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CASEMENT [5 records]

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Record 1 2013-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
DEF

A hollow welding similar to a cavetto or scotia.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
OBS

gaine : Fourneau épousant la forme de l'objet qu'il renferme.

OBS

gainage : Action de munir d'une garde.

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-01-03

English

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

A framework of stiles and rails in which the lights of a window are set.

OBS

window sash: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick) in 1990.

OBS

casement: term standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • window-sash

French

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

Cadre rectangulaire mobile (parfois fixe), vitré ou non, qui compose le vantail d'une croisée [...]

OBS

Selon son mode de rotation, un châssis mobile est dit basculant, pivotant, à projection ou coulissant.

OBS

châssis de fenêtre : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques du Nouveau-Brunswick en 1990.

OBS

châssis : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR et l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Puertas, ventanas y aberturas (Elementos de edificios)
  • Carpintería
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Record 3 1998-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Curtains and Blinds
  • Fabric Nomenclature
DEF

Light-weight drapery fabrics of silk, cotton, rayon, mohair, or mixture; in any of several weaves and in light, solid, neutral colors. Used for window-length curtains.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Rideaux et stores
  • Nomenclature des tissus

Spanish

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Record 4 1997-12-23

English

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

A window sash which is made to open by turning on hinges affixed to its vertical edges.

CONT

The sash is the movable part of the window and is called a casement if it opens on hinges at the side. [The] pane may completely fill the sash in which it is set, but several smaller ones are frequently used instead of a single sheet.

French

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

Châssis de fenêtre monté sur des charnières posées sur les rives verticales du châssis.

DEF

[...] vantail ou ouvrant d'une porte, d'un portail, d'une croisée, etc., mobiles suivant un axe de rotation, par opposition au dormant (bâti d'encadrement fixe).

Spanish

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Record 5 1993-11-19

English

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

Component, fixed or opening, consisting essentially of a frame the infilling of which consists of glazing, a grille, a solid panel or slats.

OBS

Term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

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

Composant, fixe ou ouvrant, constitué essentiellement d'un cadre recevant une partie vitrée, grillagée, pleine ou à lamelles.

OBS

Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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