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FACE TOOTH [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-02-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Grinding (Machine-Tooling)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- rake
1, record 1, English, rake
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- rake angle 2, record 1, English, rake%20angle
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The angle between the tooth face or a tangent to the tool face of a cutting tool at a given point and a reference plane or line. 3, record 1, English, - rake
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rake; rake angle: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 4, record 1, English, - rake
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Meulage (Usinage)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- angle de pente
1, record 1, French, angle%20de%20pente
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- angle d'inclinaison 2, record 1, French, angle%20d%27inclinaison
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
angle d'inclinaison : relatif à un foret hélicoïdal. 2, record 1, French, - angle%20de%20pente
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
angle de pente : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 3, record 1, French, - angle%20de%20pente
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-10-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Gears and Friction Wheels
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- right flank
1, record 2, English, right%20flank
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
For an observer looking at that end-face chosen as the reference face of the gear : that flank of a tooth which is to the right of the uppermost tooth, when the gear is vertical. 2, record 2, English, - right%20flank
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
right flank: term and definition standardized by ISO. 3, record 2, English, - right%20flank
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Engrenages et roues de friction
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- flanc de droite
1, record 2, French, flanc%20de%20droite
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pour un observateur regardant à partir de celui des côtés de la roue conventionnellement choisi comme côté de référence: celui des deux flancs d'une dent qui est à la droite de la dent la plus haute quand la roue est verticale. 2, record 2, French, - flanc%20de%20droite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
flanc de droite : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 3, record 2, French, - flanc%20de%20droite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-11-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Gears and Friction Wheels
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- crowning
1, record 3, English, crowning
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Is said of a] progressive reduction of the tooth thickness over the facewidth, towards each end face of a gear. 2, record 3, English, - crowning
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
crowning: term and definition standardized by ISO. 3, record 3, English, - crowning
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Engrenages et roues de friction
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- bombé
1, record 3, French, bomb%C3%A9
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Se dit d'une] réduction progressive de l'épaisseur d'une dent depuis la partie médiane vers chaque extrémité. 2, record 3, French, - bomb%C3%A9
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bombé : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 3, record 3, French, - bomb%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2002-09-18
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- buliminidae
1, record 4, English, buliminidae
correct, plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- Buliminidae 2, record 4, English, Buliminidae
correct, plural
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Foraminifers of the family buliminidae have a] test high trochospiral, with not more than 3 chambers to whorl, may reduce to biserial; [the] aperture [is] a loop in apertural face with [a] platelike internal tooth connecting successive chambers, or aperture may be indistinct and represented only by pores in [the] terminal chamber face. "Paleoc.-Rec. " 1, record 4, English, - buliminidae
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- buliminidae
1, record 4, French, buliminidae
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- Buliminidae 2, record 4, French, Buliminidae
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les foraminifères de la famille des buliminidae ont un] enroulement typiquement trochospiralé, passant à une disposition bi- et unisériée. L'ouverture primitive est une fente, à la base de la face septale le long des loges précédentes, mais au cours de l'évolution elle devient allongée perpendiculairement à la ligne suturale spirale, en virgule, puis elle émigre sur la face septale pour devenir terminale, elliptique ou arrondie, chez les formes unisériées et même portée au bout d'un col garni d'une lèvre [...] 1, record 4, French, - buliminidae
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2000-11-23
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Hand Tools
- Industrial Tools and Equipment
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- saw tooth
1, record 5, English, saw%20tooth
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- saw jag 2, record 5, English, saw%20jag
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Curved, ped, scriber saw tooth. 3, record 5, English, - saw%20tooth
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Saw tooth front face. 3, record 5, English, - saw%20tooth
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Outillage à main
- Outillage industriel
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- dent de scie
1, record 5, French, dent%20de%20scie
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Élément de la partie coupante d'une lame de scie; l'ensemble des dents constitue la denture. 2, record 5, French, - dent%20de%20scie
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Dent (de scie) à crochet, isocèle. 3, record 5, French, - dent%20de%20scie
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Face avant, face d'attaque d'une dent de scie. 3, record 5, French, - dent%20de%20scie
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1999-01-13
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Milling (Machine-Tooling)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- face milling cutter
1, record 6, English, face%20milling%20cutter
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- inserted tooth face milling cutter 2, record 6, English, inserted%20tooth%20face%20milling%20cutter
- inserted blade face milling cutter 3, record 6, English, inserted%20blade%20face%20milling%20cutter
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Face milling cutters are generally over 6 inches in diameter and have inserted teeth held in place by a wedging device. 1, record 6, English, - face%20milling%20cutter
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Fraisage (Usinage)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- tourteau
1, record 6, French, tourteau
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- fraise à surfacer à dents rapportées 2, record 6, French, fraise%20%C3%A0%20surfacer%20%C3%A0%20dents%20rapport%C3%A9es
feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fraise une taille à surfacer dont les dents (barreaux ou plaquettes) sont amovibles. 1, record 6, French, - tourteau
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1991-10-02
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- The Mouth
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- facial
1, record 7, English, facial
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
pertaining to or toward the face. 1, record 7, English, - facial
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In dental anatomy, the term... used to refer to the surface of a tooth directed toward the face(including the buccal and labial surfaces) and opposite the lingual(or oral) surface. 1, record 7, English, - facial
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Cavité buccale
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- facial
1, record 7, French, facial
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui appartient à la face. Surface de la dent ou d'un appareil qui est plus proche des lèvres ou des joues. 1, record 7, French, - facial
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1987-12-30
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Cutting and Trimming (Machine-Tooling)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- involute gear cutter
1, record 8, English, involute%20gear%20cutter
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Involute gear cutters are an example of formed cutters. This type of cutter is sharpened on the face and ensures exact duplication of the shape of the teeth, regardless of how far back the face of the tooth has been ground. 2, record 8, English, - involute%20gear%20cutter
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Découpage et taillage (Usinage)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- fraise-module
1, record 8, French, fraise%2Dmodule
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- fraise à profil en développante 2, record 8, French, fraise%20%C3%A0%20profil%20en%20d%C3%A9veloppante
feminine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Parmi les fraises non cylindriques, les plus courantes sont (...) les fraises à tailler les engrenages (fraise-module, pour le taillage dent par dent, fraise-mère pour le taillage par génération), et les fraises de forme, destinées à des travaux spéciaux de profilage. 1, record 8, French, - fraise%2Dmodule
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1987-10-02
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Cutting and Trimming (Machine-Tooling)
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- claw tooth form
1, record 9, English, claw%20tooth%20form
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- hook tooth form 1, record 9, English, hook%20tooth%20form
correct
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This tooth form has a positive rake on the cutting face and slightly less back clearance than the precision or buttress blade. 1, record 9, English, - claw%20tooth%20form
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Découpage et taillage (Usinage)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- denture en crochet
1, record 9, French, denture%20en%20crochet
feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Wheels (Mechanical Components)
- Gears and Friction Wheels
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- face of tooth 1, record 10, English, face%20of%20tooth
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
That surface of the tooth which is between the pitch circle and the top of the tooth. 1, record 10, English, - face%20of%20tooth
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Roues (Composants mécaniques)
- Engrenages et roues de friction
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- flanc de tête
1, record 10, French, flanc%20de%20t%C3%AAte
masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Portion du flanc comprise entre la surface de tête et la surface primitive de fonctionnement. 1, record 10, French, - flanc%20de%20t%C3%AAte
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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