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CROSS SECTION VIEW [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-10-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Industrial Design
- Architectural Drafting and Tools
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sectional view
1, record 1, English, sectional%20view
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- section view 2, record 1, English, section%20view
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
We are frequently confronted with the necessity of showing ... complicated interior parts ... We accomplish this by slicing through the part ... A cutaway view of the part is then drawn; it is called a sectional view. 3, record 1, English, - sectional%20view
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
While "cross section" is often used in this sense, it properly refers to a sectional view representing a cut at right angles to a given axis. 4, record 1, English, - sectional%20view
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Dessin industriel
- Dessin architectural et instruments
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vue en section
1, record 1, French, vue%20en%20section
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
vue : Projection d'un objet selon un angle déterminé sur un plan. En dessin technique, on représente un objet (pièce ou construction) par les différentes projections, orthogonales ou perspectives, des différents plans de celui-ci. On est ainsi amené à la représentation d'une vue de face ou de front, de dessus ou plongeante, de dessous ou plafonnante, de gauche, de droite, en section, en coupe et d'angle. 2, record 1, French, - vue%20en%20section
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une section représente la partie de la pièce située dans un plan sécant. 3, record 1, French, - vue%20en%20section
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Section : En dessin d'architecture ou industriel, coupe d'une construction ou d'une pièce (ou d'une partie de celles-ci) qui ne montre que ce qui se trouve sur le plan sécant, par différence avec la coupe, qui représente ce qui est situé en arrière ou à côté. La section est située, sur les autres vues correspondantes, par un axe et sur le plan sécant lui-même, par des hachures. 2, record 1, French, - vue%20en%20section
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-07-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- The Mouth
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- incremental lines
1, record 2, English, incremental%20lines
correct, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
These lines on the inside of a tooth(cross section view) show the layer structure of dentin. 1, record 2, English, - incremental%20lines
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Cavité buccale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lignes incrémentales
1, record 2, French, lignes%20incr%C3%A9mentales
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lignes à l'intérieur de la dent (vue en coupe), qui montrent la structure en couche de la dentine. 1, record 2, French, - lignes%20incr%C3%A9mentales
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1993-04-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Industrial Design
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- revolved section 1, record 3, English, revolved%20section
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A section view established by revolving 90 degrees, in place, into a plane perpendicular to the line of sight, generally used to show the cross section of a part or feature that has consistent shape throughout the length. 2, record 3, English, - revolved%20section
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A revolved section, sometimes referred to as a rotated section, is used to illustrate the cross section of ribs, webs, bars, arms, spokes or other similar features of an object. (...) A revolved section is made by assuming a cutting plane perpendicular to the axis of the feature of the object to be described .... Note that the rotation point occurs at the cutting-plane location and, theoretically, will be rotated 90 °. 3, record 3, English, - revolved%20section
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Dessin industriel
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- section rabattue
1, record 3, French, section%20rabattue
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Section rabattue. Faire tourner le plan sécant de 90 ° autour de l'axe de la section, et superposer celle-ci sur la vue, en trait continu fin. La désignation de la section n'est pas utile, mais le sens d'observation peut être indiqué par une flèche. 2, record 3, French, - section%20rabattue
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Sections rabattues (...) Elles permettent, en évitant de faire une vue séparée, de préciser une partie quelconque de la pièce. (...) Les sections rabattues s'exécutent en trait continu fin sur la vue principale de la pièce, en surcharge, sans modifier cette vue. Elles peuvent être hachurées ou non. Dans certains cas les sections rabattues comportent un axe de symétrie. 3, record 3, French, - section%20rabattue
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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