surtout pour les toitures de locaux industriels (ateliers, entrepôts) ou agricoles; en général, les faces à pente raide sont vitrées et exposées au nord pour éviter l'effet de serre. 6, record 1, French, - toiture%20%C3%A0%20redents
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Selon LAROG «shed» est synonyme de «toiture à redents». Par contre, selon l'Arrêté du 16 juillet 1984 relatif à l'enrichissement du vocabulaire de l'urbanisme et du logement (FULBU) «toiture à sheds» ne doit pas être employé. 9, record 1, French, - toiture%20%C3%A0%20redents
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
shed (anglicisme). 3, record 1, French, - toiture%20%C3%A0%20redents
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
shed ... Le nom français approprié est toiture à redents. 6, record 1, French, - toiture%20%C3%A0%20redents
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Redent : (on écrit parfois redan). 3, record 1, French, - toiture%20%C3%A0%20redents
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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