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CHORDAL THICKNESS [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1992-06-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Gears and Friction Wheels
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- chordal tooth thickness
1, record 1, English, chordal%20tooth%20thickness
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Of a straight bevel gear, the chordal tooth thickness of its virtual cylindrical gear. 1, record 1, English, - chordal%20tooth%20thickness
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term and definition standardized by ISO. 2, record 1, English, - chordal%20tooth%20thickness
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Engrenages et roues de friction
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- corde
1, record 1, French, corde
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans une roue conique droite, saillie à la corde de la roue cylindrique équivalente. 1, record 1, French, - corde
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 2, record 1, French, - corde
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1992-05-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Gears and Friction Wheels
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- reference chordal height
1, record 2, English, reference%20chordal%20height
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The shortest distance from the tooth crest to the mid-point of the normal chordal tooth thickness. 1, record 2, English, - reference%20chordal%20height
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term and definition standardized by ISO. 2, record 2, English, - reference%20chordal%20height
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Engrenages et roues de friction
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- saillie à la corde de référence
1, record 2, French, saillie%20%C3%A0%20la%20corde%20de%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Plus courte distance entre le sommet de la dent et le milieu de la corde de référence. 1, record 2, French, - saillie%20%C3%A0%20la%20corde%20de%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 2, record 2, French, - saillie%20%C3%A0%20la%20corde%20de%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1978-02-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Animal Biology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- chordal centrum
1, record 3, English, chordal%20centrum
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... cells from the basidorsals and basiventrals [in some vertebrates] invade the sheath of the notochord at the four points in contact with these four arcualia and spread throughout the sheath, which may then greatly increase in thickness. In elasmobranches these cells then chondrify... forming a ring-shaped centrum. A centrum formed in this manner is termed a chordal centrum. 1, record 3, English, - chordal%20centrum
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Biologie animale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- cordacentre
1, record 3, French, cordacentre
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chez les «Poissons Sélaciens» [...] la gaine cordale est envahie très tôt par des cellules venues des sclérotomes et ces cellules produisent, les uns à la suite des autres, des anneaux cartilagineux qui constituent la partie cordale («cordacentre») des futurs centres vertébraux [...]. Le «cordacentre» de chaque vertèbre est un «anneau enserrant la corde» [...] 1, record 3, French, - cordacentre
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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