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HORIZONTAL LEVER [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-10-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electric Rotary Machines
- Machinery
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- horizontal lever 1, record 1, English, horizontal%20lever
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Machines tournantes électriques
- Machines
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- balancier horizontal
1, record 1, French, balancier%20horizontal
masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
freins. 1, record 1, French, - balancier%20horizontal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
balancier horizontal : terme uniformisé par le Canadien Pacifique. 1, record 1, French, - balancier%20horizontal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-09-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Jib-Type Hoisting Apparatus
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pull-lift hoist
1, record 2, English, pull%2Dlift%20hoist
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- lever hoist 2, record 2, English, lever%20hoist
correct
- lever-operated hoist 3, record 2, English, lever%2Doperated%20hoist
correct, officially approved
- ratchet hoist 3, record 2, English, ratchet%20hoist
correct, officially approved
- ratchet handle hoist 4, record 2, English, ratchet%20handle%20hoist
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hand hoists are chain operated. There are four types : spur geared, worm geared, differential, and pull-lift or lever. The last, with its lever for operation and its ratchet for holding, is the simplest and most economical. However, since the operating lever is located on the anchor end of the hoist, it is not as convenient for vertical lifting as it is for horizontal pulling. 2, record 2, English, - pull%2Dlift%20hoist
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pull-lift hoist; lever-operated hoist; ratchet hoist: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 5, record 2, English, - pull%2Dlift%20hoist
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Appareils de levage à bras
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- palan à rochet
1, record 2, French, palan%20%C3%A0%20rochet
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- palan à levier 2, record 2, French, palan%20%C3%A0%20levier
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Palans à bras. Ils sont de plusieurs sortes. [...] Les palans à rochet permettent de lever ou de tirer des charges dans n'importe quelle direction. Leur manœuvre est obtenue par un mouvement de va-et-vient d'un levier, la charge étant retenue par un frein; cet appareil, très léger et pratique, ne possède cependant qu'une faible course (1,50 m env.). 1, record 2, French, - palan%20%C3%A0%20rochet
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
palan à levier : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 3, record 2, French, - palan%20%C3%A0%20rochet
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-10-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Keyboard Instruments
- String Instruments
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- action
1, record 3, English, action
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The mechanism of a piano, organ, or similar instrument. 2, record 3, English, - action
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A piano has four essential elements: strings, action, soundboard and framework. 3, record 3, English, - action
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Cristofori's great success was in solving, without any prior example, the fundamental mechanical problem of piano design : the hammer must strike the string, but not remain in contact with it(as a tangent remains in contact with a clavichord string) because this would dampen the sound. Moreover, the hammer must return to its rest position without bouncing violently, and it must be possible to repeat a note rapidly. Cristofori's piano action served as a model for the many different approaches to piano actions that followed. … In 1821, Sébastien Érard invented the double escapement action, which incorporated a repetition lever(also called the balancier) that permitted a note to be repeated even if the key had not yet risen to its maximum vertical position. This facilitated rapid playing of repeated notes, and this musical device was pioneered by Liszt. When the invention became public, as revised by Henri Herz, the double escapement action gradually became standard in grand pianos, and is still incorporated into all grand pianos currently produced. … In grand pianos, the frame and strings are horizontal, with the strings extending away from the keyboard. The action lies beneath the strings, and uses gravity as its means of return to a state of rest. 4, record 3, English, - action
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Broadwood square action, double escapement action, drop action, Erard square action, simple action, vertical piano action. 5, record 3, English, - action
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de musique à clavier
- Instruments de musique à cordes
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- mécanisme
1, record 3, French, m%C3%A9canisme
