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HAND SPEED [26 records]

Record 1 2025-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biometrics
DEF

A system which uses some human characteristic to determine the identity of the user of a computer system.

OBS

Typical characteristics that have been used include : typing characteristics such as the speed of typing or the number of errors made; the image of a face; fingerprints; hand shape; handwriting characteristics; voice properties; DNA patterns; and eye characteristics such as the pattern of blood vessels in the retina.

OBS

biometric identification system: designation standardized by ISO in collaboration with the International Electrotechnical Commission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biométrie
CONT

Notre système d'identification biométrique est basé sur les caractéristiques de la rétine. En d'autres termes, pour générer une signature biométrique d'un individu, il faudrait extraire des informations anatomiques depuis l'image de sa rétine. Cela veut dire que la plate-forme du système devra d'abord être capable d'acquérir l'image rétinienne de cet individu.

OBS

système d'identification biométrique : désignation normalisée par l'ISO en collaboration avec la Commission électrotechnique internationale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Biometría
CONT

Un sistema de identificación biométrica es ideal por varias razones. Por difícil que parezca, cada ser humano tiene una huella digital única en todo el mundo, lo que garantiza una identidad completamente única, válida y legítima para todos.

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Record 2 2025-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Simulation (Cybernetic Systems)
  • Collaboration with WIPO
CONT

In particular, [the] system ... can provide the user with options for accessing the images, content, virtual objects, and VR [virtual reality] controls using eye gaze, hand gestures, head movements, and/or other user-based movements within the VR space. For example, a user can generate 3D [tridimensional] drawings in portions of the VR space and interact with such drawings using 2D [bidimensional] and 3D input devices, and tools configured to generate artistic drawings or annotations on drawings or other VR objects.

CONT

In an embodiment, the hand... may start a training session in a semi-closed position, so it has room to open or close. The speed of the movement of [the] hand... may depend on information provided by kinematic sensors... For instance, the kinematic sensors... may provide a proportional control value to regulate the speed of movement of the hand... In an embodiment, the kinematic sensors... provide a value between 0 and 1 to the VR [virtual reality] control module... which reflects the speed of intended hand movement. If the value is closer to 0, the hand movement is correspondingly slow. If the value is closer to 1, the hand movement is correspondingly fast. In another embodiment, the speed of the movement of the hand... may depend on a measurement of the EMG [electromyographic] signal provided by the user.

OBS

hand gesture; hand movement: data validated by Canadian subject-field experts from École Polytechnique de Montréal, MasterpieceVR and McGill University.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Simulation (Systèmes cybernétiques)
  • Collaboration avec l'OMPI
CONT

La récupération et l'utilisation de données caractérisant les mouvements physiques d'un individu sont de plus en plus fréquentes dans le domaine de la santé, des jeux vidéo et de la musique. [...] Le système S comprend en outre un moyen de configuration des mouvements reconnus par le terminal T, par exemple un logiciel de configuration. Le moyen de configuration permet d'allouer, à une série de données de mouvement, une commande à destination du terminal T. À titre d'exemple, une série de données de mouvement peut correspondre à un mouvement de la main vers le haut et être associée à une commande d'augmentation du volume sonore.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Simulación (Sistemas cibernéticos)
  • Colaboración con la OMPI
CONT

Se usa [la interfaz de usuario] para capturar el movimiento de la mano y se realiza un código para extraer los datos de interés que para el caso del juego del pato es el ángulo de movimiento de los dedos con respecto al eje X y para el caso del sapo es el ángulo de movimiento de la muñeca con respecto al eje Y […]

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Record 3 2025-01-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Swimming
CONT

The strength-training benefits of paddles depend largely on a swimmer's awareness of hand speed. If a hand paddle increases the area of the swimmer's propulsive surface, and the swimmer moves the hand with the paddle at the same speed as without the paddle, the swimmer will generate more propulsion. However, because of the larger surface area, a swimmer will naturally move the hand through the water more slowly with the paddle than without at first. The strength-training benefit depends on the swimmer gradually increasing the hand speed when wearing paddles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Natation
DEF

Accessoire que le nageur fixe à la paume de ses mains pour améliorer sa propulsion.

