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CROSS SECTIONAL VIEW [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-08-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Glass Fabrics
- Synthetic Fabrics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bi-glass fiber
1, record 1, English, bi%2Dglass%20fiber
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- dual glass fiber 2, record 1, English, dual%20glass%20fiber
- irregularly-shaped glass fiber 2, record 1, English, irregularly%2Dshaped%20glass%20fiber
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A glass co-fiber consisting of two glasses having different coefficients of thermal expansion which glasses are fused together along their lengths [during the fiberization process]. 3, record 1, English, - bi%2Dglass%20fiber
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The term dual glass fiber as used herein means a glass fiber made from two or more glass compositions having different coefficients of expansion.... Ideally, a cross sectional view of the fiber would show one half of the fiber to be formed of a first glass composition, and the other half of the fiber to be formed of a second glass composition. 2, record 1, English, - bi%2Dglass%20fiber
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Since the glasses have different coefficients of thermal expansion, these co-fibers twist and bend when cooled during the fiberization process. 3, record 1, English, - bi%2Dglass%20fiber
Record 1, Key term(s)
- biglass fiber
- bi glass fiber
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Verre textile
- Textiles artificiels et synthétiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fibre biverre
1, record 1, French, fibre%20biverre
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Composée de deux verres de formulations légèrement différentes, ne refroidissant pas à la même vitesse, la fibre biverre pour isolant s'enroule sur elle-même à la sortie des filières. 1, record 1, French, - fibre%20biverre
Record 1, Key term(s)
- fibre bi-verre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-10-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Industrial Design
- Architectural Drafting and Tools
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- sectional view
1, record 2, English, sectional%20view
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- section view 2, record 2, English, section%20view
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - sectional%20view
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - sectional%20view
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Dessin industriel
- Dessin architectural et instruments
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- vue en section
1, record 2, French, vue%20en%20section
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - vue%20en%20section
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une section représente la partie de la pièce située dans un plan sécant. 3, record 2, French, - vue%20en%20section
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - vue%20en%20section
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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