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TOIT DENTS SCIE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-08-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Roofs (Building Elements)
- Doors, Windows and Openings (Building Elements)
- Architectural Design
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sawtooth roof
1, record 1, English, sawtooth%20roof
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- saw tooth roof 2, record 1, English, saw%20tooth%20roof
correct
- saw-tooth roof 2, record 1, English, saw%2Dtooth%20roof
correct
- sawteeth roof 3, record 1, English, sawteeth%20roof
- shed 4, record 1, English, shed
noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A roof composed of two or more parallel simple roofs resembling in section the teeth of a saw and ordinarily having one slope of each member steeper than the other to receive glazing. 5, record 1, English, - sawtooth%20roof
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sawtooth roof: term standardized by ISO. 6, record 1, English, - sawtooth%20roof
Record 1, Key term(s)
- saw teeth roof
- saw-teeth roof
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
- Ouvertures (Éléments du bâtiment)
- Conception architecturale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- toiture à redents
1, record 1, French, toiture%20%C3%A0%20redents
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- toiture à redans 2, record 1, French, toiture%20%C3%A0%20redans
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- toiture en dents de scie 3, record 1, French, toiture%20en%20dents%20de%20scie
correct, feminine noun
- toit en dents de scie 4, record 1, French, toit%20en%20dents%20de%20scie
correct, masculine noun
- dents-de-scie 5, record 1, French, dents%2Dde%2Dscie
correct, masculine noun, plural
- shed 6, record 1, French, shed
avoid, anglicism, masculine noun
- toiture à sheds 7, record 1, French, toiture%20%C3%A0%20sheds
avoid, see observation, feminine noun
- toiture en sheds 8, record 1, French, toiture%20en%20sheds
avoid, feminine noun
- toiture shed 9, record 1, French, toiture%20shed
avoid, feminine noun
- comble en sheds 10, record 1, French, comble%20en%20sheds
avoid, masculine noun
- couverture en sheds 11, record 1, French, couverture%20en%20sheds
avoid, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Toiture à redents, en dents de scie, constituée par des combles à pentes inégales. 3, record 1, French, - toiture%20%C3%A0%20redents
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[La toiture à sheds comporte] deux versants, dont l'un, en général exposé au nord dans l'hémisphère boréal, comporte un vitrage et présente une pente plus forte que l'autre versant. 12, record 1, French, - toiture%20%C3%A0%20redents
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Selon le Grand dictionnaire encyclopédique Larousse[,] «shed» est synonyme de «toiture à redents». Par contre, selon l'Arrêté du 16 juillet 1984 relatif à l'enrichissement du vocabulaire de l'urbanisme et du logement (FULBU, 1984) «toiture à sheds» ne doit pas être employé. 13, record 1, French, - toiture%20%C3%A0%20redents
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
toiture à redans : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 14, record 1, French, - toiture%20%C3%A0%20redents
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
dents-de-scie : terme publié au Journal officiel de la République française le 16 septembre 2006. 15, record 1, French, - toiture%20%C3%A0%20redents
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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