OBS

plaquette de natation; plaquette : désignations et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 12 juin 2018.

Spanish

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Record 4 2020-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
  • Construction Site Equipment
CONT

Gang sawyer-Operates gangsaw or sash-gangsaw to cut lumber from cants : Moves hand and foot levers to shift cants from chain conveyor table to live rolls and align cants with saws. Starts machine and turns handwheels to adjust feed and tension rollers and speed of machine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
  • Matériel de chantier
Key term(s)
  • opérateur de scie multi-lames
  • opératrice de scie multi-lames
  • scieur à la scie multi-lames
  • scieuse à la scie multi-lames

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Instalaciones y equipo (Industria maderera)
  • Equipos de construcción
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Record 5 2011-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Traffic
  • Urban Planning
  • Road Design
CONT

A speed hump is a raised area of a roadway, which deflects both the wheels and frame of a traversing vehicle. It is longer than the wheelbase of most cars; this feature distinguishes it from a speed bump.

OBS

Many people confuse the term speed hump with speed bump. Vehicles traversing a properly designed speed hump at a reasonable speed, i. e. 30 km/h, can drive with relative ease across the hump. Speed bumps, on the other hand, are sometimes installed on private roadways and in commercial parking lots and can be very abrupt and jarring to motorists.

OBS

speed bump: term recommended by the Terminology Committee and standardized by the Validation Committee of the Sustainable Mobility Glossary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circulation routière
  • Aménagement urbain
  • Conception des voies de circulation
DEF

Petite bosse étroite et perpendiculaire à la rue, de hauteur plus ou moins importante qui oblige le conducteur à réduire sa vitesse pour ne pas faire un saut.

OBS

À ne pas confondre avec le dos d'âne allongé (speed hump).

OBS

dos d'âne : terme recommandé par le Comité de terminologie et normalisé par le Comité de validation du Lexique de la mobilité durable.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tránsito vial
  • Planificación urbana
  • Diseño de carreteras
DEF

Dispositivo [...] consistente en una elevación bastante pronunciada sobre el pavimento, que tiene como fin hacer que los conductores pasen despacio.

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Record 6 2008-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
DEF

A curved hemostat without teeth, introduced for gynecological surgery.

OBS

Proper Name: Kelly Hemostatic Forceps. ... Features: horizontal serrations; straight or curved. Uses: Occlusion of vessels and some blunt dissection.

OBS

These remarkable devices [Kelly Forceps], each of which features a two-position locking device in the handle, provide a surgeon with a virtual third hand with their unique ability to firmly grip tissue without trauma or damage.... Any Kelly Forceps... can clamp safely onto tissues with ease and speed and proceed with tending to your patient.... Slightly heavier than Mosquito forceps, Kelly hemostats feature box lock joints and serrated jaws that can safely and precisely clamp a blood vessel with a number of pressures.

OBS

In medical eponyms, the possessive form, such as in "Kelly’s forceps", often disappears over the years. For that reason, the written forms "Kelly forceps", "Kelly clamp" and "Kelly hemostatic forceps"are also found. Named after the American doctor Howard Kelly.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
OBS

Avec l'usage, il arrive que le nom de l'inventeur ne soit plus utilisé comme complément de nom, mais soit mis en apposition et se comporte, dès lors, comme un adjectif de relation. On parlera alors de «pince Kelly» et non plus de «pince de Kelly».

Spanish

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Record 7 2006-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Games of Chance
  • Card Games
DEF

The last raise permitted on a betting round.

CONT

In Fixed Limit games, each round of betting has a maximum number(three) of allowable raises, known as the cap. So, if a bet is made, that bet can only be raised three times, after which all players must call, or fold. However, if only two players remain in the hand the cap is increased, to a maximum of 5 raises. This rule is in effect for all the betting rounds, with the idea being to speed up play.

CONT

There is no cap to the number of raises in No Limit Hold’em games.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux de hasard
  • Jeux de cartes
DEF

Limite des mises et des relances dans les jeux à Limite fixe.

