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HOLLOW SPHERE [4 records]

Record 1 2019-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Fishing
DEF

[A] large hollow steel sphere that prevents the wings of the trawl net from becoming caught up on small obstacles.

Key term(s)
  • danleno bobbin

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pêche commerciale
CONT

Sphère (de guindineau). Sphère en acier, identique aux sphères de bourrelet, mais munie d'un axe relié, vers l'avant, au bras, et, vers l'arrière, au pistolet de guindineau, connecté lui-même aux entremises du chalut.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pesca comercial
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Record 2 2017-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bearings and Bearing Systems (Mechanical Components)
DEF

The surface of an outer ring, housing washer or rod end eye intended to make sliding contact with the inner ring, shaft washer or ball stud and having a concave surface being part of a hollow sphere.

OBS

sphered inner surface: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paliers, coussinets et roulements (Composants mécaniques)
DEF

Surface de la bague extérieure, de la rondelle logement ou de l'œil d'embout, de forme concave partiellement sphérique, assurant un contact glissant avec la bague intérieure, la rondelle arbre ou le pivot à rotule.

OBS

surface intérieure sphérique : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 3 2007-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cartography
  • Surveying
DEF

The line of latitude in a cylindrical or conic map projection where the surface of the projection either touches or intersects the globe.

CONT

conic projection : A projection based on the principle of a hollow cone placed over a sphere so that when the cone is unrolled the line of tangency becomes the central or standard parallel of the region mapped.

OBS

If contact with the globe is secant, the result is two standard parallels. These lines of latitude are significant since they define lines of zero distortion, along which there is true linear scale.

OBS

standard parallel; central parallel: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cartographie
  • Arpentage
DEF

Dans une projection cylindrique ou conique, ligne de latitude où la surface du cône ou du cylindre est tangente ou sécante à la sphère.

OBS

Si le contact est sécant, on obtient deux parallèles d'échelle conservée. Ces lignes de latitude sont importantes du fait que la déformation y est nulle et l'échelle linéaire vraie.

OBS

parallèle d'échelle conservée : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 4 2004-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cartography
DEF

A true-to-scale map of the Earth that duplicates its round shape and correctly represents areas, relative size and shape of physical features, distances, and directions.

DEF

... a spherical, typically hollow ball that has a map of the Earth drawn on it and that is usually rotatable at an angle corresponding to the inclination of the Earth's axis. Also, a chart of the celestial sphere, depicted on a sphere.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cartographie
DEF

Représentation cartographique sur une sphère [...]

OBS

[...] s'applique également aux planètes et à l'espace céleste.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cartografía
DEF

Esfera que lleva dibujados en su superficie los astros del cielo (globo celeste) o las tierras y mares de nuestro planeta (globo terrestre).

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