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SIDE STRADDLE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-03-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Milling (Machine-Tooling)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- side milling cutter
1, record 1, English, side%20milling%20cutter
correct, United States, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- side and face cutter 2, record 1, English, side%20and%20face%20cutter
correct, Great Britain, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Side milling cutters are comparatively narrow cylindrical milling cutters with teeth on each side as well as on the periphery. They are used for cutting slots and for face and straddle milling operations. 3, record 1, English, - side%20milling%20cutter
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
side milling cutter; side and face cutter: terms standardized by ISO. 4, record 1, English, - side%20milling%20cutter
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Fraisage (Usinage)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fraise 3 tailles
1, record 1, French, fraise%203%20tailles
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fraise trois tailles 2, record 1, French, fraise%20trois%20tailles
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les fraises trois tailles servent au fraisage des rainures et aux travaux spéciaux. Elles ont des dents sur les côtés et sur la périphérie. 2, record 1, French, - fraise%203%20tailles
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fraise 3 tailles : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 3, record 1, French, - fraise%203%20tailles
Record 1, Key term(s)
- fraise à trois tailles
- fraise à 3 tailles
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1987-10-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Optical Instruments
- Surveying Instruments
- Mathematical Geography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- micrometer microscope
1, record 2, English, micrometer%20microscope
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- micrometric microscope 2, record 2, English, micrometric%20microscope
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a microscope fitted with a micrometer eyepiece. 3, record 2, English, - micrometer%20microscope
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Micrometer microscopes... are fitted at opposite ends of the diameter of a graduated circle, either horizontal or vertical....... Looking into the eyepiece, one sees two twin wires.... At the side of the microscope there is a drum, or micrometer head.... By rotating the drum, the wires are moved across the field until they straddle one of the larger divisions on the graduated circle.... The displacement is measured by the drum, and one thus gets a reading. 4, record 2, English, - micrometer%20microscope
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Instruments d'optique
- Instruments d'arpentage
- Géographie mathématique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- microscope micrométrique
1, record 2, French, microscope%20microm%C3%A9trique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- microscope à oculaire micrométrique 2, record 2, French, microscope%20%C3%A0%20oculaire%20microm%C3%A9trique
correct, masculine noun
- micromètre optique 3, record 2, French, microm%C3%A8tre%20optique
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le micromètre de microscope micrométrique comporte un cadre muni de traits très fins ou de fils d'araignée tendus, entraîné par la vis et placé dans le plan où se forme l'image donnée par l'objectif : les traits ou les fils sont observés à l'aide de l'oculaire, en même temps que cette image. 4, record 2, French, - microscope%20microm%C3%A9trique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Microscope à oculaire micrométrique. L'index à deux traits est mobile, il est fixé sur un chariot dont le déplacement est mesuré par la rotation d'un bouton moleté lié à la vis commandant la translation du chariot (...). (...) On encadre donc une division du limbe et on lit l'appoint sur le bouton moleté à l'aide d'une loupe à fort grossissement. 2, record 2, French, - microscope%20microm%C3%A9trique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Micromètre optique. Dans ce dispositif [de lecture], les limbes sont gradués en degrés et en fraction de degrés, et l'index, généralement à deux traits, est mobile. On encadre une division du limbe en déplaçant l'index à l'aide d'une vis micrométrique et on lit l'appoint sur le bouton moleté (...) 3, record 2, French, - microscope%20microm%C3%A9trique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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