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DISTANCE PIECE [28 records]

Record 1 2017-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Sawing
DEF

Knots located separately and so that the distance between them in longitudinal direction of the piece is greater than its width or, in cases where the width exceeds 150 mm(6 in), is greater than 150 mm(6 in).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciage du bois
DEF

Nœuds disposés isolément et situés à une distance les uns des autres, dans le sens longitudinal, supérieure à la largeur de la pièce, et à une distance de plus de 150 mm (6 in) si la largeur de la pièce est supérieure à 150 mm (6 in).

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
OBS

Eye pads prevent infection by stopping any foreign bodies from entering the wound.

CONT

Patients treated with antibiotic ointment and mydriatic alone have a significantly improved healing rate compared with those treated with antibiotic ointment, mydriatic and a double eye pad with bandage ...

CONT

You will have been given two eye pads by the nurse. Fold one of the pads in half... Close your injured eye gently. Place the folded pad over the closed eye... and secure it with a piece of sellotape down the centre.... While wearing an eye pad, you will find that your perception of depth and distance is altered,

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
OBS

[La compresse oculaire est] indiquée pour le traitement de blessures à l'œil, pour les soins postopératoires et après l'application d'onguent.

CONT

Compresse ophtalmique souple à bords soudés afin d'éviter l'effilochage, ce coussinet est indiqué pour le traitement des lésions oculaires, et plus spécialement pour les lésions extra oculaires, aussi bien en post-opératoire qu'après application de traitements locaux. Composé d'un tampon (polypropylène et coton) recouvert d'un non-tissé (polypropylène), ce coussinet est perméable à l'air. Sa forme ovale lui permet de s'adapter parfaitement à l'anatomie de l'œil.

Spanish

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Record 3 2017-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Sawing
DEF

[The] face of a piece which is furthest from the log pith or any face if both faces are at an equal distance from the pith.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciage du bois
DEF

Face du bois scié qui est la plus éloignée du cœur de la grume, ainsi que n'importe laquelle des deux faces si elles sont à la même distance du cœur.

Spanish

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Record 4 2015-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Materials
DEF

A device or piece for holding or bracing two members at a given distance from each other.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de construction
DEF

Pièce de liaison qui, dans une construction, est placée entre deux éléments pour solidifier l'ensemble ou maintenir un écartement constant.

OBS

entretoise : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie et par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

OBS

cale d'espacement : terme uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

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Record 5 2010-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Technical Surveys
CONT

... to locate the plot using the map compass bearing and... topofil string measurement for distance to determine the location of a piece of land.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Levés et relevés techniques (Arpentage)
OBS

fil attaché à un poteau et à l'aide duquel on trace un cercle sur le terrain.

OBS

Équivalent proposé par la personne ressource du client.

Spanish

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Record 6 2010-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
DEF

The anchors (such as chocks, bolts, and pitons) that a climber connects his rope to as he climbs.

CONT

To reduce the distance of a potential fall, the leader attaches pieces of climbers’ hardware-called protection-to the rock on the way up. The leader attaches a carabiner to each piece of protection and clips the rope inside the carabiner so the rope is free to be pulled through as the ascent continues.

OBS

"Protection" is a collective term referring to items such as pitons, bolts and nuts; "piece of protection" is used when referring specifically to one of these items.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
DEF

[...] les points fixes [pitons, coinceurs] qui se trouvent entre le premier et le second de cordée et qui doivent être à même d'enrayer une chute du leader.

CONT

La chaîne d'assurage [...] est constituée par la corde, le baudrier, et les divers points d'assurance que l'on place dans le rocher ou la glace et qui servent à stopper une chute.

CONT

Les pointes d'assurance. [...] La cordée peut les trouver en place, ce qui est le cas dans nombre d'itinéraires déjà équipés, ou bien les placer et les retirer elle-même, ce qui est le cas dans la glace.

Spanish

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Record 7 2008-11-20

English

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

The amount or location of overlap at the end of a roll of roofing felts in the application.

DEF

The distance of overlap where one ply, panel, or piece extends beyond the end of the immediate adjacent underlying ply, panel, or piece.

French

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

Recouvrement du début d'un rouleau sur l'extrémité du rouleau précédent.

CONT

Raccord d'extrémité. Le raccord [se] fait à l'extrémité d'un lé en le faisant chevaucher sur le précédent, lors de la pose des rouleaux de feutre pour constituer une couverture multicouches.

Spanish

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Record 8 2008-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Safety
CONT

... the skid marks were produced as part of a skid test with the vehicle equipped with a chalk bumper gun. With this device, we can see where the car was when the brakes were first applied and where the skid marks become visible.... The gun... fires a small piece of chalk to the ground when a pressure switch on the brake pedal is depressed as the brakes are applied. This provides a reference mark on the road, that can be measured to the gun's position on the car and the actual braking, or skid, distance can be measured.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité routière

Spanish

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Record 9 2000-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Natural Construction Materials
  • Rough Carpentry
DEF

The distance measured parallel to the axis of a piece from the centre of a fastening to the square-cut end of the member.

OBS

In the case of a connector, if the end of the member is not square-cut, the end distance shall be taken from any point on the centre half of the connector diameter drawn perpendicular to the centreline of the piece of the nearest point on the end of the member measured parallel to the axis of a piece.

OBS

end distance: term and definition reproduced with the permission of the copyright holder, CSA International, 178 Rexdale Blvd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M9W 1R3. However, CSA International shall not be responsible for the manner in which the information is presented, nor for any interpretations thereof. This CSA International material may not have been updated to reflect amendments subsequently made to the original content. For further information, contact CSA International.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de construction naturels
  • Charpenterie

Spanish

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Record 10 2000-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Xylology (The Study of Wood)
  • Wood Sawing
DEF

The angle between the direction of the grain and the axis of the piece, expressed as a slope, and measured over a distance that will assure the determination of the general slope of the grain, not influenced by short local deviations.

