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HAMMER ROLLER [7 records]

Record 1 2024-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Milling and Cereal Industries
CONT

Oats are finely ground to produce raw oat flour in the same way as wheat grains are processed into flour. First, the kernels are cleaned by a precleaner with an oscillating screen. The hull is then crushed, leaving most of the bran and germ. The resulting grain is ground into fine oat flour by a roller mill, burr mill, or hammer mill.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minoterie et céréales
DEF

Farine produite par la mouture de grains d'avoine.

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
  • Milling and Cereal Industries

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie
  • Minoterie et céréales

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fabricación de plásticos
  • Molinería y cereales
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Record 3 2001-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
DEF

Small rotating cylinder installed at the bottom of the hammer and which rides against the mainspring.

OBS

An example of a firearm with this feature is the Colt Single Action Army Revolver.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
DEF

Petit cylindre rotatif fixé au bas du chien et qui porte contre le ressort de percussion.

OBS

galet de chien : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

OBS

Un exemple d'arme à feu muni de cette pièce est le revolver Colt Army à simple action.

Spanish

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Record 4 1995-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Keyboard Instruments
DEF

Carries the hammer when the latter is at rest, and on the release of the key, holds up the former so that the jack may rapidly find its way back underneath the roller of the hammer.

CONT

At the same time, the rising of the wippen causes the repetition lever to rise, its top end coming to rest just under the flange of the hammer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à clavier
CONT

La remontée du levier supérieur a entraîné celle du rouleau qui ainsi s'élève pour faciliter le retour du bâton d'échappement.

Spanish

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Record 5 1995-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Keyboard Instruments
  • String Instruments
DEF

The small cylindrical felt and leather piece on the hammer-stems of a horizontal (grand) piano with which the jack makes contact.

CONT

the tip of [the hopper] imparts the thrust to the hammer by means of a small roller attached to the underside of the hammer shank.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à clavier
  • Instruments de musique à cordes
DEF

Pièce unique intermédiaire, entre les éléments du mécanisme, (essentiellement le bâton d'échappement) et le marteau.

CONT

la branche [...] de cet échappement qui traverse le petit levier, vient porter sous le rouleau qui se trouve sous le manche du marteau.

Spanish

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Record 6 1980-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Milling and Cereal Industries
OBS

Device used to carry out fragmenting operations. Note-The grinding mills most commonly used in flour milling are roller mills, although hammer mills, pin mills, etc., are also used.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minoterie et céréales
OBS

Appareil utilisé pour effectuer des opérations de fragmentation. Note - Les broyeurs les plus utilisés en meunerie sont les appareils à cylindres, mais il existe également des broyeurs à marteaux, des broyeurs à broches, etc.

Spanish

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Record 7 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • String Instruments
  • Keyboard Instruments
CONT

[The carriage] carries the hopper, or "bell crank lever", the tip of which imparts the thrust to the hammer by means of a small roller.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à cordes
  • Instruments de musique à clavier
CONT

L'action de la touche sur le marteau et du marteau sur la corde s'effectue par l'intermédiaire d'un mécanisme dit «échappement».

Spanish

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