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BACK TAPER [6 records]

Record 1 2014-05-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
DEF

A slight taper in a mould wall tending to impede removal of a moulding.

OBS

back draft; back taper; counterdraft; reverse taper : terms and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie
DEF

Légère obliquité sur la paroi d'un moule tendant à empêcher l'extraction du produit moulé.

OBS

contre-dépouille : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fabricación de plásticos
DEF

Ángulo ligero de inclinación en la pared de un molde, que retiene la pieza en esta parte del molde.

OBS

Por oblicuidad.

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Record 2 1996-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trucking (Road Transport)
  • Springs (Mechanical Components)
DEF

Suspension spring in which the center of the spring leaves is thicker than the ends.

OBS

There are fewer leaves in a taper leaf spring than in a stack leaf spring : a taper leaf spring can be mounted at the front or the back of a vehicle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Camionnage
  • Ressorts (Composants mécaniques)
DEF

Ressort de suspension dont les lames de forme parabolique sont plus épaisses au centre qu'aux extrémités.

OBS

Un ressort à lames dégressives comporte toujours moins de lames qu'un ressort à lames multiples et peut se retrouver à l'avant ou à l'arrière d'un véhicule.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte por camión
  • Resortes (Componentes mecánicos)
DEF

Resorte de suspensión cuyas hojas de forma parabólica son más gruesas en el centro que en los extremos.

OBS

Los muelles cónicos tienen siempre menos hojas que los muelles de hojas laminadas y se pueden instalar en la parte delantera o trasera del vehículo.

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Record 3 1989-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewing (General)
  • Clothing (General)
CONT

In most cases, to decrease at the hipline, you take away one-fourth of the total reduction at each of the side seams, front and back. The new cutting lines taper from waist to hem.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Couture (Généralités)
  • Vêtements (Généralités)
CONT

La plupart du temps, lorsqu'on diminue le tour de hanches, on enlève le quart de cette diminution aux coutures des côtés, devant et dos, fondant les nouvelles lignes dans les anciennes.

Spanish

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Record 4 1986-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lathe Work (Machine-Tooling)
CONT

The cam lock spindle nose has a very short taper which fits into a tapered recess in the back of a faceplate or chuck. A series of cam lock studs projects from the back of the faceplate or chuck. These cam lock studs fit into the holes in the spindle nose. They are locked into position by turning a series of cams.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tournage sur métaux

Spanish

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Record 5 1981-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage industriel

Spanish

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Record 6 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques

Spanish

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