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FEATHERING [14 records]

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Record 1 2017-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
CONT

The term feathering refers to the operation of rotating the blades of a propeller to an edge-to-the-wind position for the purpose of stopping the rotation of the propeller whose blades are thus feathered and to reduce drag. Therefore, a feathered blade is an approximate in-line-of-flight position, streamlined with the line of flight. Some, but not all, propellers can be feathered. Feathering is necessary when an engine fails or when it is desirable to shut off an engine in flight. The pressure of the air on the face and back of the feathered blade is equal, and the propeller will stop rotating. If it is not feathered when its engine stops driving it, the propeller will "windmill" and cause drag.

OBS

feathering: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

Key term(s)
  • feathering operation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propulsion des aéronefs
CONT

La mise en drapeau est assurée par le moteur de changement de calage lui-même.

OBS

mise en drapeau : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Key term(s)
  • manœuvre de drapeau
  • passage en drapeau

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas de propulsión de aeronaves
OBS

puesta en bandera : término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 2 2013-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aerodynamics and Theory of Gases
  • Wind Energy
DEF

Rotating a blade along its longitudinal axis until its chord line is parallel to the wind.

CONT

One method of controlling lift and torque on a wind turbine rotor [by] decreasing the area of blade surface exposed to the wind, feathering reduces thrust and stress on the rotor and tower when the rotor is at rest.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théorie des gaz et aérodynamique
  • Énergie éolienne
DEF

[...] régulation par variation de calage de pale qui consiste à augmenter l'angle de calage des pales du rotor éolien, entraînant ainsi la diminution de l'angle d'incidence des pales et la diminution de la surface des pales balayées par le vent.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aerodinámica y teoría de los gases
  • Energía eólica
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Record 3 2011-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sanding and Polishing of Metals
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
  • Bodywork and Framework (Motor Vehicles)
DEF

A sanding technique that creates a tapered edge that blends two areas together.

OBS

featheredging: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • feather edging

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sablage et ponçage des métaux
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
  • Carrosserie, caisse et châssis (Véhicules automobiles)
DEF

[...] manière de poncer un ancien fini de façon que les bords soient obliquement très minces et d'une épaisseur [de] presque [rien] aux points de contact avec les parties adjacentes.

OBS

biseautage : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 4 2005-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Anatomy
  • Horse Husbandry
DEF

The tuft of hair above a horse's hoof on the back part of the leg.

OBS

feathering: When these hairs are long and abundant, sometimes continuing up the back of the limb almost to the knee or hock.

PHR

Hairs of the feather.

Key term(s)
  • feathering

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anatomie animale
  • Élevage des chevaux
DEF

Touffe de crins derrière le boulet du cheval.

OBS

[...] les crins peuvent être plus ou moins abondants et même occuper une bonne partie de la face arrière des canons.

PHR

Poils du fanon.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Anatomía animal
  • Cría de ganado caballar
DEF

Mechón de pelo que tienen las caballerías detrás del menudillo, de longitud, espesor y finura diferentes según las razas.

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Record 5 2003-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Helicopters (Military)
DEF

The ability of a blade to turn on its longitudinal axis changing the pitch angle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Hélicoptères (Militaire)
DEF

Mouvement de rotation alterné d'une pale sur son axe longitudinal, par lequel le pas varie constamment.

Spanish

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Record 6 2003-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Finishing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finitions (Construction)
OBS

construction déf: rattrapage graduel de la surface d'un joint. source: const. de maison à ossature de bois (SHCL)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Acabado (Construcción)
DEF

Reducción gradual de un espesor a una artista muy fina.

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Record 7 1998-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Graphic Arts and Printing
  • Inks and Colour Reproduction (Graphic Arts)
DEF

Lateral migration of ink on a printing or writing surface.

CONT

Feathering is caused by poor resistance of the paper to printing, writing or ruling ink; small, feathery lines appear around the design, letter or ruled lines.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Imprimerie et arts graphiques
  • Encres et couleurs (Industrie graphique)

Spanish

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Record 8 1996-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typesetting and Imagesetting
OBS

The distribution of white space on a page.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composition (Imprimerie)
OBS

Répartition des blancs sur une page : à noter qu'aucun terme français n'est encore passé dans l'usage. Il s'agit donc ici d'une explication de la notion anglaise plutôt que d'un terme lexicalisé.

Spanish

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Record 9 1995-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Beverages
  • Cheese and Dairy Products
DEF

A defect of coffee cream which is characterized by a lack of homogeneity, causing it to rise to the surface of coffee in flocculent masses and form a light, serrated scum.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Boissons (Industrie de l'alimentation)
  • Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
DEF

Formation d'une couche de caillé à la surface du café.

Spanish

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Record 10 1989-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Leatherworking Procedures

French

Domaine(s)
  • Procédés de travail du cuir

Spanish

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Record 11 1988-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Police
  • Criminology
DEF

marks on the edges of two broken off fragments that prove that the two pieces belong together.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Police
  • Criminologie

Spanish

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Record 12 1988-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pneumatic Hoisting and Lifting

French

Domaine(s)
  • Levage pneumatique

Spanish

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Record 13 1984-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Agriculture - General

French

Domaine(s)
  • Agriculture - Généralités
OBS

"Les tubercules insuffisamment mûrs ont une peau fine qui se déchire facilement."

Spanish

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Record 14 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Finishing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finitions (Construction)
OBS

Fini des joints, se dit des murs secs où le joint est rendu invisible en étendant une couche de ciment sur le joint garni d'un galon.

Spanish

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