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le piano est un instrument de musique polyphonique à clavier et à cordes frappées, il est donc classé parmi les percussions et les cordes. Le son est produit par les cordes, tendues sur un cadre rigide, au-dessus de la table d'harmonie. Elles sont frappées par des marteaux, couverts de feutre, actionnés par l'enfoncement des touches du clavier. La vibration des cordes est stoppée par un étouffoir lorsque la touche du clavier est relâchée. Un dispositif mécanique, appelé «échappement», permet à la corde de vibrer librement, puis au cours de son évolution, une répétition plus rapide de la note. […] L'un des mécanismes primordiaux du piano est le mécanisme d'échappement : si la touche et le marteau étaient directement liés, lors de la propulsion du marteau vers la corde, ce dernier resterait bloqué sur la corde, entraînant un étouffement du son produit. Afin d'éviter cet assourdissement, le marteau est propulsé par l'intermédiaire d'une pièce en forme d'équerre, le bâton d'échappement, qui bascule en arrière lorsque sa partie horizontale atteint une butée (réglable). Ainsi le marteau est libre de repartir en arrière dès qu'il a percuté la corde, qui peut alors vibrer sans être étouffée par le marteau. 2, record 3, French, - m%C3%A9canisme
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Différentes parties d’un piano. Le clavier. […] Le mécanisme. Le fait de produire les sons par percussion oblige à utiliser une mécanique complexe. Contrairement aux instruments à corde pincée (clavecin, etc.), le piano nécessite un mécanisme d'échappement. En effet, lorsque le marteau est propulsé vers la corde par l'action de la touche, s'il y avait liaison directe entre le clavier et le marteau, ce dernier resterait bloqué sur la corde, entraînant un étouffement de la note aussitôt le son produit. Pour éviter ceci, le marteau est propulsé par l'intermédiaire d'une pièce en forme d'équerre, le bâton d'échappement, qui bascule en arrière lorsque sa partie horizontale atteint une butée (réglable). Grâce à ceci, le marteau est libre de repartir en arrière lorsqu'il a percuté la corde, lui permettant de produire son son. […] Le pédalier. [La] partie acoustique. [La] structure. 3, record 3, French, - m%C3%A9canisme
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
En 1821, Sébastien Érard inventa pour sa part le système à répétition, communément et improprement appelé double échappement, qui permet à une note d'être rejouée même si la touche n'est pas encore revenue à sa position initiale ; une innovation que les grands virtuoses sauront utiliser dans des compositions toujours plus difficiles et toujours plus rapides. Amélioré par Henri Herz vers 1840, le principe du double échappement devint finalement le mécanisme standard des pianos à queue, utilisé par tous les facteurs. Le déclin de la firme Erard fut en partie dû a sa volonté de conserver et de produire un instrument à cordes parallèles (ou obliques) dans lequel l'homogénéité du son est meilleure entre les basses et les médiums. […] L'appellation « double échappement » est à éviter car il n'existe bel et bien qu'un seul mécanisme d'échappement dans les pianos, on préférera ainsi le terme de mécanisme de répétition. 4, record 3, French, - m%C3%A9canisme
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2002-07-16
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
- Navigation Instruments
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- gyro housing
1, record 4, English, gyro%20housing
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- sealed housing 2, record 4, English, sealed%20housing
correct
- sealed gyro housing 3, record 4, English, sealed%20gyro%20housing
correct
- gyroscope housing 4, record 4, English, gyroscope%20housing
correct
- housing 2, record 4, English, housing
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The rotor of the air-driven gyro is mounted in a sealed housing. Filtered air is brought into the gyro housing through passages in the rear pivot, the gimbal ring, and the side pivots. The air then blows against the rotor through two angled nozzles on opposite sides of the housing. The circumference of the rotor is machined with dozens of little bucket-like cutouts which allow the airflow to spin the rotor like a waterwheel (but a whole lot faster). Having done its work, the air then exits through exhaust ports on the lower part of the sealed gyro housing, whereupon it is sucked out of the instrument case by the vacuum pump. 3, record 4, English, - gyro%20housing
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Attitude indicator components(vacuum-driven). The rotor, mounted in a sealed housing, spins in a horizontal plane about the vertical axis. The housing pivots about the lateral axis on a gimbal, which in turn is free to pivot about the longitudinal axis. The instrument case is the third gimbal necessary for universal mounting. The horizon bar is linked to the gyro by a lever, attached to a pivot on the rear of the gimbal frame and connected to the gyro housing by a guide pin. 5, record 4, English, - gyro%20housing
Record 4, Key term(s)
- sealed gyroscope housing
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
- Instruments de navigation
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- carter
