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FLOOR BORING MILLING MACHINE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-06-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Boring (Machine-Tooling)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- travelling headstock
1, record 1, English, travelling%20headstock
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- headstock 2, record 1, English, headstock
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[In] a floor type horizontal boring machine with travelling headstock... The weight of the headstock and eventually of attachments to it(e. g. a milling head) changes its movement with respect to the base of the column so that the axis of the spindle is variably inclined to the horizontal. 1, record 1, English, - travelling%20headstock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Normally only "headstock" is used, although this is more generic. 3, record 1, English, - travelling%20headstock
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Alésage (Usinage)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chariot porte-broche
1, record 1, French, chariot%20porte%2Dbroche
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sur une machine à montant fixe prise comme exemple [...] le mécanisme de coupe, comprenant moteur et boîte des vitesses, est incorporé au chariot porte-broche ainsi que les différentes commandes. 2, record 1, French, - chariot%20porte%2Dbroche
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On écrirait mieux «charriot». 3, record 1, French, - chariot%20porte%2Dbroche
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
charriot : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 4, record 1, French, - chariot%20porte%2Dbroche
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-04-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- floor type boring and milling machine 1, record 2, English, floor%20type%20boring%20and%20milling%20machine
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Traversing spindle with facing head, traversing spindle without facing head, facing head type without traversing spindle floor type boring and milling machine. 1, record 2, English, - floor%20type%20boring%20and%20milling%20machine
Record 2, Key term(s)
- floor-type boring and milling machine
- floor boring and milling machine
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Usinage (Métallurgie)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- machine à aléser et à fraiser à montant mobile
1, record 2, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20al%C3%A9ser%20et%20%C3%A0%20fraiser%20%C3%A0%20montant%20mobile
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Machine à aléser et à fraiser à montant mobile, à broche coulissante avec plateau de surfaçage, à broche coulissante sans plateau de surfaçage, à broche non coulissante, avec plateau de surfaçage. 1, record 2, French, - machine%20%C3%A0%20al%C3%A9ser%20et%20%C3%A0%20fraiser%20%C3%A0%20montant%20mobile
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
machine à aléser et à fraiser à montant mobile : Extrait de la norme NF-E60-000 reproduite avec l'autorisation de l'AFNOR. 2, record 2, French, - machine%20%C3%A0%20al%C3%A9ser%20et%20%C3%A0%20fraiser%20%C3%A0%20montant%20mobile
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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