TERMIUM Plus®

The Government of Canada’s terminology and linguistic data bank.

BELT FINISH [7 records]

Record 1 2018-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
CONT

The vibrating sander is a finish sander and is not designed to do the rough sanding for which the sturdier portable belt sander is better suited.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
OBS

ponceuse à patin vibrant : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Save record 1

Record 2 2017-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Facilities and Equipment (Rubber)
DEF

A surface finish as produced by a turning tool or by a wheel, without further treatment and having groove marks visible to the naked eye.

OBS

This term is approximately the same as "wheel or belt finish"(USA) and "rough ground finish"(UK).

Key term(s)
  • wheel finish
  • belt finish
  • rough ground finish

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et équipement (Caoutchouc)
DEF

Fini de surface obtenu avec un tour ou une meule, sans traitement et avec des marques de stries visibles à l'œil nu.

OBS

Ce terme recouvre pratiquement le même concept que «fini à la meule ou à la bande» (USA) et «fini de meulage rugueux» (Royaume-Uni).

Key term(s)
  • fini à la meule
  • fini à la bande
  • fini de meulage rugueux

Spanish

Save record 2

Record 3 2010-04-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names
  • Cookies and Cookie Making
  • Breadmaking
OBS

Controls oven to bake bread and other bakery products. Loads trays of bread or other bakery products from dollies and places them on conveyor belt leading to oven. Observes temperature and pressure gauges and turns valves to maintain oven heat and humidity at prescribed levels. Governs speed of conveyor to regulate baking time. Observes appearance of products during baking process to verify uniformity or finish. Removes trays of baked products from oven and places them on dollies. May load and unload ovens manually, using peel. May weigh cookies and count number per pound to ensure weight standards are met.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois
  • Biscuits et biscuiterie
  • Boulangerie
CONT

Le fournier peut surveiller à tout instant la cuisson et retirer les produits cuits à point.

Spanish

Save record 3

Record 4 1996-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pulleys and Belts
  • Chutes, Spouts and Conveyors
CONT

Vulcanized splices are the strongest and most efficient belt joints, but they also take the most time to prepare and finish.

OBS

Vulcanized splice: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poulies et courroies
  • Convoyeurs et goulottes (Manutention)
CONT

[...] la période qui sépare deux réfections de joint est extrêmement variable, qu'il s'agisse d'un joint mécanique ou d'un joint vulcanisé.

CONT

[...] il est recommandé de réduire le nombre des joints de courroies, d'obturer les joints à agrafes, ou mieux d'utiliser des joints vulcanisés dans toute la mesure du possible.

OBS

Joint vulcanisé; joint vulcanisé en étage : termes normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Poleas y correas
  • Transportadores y canaletas (Manutención)
Save record 4

Record 5 1993-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paper Manufacturing Processes
CONT

... the smoothing effect also depends on the finish of the rolls; most calender rolls are "superfinished" following grinding by utilizing belt polishers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fabrication du papier
CONT

Le cylindre sécheur est une coquille d'environ 10 m de long et 25 mm d'épaisseur, superfinie (highly finished) à l'extérieur [...]

CONT

La plupart des rouleaux sont «superfinis» puis passés dans une polisseuse à bande.

Spanish

Save record 5

Record 6 1991-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chutes, Spouts and Conveyors
  • Machinery
  • Postal Service Operation
CONT

Vulcanized splices are the strongest and most efficient belt joint, but they also take the most time to prepare and finish.

OBS

belt joint: Term officially approved by the Postal Mechanization Terminology Standardization Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Convoyeurs et goulottes (Manutention)
  • Machines
  • Exploitation postale
CONT

[...] il est recommandé de réduire le nombre des joints de courroies, d'obturer les joints à agrafes, ou mieux d'utiliser des joints vulcanisés.

OBS

joint de courroie : Terme uniformisé par le comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie de la mécanisation postale.

Spanish

Save record 6

Record 7 1988-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
CONT

Finishing sanders are either orbital(circular) or oscillating(back and forth, or vibrating) in motion. Both types look practically alike.... The designation "finishing sander" means that this tool is used to obtain a finer surface finish, after using the belt sander.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
DEF

Ponceuse conçue pour effectuer le ponçage de finition et dont le revêtement abrasif est animé d'un mouvement elliptique ou alternatif de faible amplitude et d'une très grande rapidité.

Spanish

Save record 7

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2025
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Features

Language Portal of Canada

Access a collection of Canadian resources on all aspects of English and French, including quizzes.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: