TERMIUM Plus®

From: Translation Bureau

On social media

Consult the Government of Canada’s terminology data bank.

HEART CUT [13 records]

Filter results by subject field Alphabetical list of terms

Filter results by subject field

Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2017-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

The most popular form of cut for both diamonds and coloured stones totaling 58 facets: 1 table, 8 bezel facets, 8 star facets, and 16 upper girdle facets above the girdle (on the crown) and 8 pavilion facets, 16 lower girdle facets, and 1 culet below the girdle (on the pavilion).

CONT

The most common brilliant cut is the standard round brilliant; modifications include the marquise, half-moon, pear shape, heart shape, oval, cushion, and antique cushion brilliant cuts.

CONT

Brilliant cut has triangular-, kite-, or lozenge-shaped facets that radiate outward around the stone ... The single cut, which has 17 or 18 facets is used on very small diamonds ... and those with 58 facets ... full cuts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

La forme de taille la plus populaire pour le diamant et les pierres de couleur. Elle se compose de 58 facettes : 1 table, 8 bezels (ou coins de table), 8 étoiles et 16 haléfis au-dessus du rondis (sur la couronne) et 8 pavillons (coins de culasse), 16 haléfis et 1 colette au-dessous du rondis (sur la culasse).

CONT

La taille brillant classique comporte 57 facettes, et 58 en comptant la colette.

CONT

Taille en brillant : Comporte des facettes en forme de triangle, de cerf-volant ou de losange disposées sur toute la pierre. [...] La taille simple, qui comporte 17 ou 18 facettes, est utilisée sur de très petits diamants [...] et ceux comportant 58 facettes sont à taille pleine.

CONT

La taille brillant la plus courante est le brillant rond. Parmi les variantes, on compte les tailles marquise, demi-lune, poire, cœur, ovale, coussin et coussin antique.

Spanish

Save record 1

Record 2 2017-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Analytical Chemistry
OBS

heart-cut : term extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

PHR

heart cut sampling

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie analytique
OBS

fraction de cœur : terme tiré du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

PHR

échantillonnage d'une fraction de cœur

Spanish

Save record 2

Record 3 2017-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Sawing
DEF

Of timber cut so that the heart falls entirely within the four surfaces throughout its length.

OBS

boxed-heart check: term reproduced with the permission of the copyright holder, CSA International, 178 Rexdale Blvd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M9W 1R3. However, CSA International shall not be responsible for the manner in which the information is presented, nor for any interpretations thereof. This CSA International material may not have been updated to reflect amendments subsequently made to the original content. For further information, contact CSA International.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciage du bois
DEF

Se dit d'une pièce de bois qui englobe le cœur de l'arbre sur toute sa longueur.

OBS

bois avec cœur enfermé : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR et l'Institut belge de normalisation (NBN).

Spanish

Save record 3

Record 4 2017-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Sawing
DEF

A board so cut from a heart board, heart plank or log as to be free from heart.

OBS

centre board: term used in the Commonwealth.

Key term(s)
  • center board

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciage du bois
DEF

Planche extraite d'une bille ou toute planche centrale (de cœur) sciée de manière à ce qu'elle ne comprenne pas de moelle ou de xylème primaire.

Spanish

Save record 4

Record 5 2017-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Sawing
DEF

A plank so cut from a heart plank, or a log, as to be free from heart.

OBS

centre plank: term used in the Commonwealth.

Key term(s)
  • center plank

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciage du bois
DEF

Madrier extrait d'une bille ou d'un madrier de cœur de manière à ce qu'il ne comprenne pas de moelle ou de xylème primaire.

Spanish

Save record 5

Record 6 2017-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ornamental Glassware
CONT

The rayed heart pattern was a direct copy from a cut glass pattern.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Verrerie d'art

Spanish

Save record 6

Record 7 2011-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

A cutting style having a heart-shaped girdle outline and brilliant-like facets.

OBS

[A] modified brilliant cut in the shape of a heart, with a table, 32 crown facets, 24 pavilion facets, and a shield-shaped culet.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Taille en forme de cœur ayant les facettes de la taille brillant.

