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HAND TURNING TOOL [9 records]

Record 1 2011-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plumbing Tools and Equipment
  • Construction Tools
DEF

A hand tool that usually consists of a bar or a lever with adapted or adjustable jaws, lugs or sockets either at the ends or between the ends and is used for holding, twisting, or turning a bolt, nut, screwhead, pipe or other objects.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareillage et outils de plomberie
  • Outils (Construction)
DEF

Outil servant à serrer ou démonter certaines pièces (écrous, boulons).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Herramientas y equipo de fontanería
  • Herramientas (Construcción)
DEF

Herramienta para apretar y aflojar tuercas.

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Record 2 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 3 2000-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plumbing Tools and Equipment
  • Construction Site Equipment
  • Chains and Cables (Mechanical Components)
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
DEF

A tool used for turning pipe or fittings of a diameter larger than that which an ordinary pipe wrench will fit. The tool consists of a handle and a releasable chain that is placed around the outer circumference of the pipe or fitting. The chain grips the pipe firmly, allowing it to be turned by hand.

CONT

Chain tongs are hand tools used on pipe of small diameter and consist of a lever having steel teeth and a special chain on one end, the chain being drawn around the pipe and latched.

OBS

chain tongs: term rarely used in the singular (chain tong).

Key term(s)
  • chain tong

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareillage et outils de plomberie
  • Matériel de chantier
  • Câbles et chaînes (Composants mécaniques)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)

Spanish

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Record 4 1992-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
  • Finish Carpentry (Wood Industries)
OBS

Turning lathe.

OBS

Term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
  • Menuiserie (Industr. du bois)
OBS

Tour parallèle.

OBS

Terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 5 1992-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
  • Finish Carpentry (Wood Industries)
OBS

Turning lathe.

OBS

Term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
  • Menuiserie (Industr. du bois)
OBS

Tour parallèle.

OBS

Terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 6 1992-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
  • Finish Carpentry (Wood Industries)
OBS

Turning lathe.

OBS

hand turning tool : term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
  • Menuiserie (Industr. du bois)
OBS

Tour parallèle.

OBS

gouge de tournage : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 7 1990-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
OBS

screwdriver : a hand tool for turning a screw, consisting of a handle attached to a long, narrow shank, usually of metal, which tapers and flattens out to a tip that fits into the slotted head of a screw.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
OBS

La figure montre un tournevis court à gros manche. Ce modèle peut être utilisé dans des endroits où la place est mesurée. Par ailleurs, la grosseur du manche permet d'exercer un effort plus grand.

Spanish

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Record 8 1990-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
CONT

screwdriver bit : a brace bit shank with a screwdriver tip.

OBS

screwdriver : a hand tool for turning a screw, consisting of a handle attached to a long, narrow shank, usually of metal, which tapers and flattens out to a tip that fits into the slotted head of a screw.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
CONT

Sur la figure, vous pouvez voir la pointe d'un tournevis destiné aux vis à tête cruciforme (...) La pointe entre plus ou moins profondément dans la tête des vis suivant la dimension de celles-ci, et le tournevis ne risque en aucun cas de déraper.

Spanish

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Record 9 1990-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
OBS

screwdriver : a hand tool for turning a screw, consisting of a handle attached to a long, narrow shank, usually of metal, which tapers and flattens out to a tip that fits into the slotted head of a screw.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
CONT

Pour les cas spéciaux où le serrage doit être très énergique, il existe des lames de tournevis adaptables sur les mandrins de vilebrequin : la figure vous présente deux modèles de ces lames spéciales.

OBS

tournevis : Outil pour tourner les vis, fait d'une tige le plus souvent métallique emmanchée à une extrémité, et aplatie à l'autre afin de pénétrer dans la fente des têtes de vis.

OBS

En français, il arrive parfois que le terme "lame" désigne plutôt l'extrémité aplatie de la tige où se trouve la pointe du tournevis.

Spanish

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