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SIDE HAMMER [13 records]

Record 1 2021-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sonar and Underwater Detection (Military)
  • Minesweeping and Minehunting
  • Naval Mines
CONT

An acoustic hammer is lowered over the ship's side for a sound sweep and two floats deployed on either quarter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sonar et détection sous-marine (Militaire)
  • Dragage et chasse aux mines
  • Mines marines
OBS

marteau acoustique : désignation uniformisée par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

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Record 2 2018-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wrought Metal Items and Antique Tools
  • Metal Forging
CONT

... hammer tongs... for making hammers, axes and other eyed tools. Usually... designed to fit into the eye vertically so that the smith can hold work tightly while he turns it from one side to the other in shaping blade or face on the anvil.

CONT

Hammer tongs [are] used for holding hammers being forged or reshaped.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Objets ouvrés et outils anciens (Métal)
  • Forgeage
DEF

Pinces utilisées pour manœuvrer les têtes de marteaux, de masses ou de haches. [...] [Elles] existent en dimensions diverses.

CONT

Les pinces sont utilisées pour tenir le métal chaud lors des trois opérations de base du forgeron : lorsqu'il chauffe le métal, le travaille sur l'enclume et lors du trempage. [...] Les plus connues et les plus utilisées sont les pinces à marteaux [...]

OBS

Selon la source GENAR (Arthur Tremblay : forgeron de village), «tenailles pour fers de haches» serait populaire.

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

A popular and versatile way of holding the racket, characterized by the wrist lying directly over the top of the grip and the palm facing down and the index finger and thumb forming a V around the left side of the racket handle.

OBS

Continental Grip. Also known as the "hammer" grip, because you hold the racquet as if you are going to hammer a nail with the side of the frame, the Continental is the one grip that can be used for every shot. But its primary uses are for serves, volleys, overheads, slices, and defensive shots.

OBS

Used as a compromise between the eastern forehand and eastern backhand grips by some players to eliminate the necessity of shifting their hand on the racket. Sometimes the term "service grip" is erroneously used as a synonym because it is the grip most commonly used in serving; however this is a misnomer since today there are many different types of service grips in use.

PHR

Modified continental grip.

Key term(s)
  • chopper

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

Prise intermédiaire entre celle du coup droit et celle du revers.

CONT

La prise continentale [a été popularisée] par des joueurs du [Vieux] Continent. On l'appelle aussi «prise marteau» [la main tient le manche comme un marteau], ou bien encore neutre ou unique, parce qu'elle est censée permettre de jouer tous les coups sans changer de prise.

OBS

Prise idéale pour exécuter le service.

PHR

Prise continentale modifiée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
CONT

Sistema continental martillo. Se coge la empuñadura como un martillo, en el mismo plano que el antebrazo, formando un ángulo, antebrazo raqueta, de 100 a 110° más o menos. La empuñadura continental no es aconsejable para los que empiezan, ya que requiere mucha fuerza en la muñeca debido a que la mayor parte de la mano está sobre la empuñadura; yo la aconsejaría sólo para la volea, el servicio y el smash, ya que permite el juego de muñeca indispensable, sobre todo en el servicio y en el smash [...]

OBS

continental: nombre de la empuñadura de servicio originaria de Gran Bretaña.

PHR

Continental modificada.

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Record 4 2007-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
CONT

In size and weight, ice tools are similar to something you might buy at your local hardware store. The head of the tool boasts a pick on one side and either an "adze"(a flat, chisel-like device used for chopping holes in ice) or a hammer on the other.... A lot of ice tools are named after birds, since the pick of the tool is reminiscent of a bird's beak... :"Hummingbird, ""Woodpecker, ""Blackbird, ""Thunderbird. "

CONT

A sharp ice tool will make the climbing much easier. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.]

OBS

Ice axes are longer than ice tools, and they are rarely used on steep ice.

OBS

ice tool: term officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
DEF

Outil d'alpiniste, ferré à un bout et équipé d'une petite pioche à l'autre extrémité.

CONT

Un piolet bien aiguisé facilite beaucoup l'escalade. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.]

OBS

piolet; piolet de glace : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.

Spanish

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Record 5 2006-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
  • Shooting (Sports)
CONT

Since the action of cocking the hammer is completed by the side, the LEM system eliminates any difficulty the user may experience with hammer spring resistance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
  • Tir (Sports)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Armas ligeras
  • Tiro (Deportes)
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Record 6 2004-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wrought Metal Items and Antique Tools
  • Heritage
  • Riveting (Metals)
  • Horse Husbandry
CONT

Clinch or clinching blocks are used with the hammer to draw the shoe tightly against the hoof. It is placed under the nail driven through the shoe and side of the hoof, which has already been cut. The head of the nail is hit with the hammer, forcing the nail securely against the hoof.

OBS

Blacksmiths’ and Farriers’Tools at Shelburne Museum, Museum Pamphlet Series, Number 7.