1, record 4, French, carter
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- caisse du gyroscope 2, record 4, French, caisse%20du%20gyroscope
correct, feminine noun
- carter du gyroscope 2, record 4, French, carter%20du%20gyroscope
correct, masculine noun
- carter étanche 3, record 4, French, carter%20%C3%A9tanche
correct, masculine noun
- élément sensible 4, record 4, French, %C3%A9l%C3%A9ment%20sensible
correct, masculine noun
- cage de gyroscope 5, record 4, French, cage%20de%20gyroscope
correct, feminine noun
- cage 6, record 4, French, cage
correct, feminine noun
- solide 7, record 4, French, solide
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On appellera «carter» le solide [...] qui porte le gyro au moyen de paliers A et A'. Cette dénomination de carter est parfaitement adaptée puisque le gyro doit être protégé des poussières et régulé en température. De plus la grande vitesse de rotation présente un danger pour l'environnement extérieur. [...] Le carter s'appelle aussi «élément sensible», car c'est lui qui reçoit directement les effets du gyro et lui seul est vraiment observable. Sa structure sera donc agrémentée d'équipements divers : moteur d'entraînement du gyro, alimentation électrique de ce moteur, capteur de vitesse angulaire axiale [...] 8, record 4, French, - carter
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Gyroscopes libres. Le problème consiste à suspendre la toupie en minimisant l'incertitude [delta]C sur le couple qui lui est appliqué. [...] des recherches technologiques ont favorisé l'apparition de multiples réalisations parmi lesquelles on peut citer : la suspension par cardan [...]; la suspension par flottaison; la poussée d'Archimède, agissant sur les anneaux de cardan et sur un carter étanche renfermant la toupie, soulage les paliers, qui peuvent alors être équipés d'ensembles pivot-rubis; [...] 9, record 4, French, - carter
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Un gyromètre est un capteur électromécanique, dont le carter (élément sensible) [...] possède un degré de liberté en rotation (autour de l'axe X de sortie), par rapport à un boîtier dont on veut mesurer l'angle de rotation autour d'un axe dit d'entrée Y. 10, record 4, French, - carter
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec le boîtier. 11, record 4, French, - carter
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2001-08-24
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
- Navigation Instruments
- Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- case
1, record 5, English, case
correct, noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- gyroscope case 2, record 5, English, gyroscope%20case
correct
- case of the gyro 3, record 5, English, case%20of%20the%20gyro
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
case: The structure which provides the mounting surfaces and establishes the reference axes. 4, record 5, English, - case
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Attitude indicator components(vacuum-driven). The rotor, mounted in a sealed housing, spins in a horizontal plane about the vertical axis. The housing pivots about the lateral axis on a gimbal, which in turn is free to pivot about the longitudinal axis. The instrument case is the third gimbal necessary for universal mounting. The horizon bar is linked to the gyro by a lever, attached to a pivot on the rear of the gimbal frame and connected to the gyro housing by a guide pin. 5, record 5, English, - case
Record 5, Key term(s)
- gyro case
- case of the gyroscope
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
- Instruments de navigation
- Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- boîtier du gyroscope
1, record 5, French, bo%C3%AEtier%20du%20gyroscope
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- boîtier 2, record 5, French, bo%C3%AEtier
correct, masculine noun
- boîtier d'un gyroscope 3, record 5, French, bo%C3%AEtier%20d%27un%20gyroscope
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un gyroscope est essentiellement constitué d'un solide de révolution animé d'un mouvement de rotation rapide autour de son axe de symétrie. Le solide de révolution est appelé rotor ou toupie gyroscopique. Dans un grand nombre de cas d'utilisation concrète, le rotor doit pouvoir prendre n'importe quelle position dans l'espace. À cet effet on rend le rotor solidaire du boîtier qui le contient au moyen d'un système de deux cadres mobiles l'un par rapport à l'autre. 4, record 5, French, - bo%C3%AEtier%20du%20gyroscope
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les appareils gyroscopiques [...] nécessitent généralement un moteur pour entretenir un état permanent de l'élément sensible (amplitude de la vibration, vitesse de rotation de la toupie) et compenser les pertes internes, par frottement, du dispositif. La qualité de l'appareil ainsi constitué, composé d'un boîtier, d'un élément sensible, d'un moteur et d'un détecteur angulaire, est caractérisée par sa performance de stabilité angulaire. 1, record 5, French, - bo%C3%AEtier%20du%20gyroscope
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Un gyromètre est un capteur électromécanique, dont le carter (élément sensible) S2 possède un degré de liberté en rotation (autour de l'axe X de sortie), par rapport à un boîtier dont on veut mesurer l'angle de rotation autour d'un axe dit d'entrée Y. 5, record 5, French, - bo%C3%AEtier%20du%20gyroscope
