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METAL BRUSH [8 records]

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Record 1 2022-12-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Tools
  • Property Upkeeping
DEF

A brush with stiff wire bristles used for removing rust, paint, or dirt from hard surfaces, especially metal.

CONT

Prepare [the] surface by getting rid of all the loose rust with a wire brush or electric drill with grinding attachment; then coat with [a] rust-inhibiting primer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outils (Construction)
  • Travaux d'entretien de la propriété
OBS

[Brosse servant à] nettoyer les surfaces de métal, avant de peindre [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Herramientas (Construcción)
  • Trabajo de mantenimiento de la propiedad
DEF

Herramienta formada por una base de madera o metal, sobre la que se fijan unas cerdas metálicas, que tienen diferente dureza según el trabajo que deben realizar.

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Record 2 2016-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
  • Farm Implements and Gardening Tools
CONT

Large trimmers, used for cutting roadside grass in large areas, are often heavy enough to require two hands to operate, and some are even fitted with a harness... These... are often referred to as brush cutters. [They] are usually made so that a metal blade can be attached instead of the "string"(or monofilament). A metal blade enables cutting heavier woody brush.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
  • Outillage agricole et horticole
DEF

Machine portative à coupe rotative servant à faucher la broussaille ou à élaguer les arbres.

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Finishing
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
  • Waterproofing (Construction)
CONT

Crack-bridging, solvent-free sealing compound on the basis of acrylate for coloured coatings of bitumen, metal and concrete... When delivered Kaubitect Sealing Compound is ready-to-use and can easily be applied to a seamless and jointless sealing coat using a roller, surface spreader, wide paint brush or a suitable spraying device.

CONT

...the application of the coating compound...is performed with a surface spreader

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finitions (Construction)
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
  • Étanchéité (Construction)

Spanish

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Record 4 1989-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fires and Explosions
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Analytical Chemistry
DEF

The ability to effect ignition or set on fire.

CONT

These results clearly establish the fact that the incendivity of a spark does not depend on the total energy of the spark.

CONT

Later laboratory measurements... of the incendivity of spark discharges showed that if the uniform field strength in a tank roof space away from any protrusions was 500 kV m-1, then brush discharges having sufficient energy to ignite an inflammable hydrocarbon-air mixture could occur at metal protrusions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Feux et explosions
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Chimie analytique
OBS

«incendivité» : À partir de l'adjectif «incentif» relevé dans Vie et langage, février 1967, p. 113.

OBS

«pouvoir d'inflammation» : CETT8, t.III Mjb, vol. 13, no. 2, p. 56 (R.A.).

OBS

«inflammateur», n.m. : Substance ou dispositif susceptible de produire l'inflammation, la mise à feu.

OBS

Nous avons pensé à un néologisme comme «inflammatibilité», pour décrire la capacité d'une substance à produire l'inflammation, mais il y aurait danger de confusion avec la notion de l'aptitude de cette substance à s'enflammer elle-même. La même remarque s'applique pour le terme «allumabilité», auquel nous avons aussi songé : on pourrait croire en effet qu'il s'agit de la capacité de s'allumer (verbe pronominal), au lieu de la capacité d'allumer (verbe transitif).

Spanish

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Record 5 1986-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Brushes and Brush Manufacturing
DEF

Around brush, smaller than a ground brush, made in various size, bound with metal or string, and used for painting sashes, frames, and other small areas.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Brosserie
OBS

brosse de pouce : terme normalisé par le CN.

Spanish

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Record 6 1985-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Art Supplies
DEF

A sparsely bristled fan-shaped brush set in a flat metal ferrule at the end of a long handle;...

OBS

... also available in red sable and badger hair. It is used dry for subtle or delicate blending of wet paint and for special manipulations in representing hair, foliage, and other fine, soft details.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel d'artistes
CONT

On nomme brosses des pinceaux montés avec des poils de martre rouge véritable ou d'imitation de martre, de putois, de blaireau ou d'oreille de veau (...) la brosse éventail en soie blanche, en martre ou en blaireau; (...)

Spanish

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Record 7 1978-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Welding - Various Processes
DEF

Welds metal plates, shells, tubes drums and structures to assemble and repair boilers and pressure vessels to meet pressure test standards : Prepares metal for welding by cleaning or degreasing, using wire brush, portable grinder or chemical bath.

OBS

See item no 8335-122.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Procédés de soudage divers
DEF

Soude des plaques, coquilles, tubes tambours et structures de métal pour monter et réparer les chaudières et récipients pour fluides sous pression, conformément aux normes d'essai et de pression.

OBS

Cet article se trouve au numéro 8335-122.

Spanish

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Record 8 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Reprography
  • Office Equipment and Supplies
OBS

is based on this offset principle. Either metal or paper like masters can be used.(...) That is, a regular typewriter, plus stencil, pen, ink, brush or crayon [are used in preparing the master. ]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Reprographie
  • Équipement et fournitures de bureau
OBS

1.000. Sensiblement plus importante que la précédente, [-- 80] cette machine trouve néanmoins sa place dans un bureau. Son rendement est plus élevé, mais son emploi reste simple.

Spanish

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