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HOLD SPRING [23 records]

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Record 1 2022-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewing Notions
  • Hosiery and Apparel Industry (Textiles)
  • Upholstery
CONT

A "packing" or "spring" needle and half-circular needle will complete the stitching tools, a further addition being three or four dozen steel skewers. These are used to hold hessian or covers in position until they are stitched.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Articles et accessoires de couture
  • Habillement et bonneterie (Textiles)
  • Rembourrage (Industrie du meuble)
DEF

Grande épingle servant à réunir des doubles d'étoffes.

Spanish

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Record 2 2021-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collaboration with the FAO
  • Commercial Fishing
  • Aquaculture
  • Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
CONT

The fish descaling machine has been developed based on the principle of subjecting the scales of the fish to [a] shearing action from... rollers on which teeth are cut longitudinally on the surface. Blades are spring mounted on a shaper bracket assembly to hold the fish tightly against the rotating rollers while the rollers [remove] the scales of the fish.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Collaboration avec la FAO
  • Pêche commerciale
  • Aquaculture
  • Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)

Spanish

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Record 3 2017-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ignition Systems (Motor Vehicles)
  • Mechanical Components
CONT

Spring clips hold the distributor cap in place. The cap is notched so that it can be installed in only one way.

OBS

spring clip: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Allumage (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Composants mécaniques
OBS

bride de ressort : terme uniformisé par le CN.

OBS

bride de ressort : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 4 2017-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transmission Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
CONT

What causes the transmission to shift? It's shifted by shifter forks, also known as sliding yokes. These resemble the oarlocks you find in a row boat. and they ride in a groove in the clutch sleeve and sliding gear. Shifter forks are connected to a cam and shaft assembly. The cam assembly is kept in the selected gear by spring loaded steel balls that jump through notches(in the cam assembly) and hold the shifter forks in that gear. The shafts(of the cam and shaft assembly) go through the housing and are fastened to shift levers.

OBS

cam and shaft assembly: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
DEF

Pièce à laquelle est reliée la fourchette et qui fait office d'axe de fourchette dans une boîte de vitesses.

OBS

axe avec came de verrouillage : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 5 2016-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Agricultural Economics
  • General Warehousing
  • Grain Growing
CONT

Higher prices during a frost rally might provide opportunities to continue storing old-crop corn, earn the ASCS [Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service] storage payment and lock in additional storage returns through forward sales for next spring. Or for farmers who want to hold good quality old-crop corn for feed, the program may provide added storage income until you’re ready to feed the corn.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie agricole
  • Entreposage général
  • Culture des céréales
OBS

indemnité de stockage : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

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Record 6 2016-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Braking Devices (Mechanical Components)
  • Braking Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
DEF

A hydraulic brake actuator mounted inside the brake drum and containing one piston, or two opposing pistons, cup seals, and a spring to hold the cup seals against the piston face.

CONT

As the pedal is depressed, it moves a piston within the master cylinder, forcing hydraulic fluid throughout the system and into cylinders at each wheel. Here, it causes the wheel cylinder pistons to move which, in turn, forces the brake shoes against the brake drums to retard their movement.

OBS

wheel cylinder: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Freins (Composants mécaniques)
  • Freins (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
DEF

Récepteur de freinage hydraulique placé à l'intérieur du tambour de frein de roue et comportant un piston, ou deux pistons opposés, des coupelles d'étanchéité et un ressort maintenant les coupelles appliquées sur la face du piston.

CONT

Les cylindres récepteurs [...] peuvent être de différents modèles. Le plus souvent ils sont du type «intérieur» aux tambours et fixés d'une façon rigide sur le plateau ou flasque de frein.

OBS

cylindre récepteur; cylindre de roue : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Frenos (Componentes mecánicos)
  • Frenos (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
DEF

Válvula de freno hidráulico ubicada en la cara interna del tambor que comporta uno o dos pistones contrapuestos, arandelas de empaque y un resorte que mantiene la empaquetadura contra el cuerpo del pistón.

