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PIGNON [5 records]

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Record 1 2020-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gears and Friction Wheels
DEF

That gear of a pair which has the smaller number of teeth.

OBS

Equal gears are usually called pinions if the diameter is equal to or less than the width.

OBS

pinion: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engrenages et roues de friction
DEF

Celle des deux roues d'un engrenage qui a le plus petit nombre de dents.

OBS

pignon : terme accepté par le Comité d'étude de la terminologie des cartes de travail du DC-9.

OBS

pignon : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Engranajes y ruedas de fricción
DEF

La menor de las dos ruedas dentadas de un engranaje.

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Record 2 2020-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gears and Friction Wheels
  • Cycling
DEF

A gear of a freewheel, usually one of five, six, or seven gears.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engrenages et roues de friction
  • Cyclisme
DEF

Couronne dentée qui se trouve sur la roue libre de la roue arrière.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Engranajes y ruedas de fricción
  • Ciclismo
DEF

Pieza dentada circular que se monta sobre el núcleo del buje trasero y que sirve para transmitir la fuerza de la cadena al eje de la rueda.

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Record 3 2020-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Walls and Partitions
  • Roofs (Building Elements)
DEF

The triangular end of an exterior wall from the level of the eaves to the ridge of a double-sloped roof.

OBS

gable: often used loosely to mean the gable wall, or even the end wall of a narrow flat roofed building.

OBS

gable: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Murs et cloisons
  • Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
DEF

Partie d'un mur pignon au-dessus du niveau des égouts des deux versants d'une toiture inclinée et qui comprend les extrémités de ces deux versants.

OBS

gable : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Paredes y mamparas
  • Techos (Elementos de edificios)
DEF

Parte superior triangular de la fachada de un edificio, en la cual descansan las dos vertientes del tejado o cubierta.

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Record 4 2011-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Walls and Partitions
  • Roofs (Building Elements)
DEF

An end-wall crowned by a gable.

OBS

Gable: Often used loosely to mean the gable wall, or even the end wall of a narrow flat roofed building.

OBS

Gable end: A gable. Often used loosely to mean the gable wall; that end of the building which includes the gable.

OBS

gable wall: Term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Murs et cloisons
  • Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
DEF

Face latérale de bâtiment n'ayant aucune ouverture importante et dont la partie supérieure épouse la forme du comble à une ou plusieurs pentes.

DEF

Mur comportant une pointe de pignon.

OBS

Pignon : Partie supérieure, de forme triangulaire, d'un mur [...] Par extension, la totalité de ce mur.

OBS

Le terme «mur pignon» correspond également au terme anglais «end wall».

OBS

mur pignon : Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Paredes y mamparas
  • Techos (Elementos de edificios)
DEF

Muro que termina en forma triangular; [...]

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Record 5 2005-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Food Industries
DEF

The seed from the pine cone of certain evergreens.

OBS

Their mild pinelike flavor is enhanced by toasting.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
DEF

Amande comestible de la graine du pin pignon, employée en pâtisserie et en cuisine.

OBS

À ne pas confondre avec le nom usuel des cônes de pins.

Spanish

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