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PILE DIRECTION [14 records]

Record 1 2024-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transport of Wood
DEF

Skidding performed by swing machines successively moving trees or stems from one pile to another in the direction of the skid.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport du bois
CONT

Dans le débusquage par rotation, des chargeuses sont utilisées pour balancer les billes jusqu'au chemin forestier. La chargeuse traverse le chantier, saisissant les billes/arbres à sa portée et les balançant progressivement vers le bord de la route.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Carpets and Floor Coverings
DEF

Irreversible localized change of appearance of the pile of a carpet due to irregular changes in direction(lie) of the tufts, loops or fibres in the pile.

OBS

shading: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tapis et revêtements de sol
DEF

Changement d'aspect irréversible et localisé du velours d'un tapis-moquette, dû à l'inversion irrégulière de l'inclinaison (couchant) des touffes, des boucles ou des fibres du velours.

OBS

miroitement : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Execution of Work (Construction)
  • Earthmoving
  • Construction Site Equipment
CONT

Material may be moved laterally(or sidecast) by a grader when the moldboard is set at an angle which is not perpendicular to the direction of travel. In this position the material drifts off the rear end of the blade to form a longitudinal pile or windrow.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exécution des travaux de construction
  • Terrassement
  • Matériel de chantier
OBS

(...) malaxage de matériaux en place par déplacements latéraux successifs (...)

OBS

Le grader à lame peut servir au déplacement de terre pour la constitution d'un cardon (...) parallèlement à la ligne d'excavation. Pour cela, on oriente la lame de façon à faire glisser la terre excavée du côté opposé au sillon de fouille.

Spanish

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Record 4 2005-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Carpets and Upholstery Textiles
DEF

[The coloured] yarns woven into the backs of woven carpets to aid installers in achieving correct pattern match and pile direction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tapis et textile d'ameublement
DEF

Fils de couleur glissés dans [l'envers] d'un tapis tissé pour aider les poseurs de moquette à agencer les dessins dans le bon sens du velours.

Spanish

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Record 5 2005-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Carpets and Floor Coverings
DEF

[The orientation] of the pile with respect to the direction perpendicular to the substrate.

CONT

Shaing is temporary e. g. foot marks can be eliminated by brushing the pile in the direction of the pile lay.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tapis et revêtements de sol
DEF

Inclinaison du velours par rapport à un plan perpendiculaire au soubassement.

CONT

Les différents lés doivent être posés dans le même sens pour orienter le couchant du velours dans la même direction.

Spanish

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Record 6 2004-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Execution of Work (Construction)
  • Earthmoving
DEF

The line of heaped material cast from the side of a blade.

CONT

Material may be moved laterally(or sidecast) by a grader when the moldboard is set at an angle which is not perpendicular to the direction of travel. In this position the material drifts off the rear end of the blade to form a longitudinal pile or windrow.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exécution des travaux de construction
  • Terrassement
DEF

Ligne de matériel formée par le passage d'une lame.

CONT

Le matériau excavé roule et glisse vers le côté gauche de la lame, constituant un cordon dont l'importance dépend de la profondeur de coupe [...]

OBS

cordon : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie.

Spanish

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Record 7 2002-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
CONT

Velvet of silk or a manufactured fiber, with a finish in which the pile is flattened and laid in one direction.

CONT

Panne: A velvet-like fabric with a flattened pile and a very high luster.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)

Spanish

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Record 8 2002-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
  • Phraseology
CONT

Velvet of silk or a manufactured fiber, with a finish in which the pile is flattened and laid in one direction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)
  • Phraséologie
OBS

Le velours panné présente un fini dans lequel le poil est aplati et couché dans un seul sens.

Spanish

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Record 9 2002-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fabric Nomenclature
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
CONT

Crushing the velvet pile can produce two additional types of velvet, crushed velvet and panné velvet. Crushed velvet involves the fabric being mechanically twisted while wet... Crushed velvet is also found in interior applications but is often used in apparel as well. For upholstery purposes crushed velvet can have a coated backing applied to provide stability. When being used in apparel the texture of the crushed velvet creates a beautiful luster effect and the direction of the pile can also be used to provide various looks from the same piece of fabric.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Nomenclature des tissus
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
DEF

Velours dont la surface a été froissée sous l'effet de la chaleur.

Spanish

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Record 10 2002-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fabric Nomenclature
DEF

Velvet of silk or a manufactured fiber, with a finish in which the pile is flattened and laid in one direction.

DEF

panne velvet: Has a longer or higher pile than velvet, but shorter than plush. It is pressed flat and has a high lustre made possible by a tremendous roller-press treatment given the material in finishing. Now often made as knit fabric.

CONT

Panné velvet is a lustrous, lightweight fabric.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Nomenclature des tissus
CONT

[...] cette redingote est confectionnée de velours panné lustrée noire imprimée d'un feuillage disséminée aux variations de teintes lilas, violet et prune.

Spanish

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Record 11 2000-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Papermaking Machines
  • Paper Manufacturing Processes
DEF

Defective roll as a result of stacking rolls on end in an excessively high pile, which in turn causes the lower ends of the lower rolls to fail in the axial direction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines à papier
  • Fabrication du papier
DEF

Rouleau de papier, endommagé axialement par le poids de rouleaux lui étant superposés.

Spanish

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Record 12 1995-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
CONT

... The company has sucessfully generated ... high quality real silk raised pile blankets ... and is currently the largest professional base of manufacturing real silk raised pile ... Being a major presence in the silk raised pile field ... .

CONT

Autex Industries Domestic Carpets... Lay roll carpet : With pile in a continuous direction.... Make joins in raised pile area of carpet with two level pile.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
Key term(s)
  • poil gratté

Spanish

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Record 13 1980-10-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Execution of Work (Construction)
  • Earthmoving
CONT

Sidecasting. Material may be moved laterally(or sidecast) by a grader when the moldboard is set at an angle which is not perpendicular to the direction of travel. In this position the material drifts off the rear end of the blade to form a longitudinal pile or windrow.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exécution des travaux de construction
  • Terrassement
CONT

Les applications de la niveleuse sont en règle générale les suivantes : -terrassements [...] construction des couches de corps des chaussées [...] travaux divers [comme] malaxage de matériaux en place par déplacements latéraux successifs inverses [...]

Spanish

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Record 14 1980-10-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Execution of Work (Construction)
  • Earthmoving
CONT

Material may be moved laterally(or sidecast) by a grader when the moldboard is set at an angle which is not perpendicular to the direction of travel. In this position, the material drifts off the rear end of the blade to form a longitudinal pile or windrow.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exécution des travaux de construction
  • Terrassement
CONT

Au retour [de la niveleuse] reprendre le cordon laissé par la première passe et le refouler vers le talon de la lame. La matériau transporté de la pointe vers le talon ne doit pas déborder de la pointe de la lame.

Spanish

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