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PIVOT LINE [3 records]

Record 1 2020-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Doors, Windows and Openings (Building Elements)
CONT

The moulded stop, which is mitred around the frame and cut on the pivot line, is glued and pinned to the top half of the frame and the bottom half of the sash.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ouvertures (Éléments du bâtiment)

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-07-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
  • Wood Sawing
DEF

A toothed, metal plate set at the base of a chain-saw bar, used to pivot and steady the latter and so help control the saw line.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
  • Sciage du bois
DEF

Plaque métallique en forme de dent placée à la base du guide-chaîne d'une scie à moteur, destinée à faciliter son maniement en l'appuyant contre le bois à scier.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instalaciones y equipo (Industria maderera)
  • Aserradura de la madera
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Record 3 1977-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

Projection on hinge line of pedicle valve [of a brachiopod] which fits dental socket of brachial valve, serving as pivot in articulation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

(...) processus calcaire (...) de chaque côté et au-dessous du crochet (...) à la valve ventrale [d'un Brachiopode]

Spanish

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