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Record 7 2016-07-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
CONT

The entry from the intermediate pressure hose into the second stage is sealed with a spring-loaded valve. The spring is just strong enough to hold back the intermediate pressure. The valve is also connected to a lever that touches the membrane of the second stage. When a diver inhales, the membrane is pulled inward. This action pushes the lever down. The movement of the lever opens the valve and air can flow into the second stage. When the diver stops inhaling, the membrane moves back to its original position and the second stage valve can close again.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
CONT

Deuxième étage – [...] le rôle est de réduire davantage la pression jusqu'à ce qu'elle corresponde à la pression ambiante, ce qui permet de respirer sans efforts.

Spanish

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Record 8 2015-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Historical Names
  • Political Science (General)
OBS

Arab Spring refers to the democratic uprisings that arose independently and spread across the Arab world in 2011. The movement originated in Tunisia in December 2010 and quickly took hold in Egypt, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations historiques
  • Sciences politiques (Généralités)
OBS

Le Printemps arabe est un ensemble d’évènements populaires d'ampleur variable ayant touché de nombreux pays du monde arabe à partir de décembre 2010.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Designaciones históricas
  • Ciencias políticas (Generalidades)
OBS

Serie de manifestaciones de carácter popular y político que se sucedieron en la región árabe principalmente desde inicios del 2011 y que condujeron a la caída de las dictaduras de Ben Ali en Túnez y Hosni Mubarak en Egipto, el reforzamiento de la violencia en Yemen y la guerra civil en Libia.

OBS

Primavera Árabe: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, recomienda que esta denominación se escriba con mayúsculas iniciales, pues alude a un acontecimiento histórico relevante que se identifica con este nombre.

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Record 9 2013-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Joining Elements (Mechanical Components)
  • Switchgear (Rail Transport)
DEF

A bolt used at the throat of a spring rail frog to attach the spring housing to the wing rail and to hold the coil spring and follower in place to adjust the spring pressure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments d'assemblage (Composants mécaniques)
  • Appareils de voie (Transport par rail)

Spanish

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Record 10 2012-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Names of Special Years, Weeks, Days
  • Liver and Biliary Ducts
OBS

"Help Fight Liver Disease Month". March is ’Help Fight Liver Disease’ month and each year the Foundation uses this opportunity to raise awareness through various media efforts and special events. In the past, we have conducted TV and radio public awareness campaigns involving Martin Short and Oscar Peterson, which have helped bring public attention to the impact of liver disease and the critical issues surrounding liver health. Throughout the country, our volunteer chapters publish articles, print ads and hold awareness events such as ’Spring for Daisies’ that help raise awareness in their communities.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations d'années, de semaines et de jours spéciaux
  • Foie et voies biliaires
OBS

«Mois Aidons à lutter contre la maladie du foie». Le mois de mars est le mois pour «aider à lutter contre la maladie du foie» et chaque année la Fondation profite de cette occasion pour sensibiliser davantage grâce à divers efforts médiatiques et événements spéciaux. Par le passé, nous avons organisé des campagnes de sensibilisation publiques à la radio et à la télé incluant la collaboration de Martin Short et Oscar Peterson qui ont aidé à attirer l'attention du public sur l'impact de la maladie du foie et sur les questions importantes entourant la santé du foie. Partout au pays,nos sections de bénévoles publient des articles, impriment des annonces et organisent des événements de sensibilisation comme «Marguerites du printemps» qui aident à améliorer la sensibilisation au sein de leurs collectivités.

Spanish

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Record 11 2010-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wrought Metal Items and Antique Tools
  • Metal Forging
CONT

... straight lip tongs... the jaws are straight, like a pair of pliers, or the jaws are curved from the tips to the rivet. This curve, which forms a circle when the jaws are shut, provides a spring tension that allows the lips to hold more steadily, it also allows the lips to be easily adjusted for different thicknesses of metal.

