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SHOWER-BATH [2 records]

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Record 1 2011-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plumbing Fixtures
CONT

Shower-bath compartments. Shower baths are installed in special compartments... The walls of the compartment may be of glass, soapstone, slate, marble, or other easily cleaned and nonabsorbent material.

OBS

stall: A small, enclosed space, as a compartment in which one showers.

OBS

shower stall: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • shower bath compartment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils sanitaires
DEF

Dispositif, fixe ou mobile, comportant l'appareil de douche, le receveur et un système de vidange.

CONT

Le sol de la cabine de douches comporte un receveur, cuvette en céramique [...] ou autre [...] Les parois de la cabine peuvent être en bois, en tôle peinte, galvanisée ou mieux laquée, ou bien enduite de ciment. Elles peuvent être carrelées, habillées de briques émaillées. Elles peuvent encore être en ardoises, en simili marbre (granito), en glaces, en marbre, etc.

OBS

stalle de douche : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 1984-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plumbing Fixtures
CONT

Shower-bath floor drain.... Lead pan which is permanently secured to trap by a calked joint.

CONT

The "National Plumbing Code" ... requires that "all shower compartments except those built directly on the ground, or those having metal enameled receptors shall have a lead or copper shower pan or ..." its equivalent.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils sanitaires
CONT

Pour que des locaux tels que cuisines, salles d'eau ou de douches, etc., puissent être (...) facilement lavés (...) on peut y installer des siphons (...) avec grille mobile (...) Fig. 46. - Siphon de sol diamètre 40, modèle spécial à souder sur chape en plomb, pour raccordement à une étanchéité.

Spanish

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