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FLOOR GRATING [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-10-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Rolling Stock (Railroads)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- floor rack
1, record 1, English, floor%20rack
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- duckboard 2, record 1, English, duckboard
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] grating arrangement on floor allowing air to circulate in refrigerator cars. 3, record 1, English, - floor%20rack
Record 1, Key term(s)
- duck board
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- caillebotis
1, record 1, French, caillebotis
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Élément à claire-voie qui, posé sur le plancher d'un wagon réfrigérant, permet la circulation de l'air. 2, record 1, French, - caillebotis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Parmi les 160 wagons réfrigérants, 140 sont munis d'un plancher relevable en alliage d'aluminium. Ce plancher, articulé au bas de cloisons latérales est conçu pour faciliter la circulation de l'air sous l'ensemble du chargement. Les caillebotis peuvent supporter le passage d'un chariot de manutention [...] chargé à 2200 kg par roue, mais le wagon peut être utilisé aisément avec plancher relevé pour certains transports (pomme de terre, par exemple). 3, record 1, French, - caillebotis
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-03-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Launchers (Astronautics)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ascent rocket engine
1, record 2, English, ascent%20rocket%20engine
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
With the shutdown of Challenger's ascent rocket engine right on schedule, weightlessness once again invaded the cabin, this time in the company of a cloud of lunar dust from that accumulated beneath the floor grating. 2, record 2, English, - ascent%20rocket%20engine
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Lanceurs (Astronautique)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- moteur de fusée de montée
1, record 2, French, moteur%20de%20fus%C3%A9e%20de%20mont%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Mettre à feu le moteur de montée. 2, record 2, French, - moteur%20de%20fus%C3%A9e%20de%20mont%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2002-05-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Optical Telecommunications
- Telecommunications
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- multiplexer/demultiplexer final test
1, record 3, English, multiplexer%2Fdemultiplexer%20final%20test
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Using a virtual manufacturing floor, Agilent displayed solutions for passive and active optical components, including thin-film filter inspection, connector quality checks, dense wavelength division multiplexing(DWDM) filter adjustments, fiber Bragg grating process control, automated passive component tests, multiplexer/demultiplexer final tests, and optical amplifier and narrowband filter tests. 1, record 3, English, - multiplexer%2Fdemultiplexer%20final%20test
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Télécommunications optiques
- Télécommunications
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- essai final multiplexeur-démultiplexeur
1, record 3, French, essai%20final%20multiplexeur%2Dd%C3%A9multiplexeur
proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-10-27
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Elevators
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- elevator shaft
1, record 4, English, elevator%20shaft
correct, generic
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- elevator hoistway 2, record 4, English, elevator%20hoistway
correct, generic
- lift shaft 3, record 4, English, lift%20shaft
correct, Great Britain, generic
- lift well 4, record 4, English, lift%20well
correct, Great Britain, generic, standardized
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Shaftway for the travel of one or more elevators.... It includes the pit and terminates at the underside of the overhead machinery space floor or grating, or at the underside of roof where the hoistway does not penetrate the roof. 2, record 4, English, - elevator%20shaft
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Space in which the lift car and the counterweight (if any) move. This space is materially enclosed by the bottom of the pit, the approximately vertical walls and the ceiling. 5, record 4, English, - elevator%20shaft
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The terms "elevator" and "lift" include both "passenger elevators" (or "passenger lifts") and "freight elevators" (or "goods lifts"). 6, record 4, English, - elevator%20shaft
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
lift well: Term and definition standardized by ISO. 7, record 4, English, - elevator%20shaft
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Ascenseurs et monte-charge
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- gaine d'ascenseur
1, record 4, French, gaine%20d%27ascenseur
correct, see observation, feminine noun, specific
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- gaine de l'ascenseur 2, record 4, French, gaine%20de%20l%27ascenseur
correct, see observation, feminine noun, specific
- cage d'ascenseur 3, record 4, French, cage%20d%27ascenseur
correct, see observation, feminine noun, specific
- puits d'ascenseur 4, record 4, French, puits%20d%27ascenseur
masculine noun, Canada
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Volume dans lequel se déplace la cabine d'ascenseur et, s'il existe, son contrepoids. Ce volume est matériellement délimité par le fond de la cuvette, les parois d'allure verticale et le plafond. 5, record 4, French, - gaine%20d%27ascenseur
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 DEF
[...] espace clos dans lequel se déplacent la cabine [...] et le contrepoids. 6, record 4, French, - gaine%20d%27ascenseur
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si plusieurs appareils sont installés dans une même gaine, les jeux minimaux entre organes des appareils contigus doivent être de 40 cm. 6, record 4, French, - gaine%20d%27ascenseur
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La gaine [...] comporte, à la base, une cuvette pour les amortisseurs et, au sommet, une machinerie. 7, record 4, French, - gaine%20d%27ascenseur
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Gaine de l'ascenseur. Lorsque les ascenseurs firent leur apparition, on les installa tout d'abord dans [...] la cage de l'escalier. [...] on continua pendant des années à prévoir l'ascenseur dans le vide de l'escalier [...] Mais la norme P 82 201 [...] a eu pour effet de généraliser l'installation de l'ascenseur dans une gaine spéciale, entièrement fermée et qui répond bien mieux aux conditions de sécurité. 2, record 4, French, - gaine%20d%27ascenseur
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «puits» devrait être réservé aux domaines reliés à la terre : eau, mines, pétrole et gaz, fondations. 8, record 4, French, - gaine%20d%27ascenseur
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
gaine d'ascenseur : Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 9, record 4, French, - gaine%20d%27ascenseur
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
puits d'ascenseur : terme d'usage obligatoire au Bureau de la Traduction. 10, record 4, French, - gaine%20d%27ascenseur
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ascensores y montacargas
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- caja de ascensor
1, record 4, Spanish, caja%20de%20ascensor
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- hueco del ascensor 1, record 4, Spanish, hueco%20del%20ascensor
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1991-11-21
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Rolling Stock (Railroads)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- open grating floor 1, record 5, English, open%20grating%20floor
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- plancher-caillebotis
1, record 5, French, plancher%2Dcaillebotis
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1981-04-27
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Freezing and Refrigerating
- Food Industries
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- floor dunnage 1, record 6, English, floor%20dunnage
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- floor rack 1, record 6, English, floor%20rack
- floor grating 1, record 6, English, floor%20grating
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Frames of timber strips placed on the floor of a store. 1, record 6, English, - floor%20dunnage
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Congélation, surgélation et réfrigération
- Industrie de l'alimentation
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- caillebotis 1, record 6, French, caillebotis
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ensemble de lattes de bois placées sur le sol d'une chambre. 1, record 6, French, - caillebotis
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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