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GABLE WALL [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-03-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Walls and Partitions
- Roofs (Building Elements)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gable
1, record 1, English, gable
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- gable end 2, record 1, English, gable%20end
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The triangular end of an exterior wall from the level of the eaves to the ridge of a double-sloped roof. 3, record 1, English, - gable
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gable : often used loosely to mean the gable wall, or even the end wall of a narrow flat roofed building. 4, record 1, English, - gable
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
gable: term standardized by ISO. 5, record 1, English, - gable
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Murs et cloisons
- Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pignon
1, record 1, French, pignon
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- gable 2, record 1, French, gable
masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie d'un mur pignon au-dessus du niveau des égouts des deux versants d'une toiture inclinée et qui comprend les extrémités de ces deux versants. 2, record 1, French, - pignon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gable : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 3, record 1, French, - pignon
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Paredes y mamparas
- Techos (Elementos de edificios)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- hastial
1, record 1, Spanish, hastial
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Parte superior triangular de la fachada de un edificio, en la cual descansan las dos vertientes del tejado o cubierta. 2, record 1, Spanish, - hastial
Record 2 - internal organization data 2020-02-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Roofs (Building Elements)
- Structural Framework
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- barge couple
1, record 2, English, barge%20couple
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One of the two rafters in a gable that project beyond the gable wall and carry the overhanging part of the roof. 2, record 2, English, - barge%20couple
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
barge couple: designation usually used in the plural. 3, record 2, English, - barge%20couple
Record 2, Key term(s)
- barge couples
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
- Charpentes
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- chevron de pignon
1, record 2, French, chevron%20de%20pignon
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
chevron de pignon : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel. 2, record 2, French, - chevron%20de%20pignon
Record 2, Key term(s)
- chevrons de pignon
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2014-09-24
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Glass Industry
- Glass Manufacturing
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- mantle block
1, record 3, English, mantle%20block
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- lintel block 1, record 3, English, lintel%20block
correct, standardized
- lintel arch 1, record 3, English, lintel%20arch
correct, standardized
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A refractoty block fitting in the gable wall over the dog-house. 1, record 3, English, - mantle%20block
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mantle block; lintel block; lintel arch: terms and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in 1992. 2, record 3, English, - mantle%20block
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Industrie du verre
- Fabrication du verre
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- linteau de niche d’enfournement
1, record 3, French, linteau%20de%20niche%20d%26rsquo%3Benfournement
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bloc réfractaire compris dans le pignon arrière, au-dessus de la niche d'enfournement. 1, record 3, French, - linteau%20de%20niche%20d%26rsquo%3Benfournement
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
linteau de niche d'enfournement : terme et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO) en 1992. 2, record 3, French, - linteau%20de%20niche%20d%26rsquo%3Benfournement
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-05-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Walls and Partitions
- Roofs (Building Elements)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- gable wall
1, record 4, English, gable%20wall
correct, see observation, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- gable 2, record 4, English, gable
see observation
- gable end 2, record 4, English, gable%20end
correct, see observation
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An end-wall crowned by a gable. 3, record 4, English, - gable%20wall
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Gable : Often used loosely to mean the gable wall, or even the end wall of a narrow flat roofed building. 2, record 4, English, - gable%20wall
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Gable end : A gable. Often used loosely to mean the gable wall; that end of the building which includes the gable. 2, record 4, English, - gable%20wall
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
gable wall : Term standardized by ISO. 4, record 4, English, - gable%20wall
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Murs et cloisons
- Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- mur pignon
1, record 4, French, mur%20pignon
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- mur de pignon 2, record 4, French, mur%20de%20pignon
correct, masculine noun
- pignon 3, record 4, French, pignon
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Face latérale de bâtiment n'ayant aucune ouverture importante et dont la partie supérieure épouse la forme du comble à une ou plusieurs pentes. 4, record 4, French, - mur%20pignon
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Mur comportant une pointe de pignon. 5, record 4, French, - mur%20pignon
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pignon : Partie supérieure, de forme triangulaire, d'un mur [...] Par extension, la totalité de ce mur. 6, record 4, French, - mur%20pignon
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le terme «mur pignon» correspond également au terme anglais «end wall». 5, record 4, French, - mur%20pignon
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
mur pignon : Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 7, record 4, French, - mur%20pignon
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Paredes y mamparas
- Techos (Elementos de edificios)
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- muro hastial
1, record 4, Spanish, muro%20hastial
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- muro piñón 1, record 4, Spanish, muro%20pi%C3%B1%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
- muro de aguilón 1, record 4, Spanish, muro%20de%20aguil%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Muro que termina en forma triangular; [...] 1, record 4, Spanish, - muro%20hastial
Record 5 - internal organization data 2004-03-18
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Traditional Construction Methods
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- saddle-notch corner
1, record 5, English, saddle%2Dnotch%20corner
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- saddle notch corner 2, record 5, English, saddle%20notch%20corner
correct
- saddle notched corner 3, record 5, English, saddle%20notched%20corner
- saddle cope 1, record 5, English, saddle%20cope
- round notch 1, record 5, English, round%20notch