Spanish

Save record 7

Record 8 2008-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pregnancy
DEF

The complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception, irrespective of the duration of the pregnancy, which after such separation, breathes or shows any other evidence of life, such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles, whether or not the umbilical cord has been cut or the placenta is attached...

OBS

WHO definition adopted by Third World Health Assembly, 1950.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grossesse
DEF

L'expulsion ou l'extraction complète d'un produit de la conception, quelle que soit la durée de la grossesse, et qui, une fois extrait, respire ou montre des signes de vie.

OBS

Le produit de la naissance vivante est l'enfant né vivant.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Embarazo
DEF

Expulsión o extracción completa del cuerpo de su madre, independientemente de la duración del embarazo, de un producto de la concepción que, después de dicha separación, respire o dé cualquier otra señal de vida, como latidos del corazón, pulsaciones del cordón umbilical o movimientos efectivos de los músculos de contracción voluntaria, tanto si se ha cortado o no el cordón umbilical y esté o no desprendida la placenta.

OBS

Cada producto de un nacimiento que reúna esas condiciones se considera como un nacido vivo.

Save record 8

Record 9 1997-12-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Xylology (The Study of Wood)
DEF

A lengthwise separation of the wood that usually extends across the rings of annual growth and commonly results from stresses set up in wood during seasoning.

DEF

A defect found in logs that have been exposed to sun or wind for a long period of time. Sun dries out the wood, causing deep checks on the ends of the log. Heart check, caused by wind, is a radial split along the rays that pass through the center of the log. Weather check is found in logs cut from dead trees. Like sun and wind checks, weather checks are splits in the log, but they are likely to be deeper than the other two.

OBS

check; seasoning check: terms standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Xylologie (Étude des bois)
OBS

Les gerces longitudinales sont des fissures que l'on observe d'un seul côté des bois débités et qui se forment dans le sens du fil.

OBS

gerce; fente de retrait : termes normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Save record 9

Record 10 1993-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Winemaking
CONT

the middle cut or the heart of the brandy is called the bonne chauffe. This cut, which starts out at about 150 proof, drops gradually to about 68 to 70 proof.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie vinicole
CONT

après trois chauffes, on a recueilli assez de brouillis pour en remplir la chaudière. Alors commence la bonne chauffe qui exige beaucoup de soins.

Spanish

Save record 10

Record 11 1992-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farm Implements and Gardening Tools
  • General Hardware
  • Property Upkeeping
DEF

An implement used for lifting turf that has previously been cut through.... It has a bent handle, and a heart-shaped, flat blade, and is much handier for the purpose than an ordinary spade.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage agricole et horticole
  • Quincaillerie générale
  • Travaux d'entretien de la propriété
OBS

Le déplacage de mottes de gazon, en vue de restauration, peut s'effectuer à l'aide d'une pelle spéciale (...) longue, plane et rigide, emmanchée obliquement et pourvue d'un anneau de traction.

Spanish

Save record 11

Record 12 1987-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Jewellery
CONT

One 22K gold lady's dressing approx. 488 grams raised engraved shoulders and heart cut-out underhead with one rectangular trap cut synthetic corundum.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Joaillerie et bijouterie

Spanish

Save record 12

Record 13 1985-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wrought Metal Items and Antique Tools
  • Collection Items (Museums and Heritage)
OBS

A kind of sword, Precolombian art.

OBS

It has not been possible to find this word, however the Aztecs were well known for their religious knives with which they cut off the heart of their victims.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Objets ouvrés et outils anciens (Métal)
  • Objets de collection (Muséologie et Patrimoine)

Spanish

Save record 13

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2026
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Display options

Change the order of display of the official languages of Canada
Option to display the non-official languages (Spanish or Portuguese)
Display definitions, contexts, etc., on records

Features

GCtranslate (available on the Government of Canada network only)

Use this artificial intelligence prototype to translate Government of Canada content up to and including Protected B. Available to employees of selected departments and agencies only.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: