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METAL INSERT [11 records]

Record 1 2023-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Glass
  • Visual Disorders
OBS

pad insert : term related to pads for spectacle and eyeglass metal bridged frames.

OBS

The pad stud and the pad insert are made in one piece.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Verres d'optique
  • Troubles de la vision
OBS

semelle d'insert de plaquette : terme relatif aux plaquettes pour montures de lunettes à pont en métal.

OBS

Le carré d'insert de plaquette et la semelle d'insert de plaquette sont faits d'une seule pièce nommée «insert de plaquette».

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-12-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Restaurant Equipment
  • Small Household Appliances
  • Beverages
CONT

A metal, flat-bottomed "bowl"-shaped insert that fits inside a portafilter. The filter basket holds your bed of ground coffee and has a multitude of tiny holes in the bottom to allow the extracted beverage to seep through and pour into a demitasse cup or other receptacle. Most espresso machines include two filter baskets, a single basket and a double basket, though some machines feature convertible baskets that allow either a single or double shot of espresso to be produced from the same basket.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement (Restaurants)
  • Petits appareils ménagers
  • Boissons (Industrie de l'alimentation)
CONT

Le café est tassé dans le filtre qu'on insère dans le porte-filtre. On enclenche ce dernier dans le support à même l'appareil.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo para restaurantes
  • Aparatos domésticos pequeños
  • Bebidas
CONT

En las cafeteras expreso, el café molido está contenido en un filtro metálico con agujeros de diámetro muy pequeño y se pone en contacto con el agua a presión procedente de un depósito.

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Record 3 2017-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Glass
OBS

keyhole insert bridge : term related to metal eyeglass frames.

OBS

keyhole insert bridge: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Verres d'optique
OBS

nez clé : terme relatif aux montures de lunettes en métal.

OBS

nez clé : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vidrios ópticos
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Record 4 2016-12-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Waves
  • Waveguides
  • Telecommunications Facilities
DEF

A length of waveguide of modified cross-section, or with a metal or dielectric insert, used for impedance transformation.

OBS

matching section; transforming section: terms and definition officially approved by Electronics and Telecommunications Terminology Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ondes radioélectriques
  • Guides d'ondes
  • Installations de télécommunications
DEF

Élément de guide d'ondes de section droite modifiée, ou avec pièce intérieure métallique ou diélectrique, utilisé pour réaliser une transformation d'impédance.

OBS

section d'adaptation : terme et définition uniformisés par le Comité d’uniformisation des termes de l’électronique et des télécommunications (CUTEL).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ondas radioeléctricas
  • Guías de ondas
  • Instalaciones de telecomunicaciones
DEF

Elemento de guía de ondas de sección recta modificada, o con una pieza interior metálica o dieléctrica, utilizada para efectuar una transformación de impedancia.

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Record 5 2014-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
DEF

An instrument for boring into or through bone or other hard substances.

CONT

A bone cutting instrument and accessories is a metal device intended for use in reconstructive oral surgery to drill or cut into the upper or lower jaw and may be used to prepare bone to insert a wire, pin, or screw. The device includes the manual bone drill and wire driver, powered bone drill, rotary bone cutting handpiece, and AC-powered bone saw.

OBS

There are many varieties of surgical drills : biopsy drill; bone drill; cannulated drill; cervical drill; fingernail drill; intramedullary drill; middle ear surgery drill; perforator drill; etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
DEF

Instrument tranchant doté d'un mouvement de rotation lui permettant de percer des trous dans les os.

OBS

Le «trépan» sert également à percer des os, notamment ceux du cerveau, mais prend la forme d'un vilebrequin. Quant au terme «perforateur», qui a aussi comme équivalent anglais «drill», il désigne un instrument en forme de poinçon pour percer un trou dans un os.

Spanish

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Record 6 2010-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Joining Elements (Mechanical Components)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
DEF

A nut in the form of a tapped insert forced under steady pressure into a hole in sheet metal.

CONT

A plate nut, also known as a nut plate, is a stamped sheet metal nut that is riveted to a workpiece. They have a long tube that is internally threaded and a plate with two clearance holes for rivets. They were originally developed for the aerospace industry ...

OBS

anchor nut: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments d'assemblage (Composants mécaniques)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
OBS

écrou à river : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

OBS

écrou d'ancrage : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance.

Spanish

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Record 7 2006-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
CONT

How to roll paper logs : Wet each end of one or two newspaper sheets with water; insert one end of your newspaper sheet into the center metal pipe with the slit; roll your newspaper sheet thru with the handle; attach your next sheet of newspaper onto your first sheet before completely rolling your first sheet thru; continue steps 1 thru 4 until you have created your own custom size paper log; tie each log with either string or a wire trash bag tie.

Key term(s)
  • log of paper

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général

Spanish

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Record 8 2001-05-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metal Forming
DEF

An insert or riblike projection on the draw ring or hold-down surfaces that aids in controlling the rate of metal flow during deep draw operations.

CONT

Draw beads are especially useful in controlling the rate of metal flow in irregularly shaped stampings.

Key term(s)
  • locking draw bead

French

Domaine(s)
  • Formage des métaux

Spanish

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Record 9 1999-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pipes and Fittings
DEF

A compound with a pastelike consistency used on pipe threads when making a joint to lubricate the threads and assure a tight joint.

CONT

If you absolutely must use a PVC female fitting end on a metal male end place a worm-gear clamp around the very end of the female fitting and tighten it before you insert the male end. Use lots of teflon tape or pipe dope and don’t over tighten!

OBS

dope: Slang term which denotes any type of coating applied to the pipe surface. The field crew which applies the coating is often called the "DOPE GANG".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
CONT

La pâte lubrifiante utilisable pour faciliter l'assemblage des tuyauteries est à base de savon, de glycérine ou de mica ou encore de bentonite.

Spanish

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Record 10 1988-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ignition Systems (Motor Vehicles)
CONT

A plastic rotor arm with a metal insert rotates beneath the cap.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Allumage (Véhicules automobiles)
OBS

Pièce de métal insérée dans le rotor d'un appareil d'allumage et servant à faire le contact entre le rotor et le plot central du chapeau d'allumeur.

Spanish

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Record 11 1982-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Copper and Copper Alloys (Metallurgy)
OBS

A specially formed metal insert in a mold for shaping the interior or other part of the casting which cannot be shaped as easily by the pattern.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cuivre et alliages du cuivre (Métallurgie)
OBS

Virole métallique, spécialement formée, placée dans un moule pour donner une forme à l'intérieur ou à une autre partie de la pièce coulée qui ne peut pas être formée aussi facilement par le modèle.

Spanish

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