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Saddle-notch corners : These are also known as saddle cope or round notch. They get their name from the saddle shaped notch cut into the bottom of each round log. This notch on the bottom of the top log straddles the top of the log coming from the perpendicular wall. Both logs then extend past the corner. The opposing walls of a saddle-notch corner system, both gable walls for example, start with a half log. This ensures that the logs overlap one another at the corners rather than butt into each other. The saddle-notch is one of the most traditional corner intersections and is favored by many handcrafters. 1, record 5, English, - saddle%2Dnotch%20corner
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Swedish cope with saddle notch corners. Swedish Cope round logs give this profile option a precision-cut appearance. A saddle notch corner features logs that are a half-level apart, thus overlapping rather and butting into one another at the corners. [Followed by an illustration.] 4, record 5, English, - saddle%2Dnotch%20corner
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Procédés de construction classiques
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- encoignure chevauchée
1, record 5, French, encoignure%20chevauch%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- assemblage du type scandinave 2, record 5, French, assemblage%20du%20type%20scandinave
proposal, masculine noun
- encoignure du type scandinave 2, record 5, French, encoignure%20du%20type%20scandinave
proposal, feminine noun
- assemblage en sabot 3, record 5, French, assemblage%20en%20sabot
masculine noun
- entaille en forme de selle 4, record 5, French, entaille%20en%20forme%20de%20selle
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Assemblage des billes de bois rond formant les coins de la maison dans lequel la bille supérieure est creusée pour épouser la forme de la bille inférieure. «On trusquine les assemblages en sabot sur chaque extrémité du rondin à l'endroit où il croise à angle droit le rondin qui se trouve juste en dessous». [Source : «Construire sa maison en bois rustique», par D. Mann et R. Skinulis, Montréal, Éditions de l'Homme, 1979, p. 294.] 3, record 5, French, - encoignure%20chevauch%C3%A9e
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Avec la technique scandinave [...] on ne se contente pas d'empiler les billots les uns sur les autres, en les croisant aux extrémités. On encastre les billots les uns sur les autres, en les mortaisant sur toute leur longueur et aux extrémités [Suivi d'une illustration]. Ceci élimine les fentes entres les billots, qui sont le point faible de la maison de bois rond ordinaire, et permet à la maison de s'asseoir de tout son poids, scellant définitivement les joints. 5, record 5, French, - encoignure%20chevauch%C3%A9e
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Une maison de bois rond construite à partir de la technique scandinave n'est pas qu'une simple habitation. Cela relève plutôt de l'artisanat. [...] vos billots sont coupés avec le plus grand soin, transportés sur le chantier et ensuite écorcés manuellement. Par la suite ils sont marqués à l'aide d'un compas à niveau dans la plus grande précision. Une fois les billots marqués, une latérale et des encoches sont taillées dans le bois à l'aide d'une scie et le découpage est ensuite achevé au ciseau à bois. De cette façon, tous les billots s'assemblent parfaitement. Ils sont, en fait, tous encastrés les uns sur les autres de manière à sceller assurément les joints. 6, record 5, French, - encoignure%20chevauch%C3%A9e
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1996-11-01
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Residential Architecture
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- gabled parapet 1, record 6, English, gabled%20parapet
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An extension of an exterior wall above the roof line resembling a gable end. 1, record 6, English, - gabled%20parapet
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Architecture d'habitation
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- parapet à pignon
1, record 6, French, parapet%20%C3%A0%20pignon
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Prolongement d'un mur extérieur au-dessus de la ligne du toit ayant la forme d'un bout du pignon. 1, record 6, French, - parapet%20%C3%A0%20pignon
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1994-03-01
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Architecture
- Architectural Styles
Record 7, Main entry term, English
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A more or less triangular shaped piece of wall closing the end of a double pitched or gable roof. The top of the wall may be bounded by the two slopes of the roof where this overhangs; or it may form a parapet following more or less the shapes of the roof behind. Hence, any piece of wall of the same general shape, having a more purely ornamental purpose. 2, record 7, English, - gable
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Screening effects were also used on the exterior of churches, as in the transept of Notre Dame in Paris, where paper-thin gables tie the facade together and lap over the adjacent story. Gables were further used above, where they disrupted the firm horizontal cornice and altered the older effect of the wall as simple envelope for the volumes. 3, record 7, English, - gable
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Architecture
- Styles en architecture
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- gable
1, record 7, French, gable
masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- gâble 2, record 7, French, g%C3%A2ble
masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Couronnement de forme triangulaire surmontant l'arc des fenêtres et des portails gothiques. 1, record 7, French, - gable
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le gable peut être ajouré (en claire-voie) ou en orbevoie. Aux gables s'ajoutent pour accentuer la verticalité de l'architecture, des pinacles, des crochets ou des fleurons. Emprunt d'un mot germanique représenté par l'allemand Giebel et l'anglais gable, pignon. 1, record 7, French, - gable
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le goût de l'ornement architectural issu des diverses combinaisons du gâble, du réseau ou de la rosace s'étale sur les façades et aux flancs des églises en se mariant heureusement aux découpages des fenêtres. 3, record 7, French, - gable
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Masonry Practice
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- barge course 1, record 8, English, barge%20course
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Top course of bricks forming the coping of a gable wall. 1, record 8, English, - barge%20course
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Maçonnerie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- assise de pignon 1, record 8, French, assise%20de%20pignon
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Architecture
- Walls and Partitions
- Roofs (Building Elements)
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- corbiestep
1, record 9, English, corbiestep
specific
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- crowstep 1, record 9, English, crowstep
specific
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A series of steplike projections along the slope of a gable wall. 1, record 9, English, - corbiestep
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Architecture
- Murs et cloisons
- Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- redent
1, record 9, French, redent
masculine noun, generic
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- redan 1, record 9, French, redan
masculine noun, generic
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Décrochement en plan ou en élévation dans une construction (ex. : les pignons d'architecture flamande, les fondations en gradins dans des terrains inclinés ou de résistance variée). 1, record 9, French, - redent
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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