CONT

Pour la plupart des jeux poker, le plafond est d'une mise et de trois relances, soit un total de quatre mises.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Juegos de azar
  • Juego de cartas
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Record 8 2004-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
DEF

Speed(less than rated) which can be sustained over a significant span of time and which reflects slowing effects of control codes, timing codes, error detection, retransmission, tabbing, or hand keying, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
DEF

Velocidad (menor que la tasada) que puede mantenerse durante un período de tiempo significativo, y que refleja los efectos decrecientes de la retransmisión, tabulación, teclado manual, etc.

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Record 9 2004-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Breadmaking
CONT

In mixing bowl, combine 1-¼ cups flour, yeast, sugar and salt; mix well. Add very warm water and milk(120-130ºF) and oil to flour mixture. Blend at low speed until moistened; beat 3 minutes at medium speed. By hand, gradually stir in enough remaining flour to make a firm dough. Knead on floured surface until smooth and elastic, 5 to 8 minutes. Place in greased bowl, turning to grease top. Cover; let rise in warm place until double, about 30 minutes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Boulangerie

Spanish

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Record 10 2003-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
  • Measuring Instruments
DEF

An electronic hand-held weather recording device used, for instance, by car racing teams, sailors, farmers, outdoor and weather enthusiasts.

CONT

... hand held weather stations take about every weather factor into consideration. ... Very sophisticated ones not only measure weather conditions every second but make E.T. or throttle stop predictions every 4 seconds. A sophisticated drag racing weather station will allow you to store data on as many as 256 previous runs and performs an analysis to give you a prediction based on the weather conditions instantly. It can keep and use separate databases for separate vehicles, tracks, or classes. Some of the really sophisticated stations have a prediction deviation function [which] gives a reliability value of the prediction. It gives you a margin of error based on the information in the database that you chose. Within the last few years, windmeters have been added to the weather station box of tricks.

CONT

The Kestrel line of wind meters or anemometers... in less than 60 seconds, provide the answer to the major spraying season question that haunts producers each morning :"How windy is it?" The Kestrel 1000... gives a fast answer to wind speed average and gusts.... the model 2000 will add temperature and for those really cold days on the sprayer, add wind chill to that list. The 3000 adds humidity, dew point and heat stress index.... But for an all out weather station you can hold in the palm of your hand, the Kestrel 4000 provides all of this, in addition to wet bulb, altitude, air density and barometric pressure. Most importantly, 250 of these readings can be recorded in the device's memory and later transferred to the farm computer.... Michael Naughton of Nielsen Keller-man said the company released the 1000 in 1999 with the intention of it being a tool for sailors and outdoor sports and weather enthusiasts. "Farmers are turning out to be a really big part of our business. The 4000 is really popular with them. We were surprised by the demand for little hand-held weather stations, "he said.

OBS

Not to be confused with "manual (weather) station."

Key term(s)
  • hand-held station

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
  • Appareils de mesure
CONT

Station portative EB312. Petite station météo portative 3 fonctions : prévisions météo par icônes, température ambiante et horloge-calendrier. Idéal pour les activités de plein air : un appareil commode et peu encombrant à mettre dans toutes les poches.

CONT

Station météorologique portative. [...] un instrument destiné à faciliter les observations météorologiques dans les excursions de plus en plus fréquentes qu'exécutent les touristes [...] Cet instrument est composé de façon à pouvoir déterminer exactement, en tous lieux, d'une manière commode et prompte, les trois données météorologiques les plus importantes de l'air, savoir : sa pression, sa température et son degré d'humidité. C'est le groupement d'un baromètre, d'un thermomètre, d'un hygromètre et d'une boussole. L'agencement de ces appareils constitue un instrument d'un volume restreint, renfermé dans un étui unique [...]. la Nature, 1874, deuxième semestre, p. 112.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec «station (météo) manuelle».

