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SOCKET END [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Pipes and Fittings
- Couplings (Mechanical Components)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- socket
1, record 1, English, socket
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- socket end 2, record 1, English, socket%20end
correct
- bell end 3, record 1, English, bell%20end
correct
- bell 4, record 1, English, bell
correct, officially approved
- hub 4, record 1, English, hub
correct, officially approved
- hub end 5, record 1, English, hub%20end
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The end of a pipe, or pipe fitting, having an enlarged bore fo the reception of the plain or spigot end of another pipe, or pipe fitting, for the formation of a spigot and socket joint. 1, record 1, English, - socket
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
socket: term and definition standardized by the British Standards Institution. 6, record 1, English, - socket
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
bell; hub: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 7, record 1, English, - socket
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tuyauterie et raccords
- Accouplements (Composants mécaniques)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- emboîtement
1, record 1, French, embo%C3%AEtement
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bout femelle 2, record 1, French, bout%20femelle
correct, masculine noun
- extrémité femelle 3, record 1, French, extr%C3%A9mit%C3%A9%20femelle
correct, feminine noun
- embout femelle 4, record 1, French, embout%20femelle
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Joint à emboîtement et bout uni. Chaque tuyau comporte un bout uni d'une part, et d'autre part un bout évasé en tulipe, l'emboîtement. Le bout uni d'un tuyau est enfoncé dans l'emboîtement du tuyau voisin [...] 5, record 1, French, - embo%C3%AEtement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
emboîtement : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 6, record 1, French, - embo%C3%AEtement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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