CONT

The straight lip is "used for holding thin flat work. On account of the heavy stock in jaws, they may be shaped by blacksmith to suit his individual needs."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Objets ouvrés et outils anciens (Métal)
  • Forgeage
DEF

[...] types de pinces les plus couramment utilisés par le forgeron. Leur forme permet de les utiliser dans plusieurs types de situations. Les mâchoires sont assez massives. Ceci est voulu, car on peut en modifier la forme et épaisseur selon les besoins du moment.

Spanish

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Record 12 2009-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Energy Transformation
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
CONT

The present invention relates to a fuel rod for a nuclear plant and a plenum spring arranged to be provided in a fuel rod. The fuel rod comprises a cladding tube sealed at its ends by end plugs, a plurality of fuel pellets stacked on each other inside the cladding tube such that they form a column of pellets and said plenum spring arranged to hold with a spring force the column of pellets against the lower second end of the cladding tube during operation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transformation de l'énergie
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
CONT

Le volume libre interne au crayon, ou espace laissé libre pour les gaz de fission, est essentiellement constitué du plenum (la partie supérieure du crayon dans lequel se trouve le ressort) car le jeu radial combustible-gaine se referme pendant la première partie de l'irradiation.

Spanish

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Record 13 2008-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taps and Plumbing Accessories
  • Aircraft Systems
DEF

A valve which controls pressure, volume, or flow direction in a fluid transmission system.

CONT

Pneumatic systems are often compared to hydraulic systems, but such comparisons can only hold true in general terms.... Control valves are... a necessary part of a typical pneumatic system.... The control valve consists of a lever with two lobes. [In the off position], a spring holds the left poppet closed so that compressed air entering the pressure port cannot flow to the brakes. [In the on position], one lobe of the lever holds the left poppet open and a spring closes the right poppet. Compressed air now flows around the opened left poppet, through a drilled passage, and into a chamber below the right poppet. Since the right poppet is closed, the high-pressure air flows out of the brake port and into the brake line to apply the brakes. To release the brakes, the control valve is returned to the off position.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Robinetterie et accessoires
  • Circuits des aéronefs
DEF

Vanne qui contrôle la pression, le volume, la direction du débit dans un circuit de transmission de fluide.

OBS

vanne de commande : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance.

PHR

Vanne de commande de débit, de décharge, de démarrage, de pression, d'ouverture de trappe de train principal.

Spanish

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Record 14 2008-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
DEF

A device designed to hold needles for suturing during a surgical operation.

OBS

Needle holders are used to suture deep areas where hands cannot reach comfortably or where high precision and clear visibility is required. The holders may be with or without a catch. All needle holders have a firm grip.

OBS

Needle holders are mainly ring handled instruments similar to hemostats in appearance but with smaller jaws which are shorter and thicker. The purpose of needle holders is to securely hold surgical needles which are attached to sutures. Not all needle holders are ring handled. Spring handled needle holders are used in surgical procedures requiring delicate suturing in tight or poorly exposed areas of the body. Spring handled needle holders provide maximum result with minimum rotation of wrist and hand. Most spring handle holders will have a lock or catch to secure the needle.

OBS

There are many varieties of needle holders, often bearing the name of their inventor: Abbey, Adson, Baumgartner, Carroll, Castroviejo, Collier, Crile-Wood, Derf, Ferris Smith, Finochietto, Heaney, Mayo, Mayo-Hegar needle holder, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
DEF

Pince articulée qui fixe et maintient une aiguille pour effectuer une suture.

OBS

Le porte-aiguille. Comme son nom l'indique, il porte l'aiguille et le fil qui vont charger et suturer les tissus ou la peau. L'aiguille est pincée perpendiculaire au porte-aiguille et au bout de ses mors; la préhension se fait généralement deux tiers un tiers ou la moitié de la courbure de l'aiguille et pointe à gauche.