Key term(s)
  • station météorologique portable
  • station portable
  • station météorologique de poche

Spanish

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Record 11 2002-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
  • Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
  • Navigation Instruments
CONT

Another important property for liquids and gases is viscosity. The absolute viscosity(symbol µ) measures the force needed to flow the liquid or gas at a certain speed. High viscosity liquids will require more force to move at some speed than low viscosity liquids. Think of honey(a high viscosity liquid) and water(a low viscosity liquid). If you were to push your hand through a bowl of honey, it would require more force than pushing your hand through a bowl of water(at the same speed). The viscosity decreases with increasing temperature.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
  • Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
  • Instruments de navigation
CONT

Le gyromètre intégrateur [...] est un gyroscope 1 axe ne devant comporter aucun rappel élastique [...] mais doué d'un fort amortissement visqueux [...]. Son équipage mobile comporte toujours un carter étanche flottant dans un liquide à haute viscosité, d'où son appellation courante gyro flottant; la qualité du liquide de flottaison est choisie aussi voisine que possible de la densité moyenne de l'équipage mobile, afin de soulager au mieux les ensembles pivot-pierre matérialisant l'axe de sortie, par un équilibre entre la poussée d'Archimède et le poids apparent de l'équipage mobile.

Spanish

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Record 12 2002-03-08

English

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

A drilling machine in which a vertical drill moves into the work, which is stationary.

CONT

A drill press is preferable to a hand drill when the location and orientation of the hole must be controlled accurately. A drill press is composed of a base that supports a column, the column in turn supports a table. Work can be supported on the table with a vise or hold down clamps, or the table can be swiveled out of the way to allow tall work to be supported directly on the base. Height of the table can be adjusted with a table lift crank than locked in place with a table lock. The column also supports a head containing a motro. The motor turns the spindle at a speed controlled by a variable speed control dial. The spindle holds a drill chuck to hold the cutting tools(drill bits, center drills, deburring tools, etc.). [An illustration follows. ]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Perçage (Usinage)
CONT

perceuse à colonne : [...] Elles ont la possibilité d'effectuer le perçage d'éléments les plus variés, unitairement ou en série, avec des outillages appropriés. [...] Une table porte-pièce peut coulisser, s'orienter et se bloquer sur cette colonne.

Spanish

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Record 13 2000-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
  • Control Instrumentation (Mechanical Components)
  • Wood Sawing
  • Forestry Operations
DEF

Device, usually a lever, activated by the operator's hand or finger, for controlling the engine speed and/or power. [Definition standardized by ISO. ]

OBS

throttle trigger: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
  • Dispositifs de commande (Composants mécaniques)
  • Sciage du bois
  • Exploitation forestière
DEF

Organe, généralement constitué par un levier, actionné par la main ou par un doigt de l'opérateur pour régler la vitesse et/ou la puissance du moteur. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

commande d'accélérateur : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 14 1999-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Education Theory and Methods
  • Examinations and Competitions (Education)
DEF

It assesses the speed and accuracy of hand and finger movements to identify skill at manual tasks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
  • Docimologie

Spanish

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Record 15 1999-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typesetting and Imagesetting
DEF

A device with a master alphabet negative, exposure, and processing units which produce photographic copies of selected letters on strips of paper or film.

DEF

A semi-automatic machine used to set display type.

OBS

Examples are the VariTyper Headliner, Photo Typositor, Staromat and Compugraphic 7200.

OBS

Display phototypesetters vary widely in size, speed, design, and flexibility. Most are operated by hand and produce the printing image by contact or occasionally by projection.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composition (Imprimerie)
DEF

Machine semi-automatique utilisée, pour composer les caractères d'affiche, notamment les titres.

OBS

On trouve sur le marché de nombreux modèles. L'élément principal d'une phototitreuse est un agrandisseur photographique ou un disque matrice.

Spanish

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Record 16 1999-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
CONT

The Motor Performance Series(MLS) is a test battery developed by Schoppe on the basis of Fleishman's factor-analytical examination of fine motor skills. The MLS covers the following six fine motor skill factors : aiming(directness of movement towards a target) ;unsteadiness of the hands, tremor; precision of arm-hand movements; dexterity of hands and fingers; speed of arm and hand movements and writst-finger speed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique

Spanish

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Record 17 1996-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trucking (Road Transport)
  • Braking Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
DEF

Hand throttle control which allows for manual micrometer setting of the acceleration and for maintaining the engine speed selected by a locking mechanism contained in the control handle.

OBS

Used, for instance, in vehicles equipped with a power take-off but without a variable-speed governor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Camionnage
  • Freins (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
DEF

Commande de ralenti accéléré qui permet le contrôle manuel micrométrique de l'accélération et le maintien du régime de rotation du moteur sélectionné par un dispositif de blocage incorporé à la manette de commande.