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec carter. 6, record 5, French, - bo%C3%AEtier%20du%20gyroscope
Record 5, Key term(s)
- boîtier du gyro
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2001-07-23
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Museums
- Grain Growing
- Milling and Cereal Industries
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- lever mill
1, record 6, English, lever%20mill
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
With time, further improvements were made to milling equipment. Grooves were cut in the rubbing surfaces of saddlestones and methods of holding a supply of grain in the top grinding stone while feeding grain onto the lower stone were developed. The lever mill eventually evolved in which the grain was subjected to a shearing and grinding action by a flat furrowed stone moving back and forth in a horizontal arc. 1, record 6, English, - lever%20mill
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Muséologie
- Culture des céréales
- Minoterie et céréales
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- meule à levier
1, record 6, French, meule%20%C3%A0%20levier
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Avec le temps, d'autres améliorations furent apportées au matériel de meunerie. Les surfaces de frottement des meules de pierre furent striées de cannelures et l'on mit au point des systèmes permettant à la meule supérieure de contenir une certaine quantité de grains qu'elle laissait s'écouler sur la meule inférieure. La meule à levier, étape subséquente, devait soumettre le grain à une action de cisaillement et de broyage à l'aide d'une pierre plate creusée de sillons et animée d'un mouvement de va-et-vient selon un arc horizontal. 1, record 6, French, - meule%20%C3%A0%20levier
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2000-08-31
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Winches
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- Spanish windlass
1, record 7, English, Spanish%20windlass
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A windlass consisting of a vertical and horizontal spar with a bight of the rope taken around the horizontal spar, which is used to move heavy loads over short distances. 2, record 7, English, - Spanish%20windlass
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In making a Spanish windlass, fasten a rope between the load you are to move and an anchorage some distance away. Place a short spar vertically beside this rope, about halfway between the anchorage and the load. This spar may be a pipe or a pole, but in either case it should have as large a diameter as possible. Make a loop in the rope and wrap it partly around the spar. Insert the end of a horizontal rod through this loop. The horizontal rod should be a stout pipe or bar long enough to provide leverage. It is used as a lever to turn the vertical spar. As the vertical spar turns, the rope is wound around it, which shortens the line and pulls on the load. Make sure that the rope leaving the vertical spar is close to the same level on both sides to prevent the spar from tipping over. 3, record 7, English, - Spanish%20windlass
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Treuils
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- treuil à main
1, record 7, French, treuil%20%C3%A0%20main
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Treuil constitué d'une poutre verticale et d'une barre horizontale (―) dont on se sert pour déplacer des charges lourdes sur de courtes distances. 1, record 7, French, - treuil%20%C3%A0%20main
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
treuil à main : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie. 2, record 7, French, - treuil%20%C3%A0%20main
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Gymnastics and Trampoline
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- back horizontal lever 1, record 8, English, back%20horizontal%20lever
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Gymnastique et trampoline
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- suspension dorsale horizontale
1, record 8, French, suspension%20dorsale%20horizontale
feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Gymnastics and Trampoline
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- single elbow horizontal lever 1, record 9, English, single%20elbow%20horizontal%20lever
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Gymnastique et trampoline
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- appui facial transversal horizontal sur un coude 1, record 9, French, appui%20facial%20transversal%20horizontal%20sur%20un%20coude
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Gymnastics and Trampoline
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- front horizontal lever 1, record 10, English, front%20horizontal%20lever
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Gymnastique et trampoline
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- suspension faciale horizontale tendue 1, record 10, French, suspension%20faciale%20horizontale%20tendue
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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