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OUT-OF-SQUARE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-07-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Industrial Tools and Equipment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- out-of-square
1, record 1, English, out%2Dof%2Dsquare
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The variation from true square. 1, record 1, English, - out%2Dof%2Dsquare
Record 1, Key term(s)
- out of square
- out of squareness
- out-of-squareness
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage industriel
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- faux équerrage
1, record 1, French, faux%20%C3%A9querrage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Défaut de perpendicularité des faces d'une pièce caractérisée par un écart avec l'angle droit de deux axes ou faces sur une longueur donnée. 1, record 1, French, - faux%20%C3%A9querrage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-11-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Properties of Paper
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- out-of-square
1, record 2, English, out%2Dof%2Dsquare
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- off-square 2, record 2, English, off%2Dsquare
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A defective variation from squareness of a paper sheet. 3, record 2, English, - out%2Dof%2Dsquare
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An overlap shows up at one corner when a sheet of paper is folded in half. It is a sheet of paper which has been cut or trimmed so that two or more corners deviate from an exact 90º angle. 3, record 2, English, - out%2Dof%2Dsquare
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Propriétés des papiers
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mal équerré
1, record 2, French, mal%20%C3%A9querr%C3%A9
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Feuille de papier mal pliée ou mal collée dont deux ou plusieurs coins ne sont pas à 90º les uns des autres. 1, record 2, French, - mal%20%C3%A9querr%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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