CONT

Cross-grain: A general term for any grain deviating considerably from the direction of the longitudinal axis of a piece of timber and emerging at an angle from a face or edge. (1) May occur only locally in the piece, and be regular or irregular. (2) Its degree (slope of grain) is measured by the angle of deviation (grain angle) or by the tangent of the angle.

OBS

Material reproduced with the permission of the copyright holder, CSA International, 178 Rexdale Blvd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M9W 1R3. However, CSA International shall not be responsible for the manner in which the information is presented, nor for any interpretations thereof. This CSA International material may not have been updated to reflect amendments subsequently made to the original content. For further information, contact CSA International.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Xylologie (Étude des bois)
  • Sciage du bois
DEF

Déviation des fibres d'une pièce de bois par rapport à son axe longitudinal.

Spanish

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Record 11 1999-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
DEF

A hollow internally threaded screw-cutting tool made in one piece or composed of several cutting parts, often adjustable as to distance, and used for forming screw thread.

DEF

A die which may be solid, adjustable, or spring adjustable, or a self-opening die head, used to produce on external thread on a part.

CONT

In oil fields a threading die is used to cut threads on pipe.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Usinage (Métallurgie)
DEF

Outil permettant d'usiner le filet d'une vis, constitué par une sorte d'écrou dont le taraudage forme des dents tranchantes.

Spanish

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Record 12 1997-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Sawing
OBS

Size of sawn timber measured as the distance between the edges in a direction normal to the longitudinal axis of the piece and taken at the specified place of measurement.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciage du bois
OBS

Dimension du bois scié définie comme la distance entre les rives du bois scié dans un endroit spécifié et mesurée perpendiculairement à son axe longitudinal.

Spanish

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Record 13 1997-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ship and Boat Parts

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parties des bateaux

Spanish

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Record 14 1991-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
DEF

Inert cartridge consisting of a cartridge case, a ball bullet and a distance piece. It has the weight, shape and balance of a ball cartridge and is used in function testing firearm mechanisms. It is identified by an empty primer pocket and a chromium or nickel plated cartridge case.

OBS

Term and definition officialized by the Small Arms Terminology Working Group.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
DEF

Cartouche inerte composée d'une douille, d'une balle ordinaire et d'une entretoise. Elle a le même poids, la même forme et le même équilibrage qu'une cartouche à balle ordinaire et sert à vérifier le fonctionnement des mécanismes d'armes à feu. Elle est identifiée par l'absence d'une amorce et par sa douille chromée ou nickelée.

OBS

Terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

Spanish

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Record 15 1987-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Baskets and Basketmaking
CONT

To fitch bend a piece of no. 5(2. 5 mm) cane roughly in the centre and loop it around a stake where the fitching is required. Let the two ends come to the front of the work to form two weavers.... Do not allow the circle of stakes to get wider while you are fitching. Keep the fitching level so that it is the same distance from the work all around.

OBS

Fitch. A weave used after a space which grips the stakes firmly.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vannerie
CONT

Pour exécuter une trace, pliez une tige de rotin de 2,5 mm à peu près par le milieu et enroulez-la autour d'un montant à l'endroit approprié. Ramenez les deux extrémités à l'avant de l'ouvrage pour avoir deux brins (...) Faites de même sur tout le tour. Pendant cette opération, empêchez le cercle de montants de s'élargir. Maintenez la trace toujours à la même hauteur.

OBS

Trace. Tressage d'un brin autour des montants, après un espace vide. Elle sert à maintenir l'écartement des montants. Le brin est tordu autour des montants. S'efforcer de maintenir la trace parallèle au fond et de conserver le vide régulièrement.

Spanish

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Record 16 1981-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clocks, Watches and Bells

French

Domaine(s)
  • Horlogerie et sonnerie

Spanish

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Record 17 1981-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clocks, Watches and Bells

French

Domaine(s)
  • Horlogerie et sonnerie

Spanish

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Record 18 1981-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clocks, Watches and Bells

French

Domaine(s)
  • Horlogerie et sonnerie

Spanish

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Record 19 1981-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clocks, Watches and Bells

French

Domaine(s)
  • Horlogerie et sonnerie

Spanish

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Record 20 1981-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clocks, Watches and Bells

French

Domaine(s)
  • Horlogerie et sonnerie

Spanish

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Record 21 1981-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clocks, Watches and Bells

French

Domaine(s)
  • Horlogerie et sonnerie

Spanish

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Record 22 1981-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clocks, Watches and Bells

French

Domaine(s)
  • Horlogerie et sonnerie

Spanish

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Record 23 1981-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clocks, Watches and Bells

French

Domaine(s)
  • Horlogerie et sonnerie

Spanish

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Record 24 1981-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clocks, Watches and Bells

French

Domaine(s)
  • Horlogerie et sonnerie

Spanish

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Record 25 1981-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clocks, Watches and Bells

French

Domaine(s)
  • Horlogerie et sonnerie

Spanish

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Record 26 1981-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clocks, Watches and Bells

French

Domaine(s)
  • Horlogerie et sonnerie

Spanish

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Record 27 1981-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clocks, Watches and Bells

French

Domaine(s)
  • Horlogerie et sonnerie

Spanish

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Record 28 1980-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Sawing
OBS

Size of sawn timber measured as the shortest distance between its ends. Conventionally the ends are cut normal to the longitudinal axis of the piece.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciage du bois
OBS

Dimension du bois scié définie comme la plus petite distance entre ses bouts sciés (conventionnellement) perpendiculairement à l'axe longitudinal du bois scié.

Spanish

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