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FACEPLATE [6 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2016-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Locks and Locksmithing
  • Security Devices
  • Corporate Security
DEF

the face of a lock through which the bolts move; it is usually mortised in, so as to be flush with edge of door.

DEF

the part of a mortise lock through which the bolt protrudes and by which the lock is fastened to the door.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Serrurerie
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
  • Sécurité générale de l'entreprise
DEF

platine portant la ou les ouvertures de forme pour le passage et le guidage du (ou des) pêne(s); elle supporte éventuellement le tenon-guide.

CONT

La face traversée par le pêne est le bord B ou têtière, les trois autres sont les cloisons.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vacuum Tubes (Electronics)
DEF

The part of a cathode ray tube that carries the phosphor screen.

OBS

face-plate: term officially approved by the Electronics and Telecommunications Terminology Committee.

Key term(s)
  • face plate

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tubes et lampes (Électronique)
OBS

face : terme uniformisé par le Comité d’uniformisation des termes de l’électronique et des télécommunications (CUTEL).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tubos de vacío (Electrónica)
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Record 3 2001-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Ear
  • Prostheses
CONT

Replating and recasing can be limited to the restoration or replacement of the faceplate, or can be as extensive as removing the circuitry from one [hearing aid] and replacing it into a new shell.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oreille
  • Prothèses

Spanish

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Record 4 1999-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lathe Work (Machine-Tooling)
DEF

A large disc, for screwing to the spindle nose of a lathe, which is provided with slots and holes for securing work of flat or irregular shape.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tournage sur métaux
DEF

Accessoire de tournage fileté intérieurement qui se bloque sur le nez de broche du tour pour permettre des montages particuliers.

Spanish

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Record 5 1994-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vacuum Tubes (Electronics)
DEF

Flattened end of the envelope of a television picture tube. It is made separately from the cone portion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tubes et lampes (Électronique)
DEF

dalle : Partie antérieure d'un tube cathodique constituée par une plaque de verre épaisse légèrement bombée [...] portant sur sa face arrière l'écran fluorescent.

CONT

Un écran [est] formé par le dépôt sur le fond de la dalle de verre des luminophores émettant les trois lumières primaires, rouge, verte et bleue.

Spanish

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Record 6 1982-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shipbuilding

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions navales

Spanish

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