OBS

On utilise une commande micrométrique de ralenti accéléré lorsqu'un véhicule, par exemple, est équipé d'une prise de mouvement, sans être aussi doté d'un régulateur tous régimes pour régler le régime de rotation du moteur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte por camión
  • Frenos (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
DEF

Control manual micrométrico del estrangulador y mantención del régimen de rotación del motor por medio de un mecanismo de traba incorporado a la palanca manual.

OBS

Se usa este control en vehículos de propulsión directa sin regulador de velocidad del motor.

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Record 18 1995-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Handwriting Analysis and Cryptography
CONT

The connective form reduced to a threadlike stroke is the expression of an individual who is unsure about the world and most of all unsure about himself,... On the other hand, the threadlike form may result merely from haste or excessive speed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Graphologie et cryptographie
DEF

Mince, grêle, délié comme fil.

CONT

Souvent, le trait est tellement pressé que n, m et u se confondent dans un tracé filiforme, vif et nerveux .

Spanish

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Record 19 1987-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telegraphy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télégraphie

Spanish

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Record 20 1987-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insurance
  • Fire, Accidents, Miscellaneous Risks (Insur.)
CONT

The following factors have been eliminated and shall not be held against an insured in the liability assessment :-moving pedestrian;-speed;-weather conditions;-visibility;-road condition;-driver's signals(lights, horn, by hand) ;-no light on vehicle; unless specific reference thereto is made in the Chart.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurances
  • Incendies, accidents et risques divers (Assur.)
CONT

Les facteurs suivants ont été écartés et ne peuvent pas être retenus contre l'assuré dans l'examen de la responsabilité: - mouvement d'un piéton; - vitesse; - conditions climatiques; - visibilité; - condition de la chaussée; - signaux lumineux, sonore ou manuel; - absence de lumière; sauf lorsque référence explicite y est faite dans le barème.

Spanish

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Record 21 1986-07-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Rail Transport
DEF

is a railway hump worker who removes the pins of the cars on the hump and rides the cars to hand brake them and regulate their speed.(calloway-BRT)(GT 3-69 railway)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Transport par rail
OBS

pourrait se rendre par convoyeur de triage puisqu'il accompagne le wagon qui est l'objet d'un triage.

Spanish

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Record 22 1982-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lathe Work (Machine-Tooling)
OBS

FIST, 45-11-137. Tap hand high speed steel bottoming type(...) pitch diameter limit for taps thru 1 in diameter to be no more than basic plus. 002 in to basic plus. 0025 in. tolerance on tap pitch diameter(AFNOR 81, E66-110).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tournage sur métaux
OBS

AFNOR 81, E66-110, 13.

Spanish

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Record 23 1982-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lathe Work (Machine-Tooling)
OBS

AFNOR 81, E66-110, 18. Tap hand high speed steel bottoming type(...) pitch diameter limit for taps thru 1 in diameter to be no more than basic plus. 002 in to basic plus. 0025 in.(FIST 45-11-137). basic(FIST 45-11-137).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tournage sur métaux
OBS

AFNOR 81, E66-110, 13.

Spanish

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Record 24 1982-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Tools
OBS

FIST, 45-11-253. Tap hand high speed steel plug type(...) spiral pointed pitch diameter limit for taps thru 1 in diameter to be no more than basic plus. 002 in to basic plus. 0025 in. spiral point(AFNOR 81, E66-110-17).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outils (Construction)
OBS

AFNOR 81, E66-110-11. caractéristiques de coupes - angles.

Spanish

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Record 25 1982-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Boring (Machine-Tooling)
OBS

FIST, 45-07-404. Reamer pin taper straight flute size no 1 3/16 in diam 1-11/16 in min flute length 2-15/16 in min overall length high speed steel with hand shank.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Alésage (Usinage)
OBS

AFNOR 76, E 66 011-1.

Spanish

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Record 26 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
OBS

the--was thrown through the shed of the loom by pulling a cord.(...) The picker-stick action on power looms throws the shuttle automatically through the loom shed, at great speed [also] on hand looms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
OBS

--navette utilisée en tissage mécanique.

Spanish

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