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EDGE LAP [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-10-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Roofs (Building Elements)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- interlocking side lap 1, record 1, English, interlocking%20side%20lap
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, Key term(s)
- edge lap
- side lap
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- recouvrement à emboîtement latéral
1, record 1, French, recouvrement%20%C3%A0%20embo%C3%AEtement%20lat%C3%A9ral
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans le sens longitudinal, l'étanchéité est assurée: par adossement des produits les uns aux autres latéralement [...]; par emboîtement latéral des éléments; par recouvrement latéral. 2, record 1, French, - recouvrement%20%C3%A0%20embo%C3%AEtement%20lat%C3%A9ral
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-11-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Roofs (Building Elements)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- edge lap
1, record 2, English, edge%20lap
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- side lap 2, record 2, English, side%20lap
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The overlap of the edge of a ply over the previous ply. 1, record 2, English, - edge%20lap
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
side lap: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 3, record 2, English, - edge%20lap
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- recouvrement latéral
1, record 2, French, recouvrement%20lat%C3%A9ral
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- chevauchement latéral 2, record 2, French, chevauchement%20lat%C3%A9ral
correct, masculine noun
- chevauchement de bordure 3, record 2, French, chevauchement%20de%20bordure
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Distance horizontale sur laquelle un bardeau recouvre le bardeau adjacent dans le même rang; aussi la distance sur laquelle un lé de feutre recouvre le lé adjacent. 4, record 2, French, - recouvrement%20lat%C3%A9ral
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
recouvrement latéral : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 5, record 2, French, - recouvrement%20lat%C3%A9ral
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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