OBS

Pluriel : des porte-aiguilles.

Spanish

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Record 15 2003-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
  • Geological Research and Exploration
DEF

Conical-shaped cloth device used in cementing a drill column through perforations and preventing the cement from falling any lower.

CONT

... a cement basket is a funnel shaped rubber bucket which is provided with spring type fingers to hold the upper rim against the well wall. A basket is run on a string of casing... when it is desirable, for reasons such as protecting a formation from contamination, to cement the casing only above the point at which the basket is set.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
  • Recherches et prospections géologiques
DEF

Écran conique en toile employé dans la cimentation d'une colonne de forage à travers les perforations, et empêchant le ciment de descendre au-dessous de son point de sortie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Perforación de pozos petrolíferos
  • Investigaciones y prospecciones geológicas
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Record 16 2001-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
CONT

Twin Ferrari resaw for... spring loaded adjustable hold down rolls, top and bottom saw guides for both band wheels...

OBS

Table bandsawing machines.

OBS

bottom saw guide: term standardized by ISO.

French

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

Machines à scier à ruban à table.

OBS

guide-lame inférieur : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 17 1997-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Transport
  • Special-Language Phraseology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport par eau
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Key term(s)
  • étalez sur la garde

Spanish

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Record 18 1997-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Design
  • Photography
DEF

A 28" long strip of spring steel with seven(7) 1/4" diameter brass pins precisely placed at 4. 25" centers that is used to mechanically hold a base sheet and one or more overlay sheets in alignment for drafting, plotting, diazo and electrostatic development and photography.

OBS

Compare to "pin registered system", "pin registered overlay".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dessin industriel
  • Photographie
OBS

Voir «repérage à aiguilles» et «système d'enregistrement à picots».

Spanish

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Record 19 1993-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clothing Accessories
CONT

A stiff or unpliable material used to stiffen a costume... the crinoline was the name also given to the spring steel hoops set into a petticoat or unto cloth strips to hold the petticoats and skirts away from the body in a bell shape.(A Costume History and Style, 1983, p. 502).

CONT

Until the invention of steel-ringed crinoline it was necessary -- in order to make the skirt swell to the desired balloon-like proportions -- to wear petticoats ... padded with horsehair. (Historic Costuming, 1966, p. 93).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Accessoires vestimentaires
CONT

La crinoline, d'abord jupon raide de tissu de crin, de forme circulaire devient une véritable cage de baleines ou de cercles métalliques qui ne dispense pas de porter des jupons. (Histoire du costume en occident de l'antiquité à nos jours, 1965, p. 375).

CONT

La crinoline doit son nom à l'étoffe tramée du crin dans laquelle elle est réalisée. (Le costume (Restauration-Belle Époque, 1990, p. 19).

Spanish

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Record 20 1987-12-30

English

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

The Jacobs collet chuck has a wider range than the spring collet chuck. Instead of a draw bar, it incorporates an impact-tightening handwheel used to close the collets on the workpiece. A set of 11 rubber-flex collets... makes it possible to hold a wide range of work diameters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tournage sur métaux

Spanish

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Record 21 1985-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Equipment and Supplies
  • Office-Work Organization
CONT

the spring back binders have a spine like a bound book, and [on] the spine are fitted strong springs which hold the inside edges of the covers

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et fournitures de bureau
  • Organisation du travail de bureau
CONT

les classeurs à dos large sont appelés "Biblorhaptes". On les utilise pour le classement des copies, de lettres et pour le classement du courrier reçu.

Spanish

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Record 22 1982-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Switchgear (Rail Transport)
OBS

FIST 01-09-810. A metal cuff bolted to the base plate of a spring rail frog to hold the horn in proper position.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de voie (Transport par rail)
OBS

GZDA CMN 3507 p. 6.

Spanish

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Record 23 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanical Components

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composants mécaniques
OBS

Program. cuisin. Elev. OLF. sept. 73 RA

Spanish

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