Key term(s)
  • clenching block

French

Domaine(s)
  • Objets ouvrés et outils anciens (Métal)
  • Patrimoine
  • Rivetage (Métallurgie)
  • Élevage des chevaux
OBS

Le maréchal-ferrant place cet outil contre le sabot pendant qu'il implante les clous dans la sole, pour les empêcher de ressortir vers l'extérieur.

OBS

Outil du milieu du XXe siècle.

Spanish

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Record 7 2002-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Tools
  • Roofs (Building Elements)
DEF

Hammer with a head on one side and a cutting edge on the other; used by roof builders.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outils (Construction)
  • Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
DEF

Marteau de couvreur dont la tête possède une extrémité recourbée en portion de cercle et est tranchante à l'autre extrémité.

OBS

L'asseau sert à couper et à clouer les lattes et les ardoises.

Spanish

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Record 8 2001-05-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
CONT

High level valve noise is usually indicative of severe impacts associated with the opening and closing of the valves. Impacts at the valve closing are sometimes referred to as valve hammer and can result in damage to the sealing surfaces. Impacts at the valve opening, which may be identified by damage to the back side of the valve disc, are due to the over pressure and under pressure spikes which can result in fatigue failures of the components.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
DEF

Perturbation apportée à un courant liquide du fait de la fermeture d'un clapet.

OBS

Ce coup de clapet est très bruyant, il soumet le matériel à des contraintes pouvant aller jusqu'à la rupture et il engendre un coup de bélier en retour vers la conduite (Les stations de pompage d'eau, 1977, p. 143).

Spanish

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Record 9 1999-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports (General)
  • Specialized Vocabulary and Phraseologism of Sports
DEF

In sports, an athlete using mainly his or her right hand to throw an object(a ball, rock, weight, hammer, javelin, fishing line, darts, etc.), his or her right hand or foot to hit an object or hold the bat or stick to hit the object(a ball, puck, ring, etc.), or his or her right side to fire(in biathlon, shooting, archery, etc.).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports (Généralités)
  • Vocabulaire spécialisé et phraséologie des sports
DEF

En sport, athlète qui utilise principalement sa main droite pour lancer un objet (balle, ballon, boule, pierre, poids, marteau, javelot, ligne à pêche, dards, etc.), sa main droite ou son pied droit pour frapper un objet ou tenir le bâton servant à frapper cet objet (balle, ballon, bille, rondelle, anneau, etc.), ou son côté droit pour exécuter un tir de (en biathlon, en tir, au tir à l'arc, etc.).

Spanish

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Record 10 1999-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports (General)
  • Specialized Vocabulary and Phraseologism of Sports
DEF

In sports, an athlete using mainly his or her left hand to throw an object(a ball, rock, weight, hammer, javelin, fishing line, darts, etc.), his or her left hand or foot to hit an object or hold the bat or stick to hit the object(a ball, puck, ring, etc.), or his or her left side to fire(in biathlon, shooting, archery, etc.).

OBS

southpaw (noun or adjective, slang): A left-handed baseball pitcher, or any left-handed person.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports (Généralités)
  • Vocabulaire spécialisé et phraséologie des sports
DEF

En sport, athlète qui utilise principalement sa main gauche pour lancer un objet (balle, ballon, boule, pierre, poids, marteau, javelot, ligne à pêche, dards, etc.), sa main gauche ou son pied gauche pour frapper un objet ou tenir le bâton servant à frapper cet objet (balle, ballon, bille, rondelle, anneau, etc.), ou son côté gauche pour exécuter un tir de (en biathlon, en tir, au tir à l'arc, etc.).

Spanish

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Record 11 1994-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metal Forming
  • Tools and Equipment (Mechanics)
DEF

Combination of a riveting hammer and a holder-on, fitted on either side of a yokie.

OBS

Term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Formage des métaux
  • Outillage (Mécanique)
DEF

Marteau combinant un manteau riveur et un marteau tas, montés sur un bâti en Cé.

OBS

machine à river sur Cé : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 12 1985-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
CONT

In works of art, a created texture may be a major expressive element. The marks of the woodcarver's gouge, the contrast between polished marble and the surrounding rough original material, and the dappling left by the silversmith's hammer are only three examples. Strong side texture lighting is exactly what is required to bring out incised relief carving, while smooth texture lighting is essential for an object of polished obsidian.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie

Spanish

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Record 13 1981-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Feed Processing Equipment
CONT

Farmatic hammer mills are equipped with(...) a reversible 90 ° directional corner to allow discharge at any angle from either side of the mill. Source : Farmatic, Hammer Mills, p. 1.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Alimentation des animaux (Matériel)
CONT

Les moulins à marteaux Farmatic (...) ont aussi un coin de direction à 90 ° réversible pour permettre un déversement à n'importe quel angle d'un côté ou de l'autre du moulin. Source: Farmatic, Moulins à marteaux, p. 1.

Spanish

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