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HORIZONTAL SWING [12 records]

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Record 1 2023-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forestry Operations
CONT

To begin felling a tree, first cut out a notch on the side of the tree facing the direction you want it to fall. Make the notch by cutting in horizontally and following with an undercut sloping up to the horizontal cut.... After the undercut is started, swing the saw around and cut a short distance into two sides of the tree. This is called "cornering" and prevents the bark and the sides from tearing when the tree falls.

Key term(s)
  • side-notching

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation forestière

Spanish

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Record 2 2021-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Maneuvering of Ships
CONT

As the wind or water current [changes] direction, your boat will swing about its anchor. This is a swing circle centred around the position of the anchor, with a radius equal to the boat's length plus the horizontal component of the length of the anchor line in use...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manœuvre des navires
DEF

Changer de direction, cap pour cap, en parlant d'un navire qui tourne autour de son ancre sous l'effet du vent ou de la marée, ou que l'on fait tourner sur place au moyen de remorqueurs ou d'amarres.

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scaffolding
CONT

Access and work off the cradle portion of the Swing Stage. No more than 2(two) persons are allowed on the cradle at any time.... A worker on an a Swing Stage must wear a personal fall arrest system secured to a pre-determined anchor independent of the work platform and its suspension. No more than 2(two) persons shall be tied off to an approved horizontal lifeline at any one time. Safe access and egress must be provided to and from the cradle. All equipment and/or materials are to be kept to the minimum, in order to reduce the overall weight on the swing stage. Distribute materials evenly on the cradle. Swing stages have a specific carrying capacity that must not be exceeded.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Échafaudage
DEF

Plate-forme à garde-corps d'un échafaudage volant, suspendue à des élingues ou cordages par des treuils à manivelle.

Spanish

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Record 4 2010-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chutes, Spouts and Conveyors
CONT

A support unit, for a mobile belt conveyor, having multiple belt supporting idlers with some of the idlers mounted on swing brackets controlled by the relative angular positioning of successive support units to provide idler end locations to produce curved belt edges and controlled horizontal belt curvature as a result of moving the conveyor along a curved path.

OBS

mobile belt conveyor: term standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • mobile belt conveyer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Convoyeurs et goulottes (Manutention)
CONT

L'invention concerne un transporteur mobile à courroie pour charger et décharger des marchandises en colis.

OBS

transporteur à courroie mobile : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 5 2005-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
DEF

A pressure-plate anemometer consisting of a plate which is free to swing about a horizontal axis in its own plane above its center of gravity.

CONT

pendulum anemometer. ... The angular deflection of the plate is a function of the wind speed. This instrument is not used for station measurements because of the false reading which results when the frequency of the wind gusts and the natural frequency of the swinging plate coincide. This was the earliest form of anemometer.

CONT

The first anemometer of any kind that we know about was a swinging-plate instrument, and was described and illustrated by Leon Battista Alberti at some time near 1450.

OBS

Which anemometers for long-term wind monitoring? ... Swinging plate (for instant readings) A vertical, square plate with a hinge at the top. Angle of deflection indicates the windspeed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
CONT

On peut facilement se fabriquer un anémomètre à balancier qui sans avoir la précision des modèles professionnels, est capable de donner une indication sur la vitesse du vent.

CONT

[Fabrication d']un anémomètre à balancier avec un cadran en demi-lune. [...] Nous avons fixé à deux montants une barre de fer. [Fixée] à cette barre, une planche de bois fin se balance au gré du vent. Pour terminer, une autre planche, mais en forme de demi-lune cette fois, est graduée en kilomètres/heure.

Spanish

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Record 6 2005-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Golf
OBS

A chipping and putting training device. The device has a pair of cuffs which are joined to one another by a main body. The cuffs position the golfer's forearms and hold the arms and shoulders in place so that the golfer develops a muscle memory of the correct swing. The device is three-way adjustable to allow vertical, horizontal, and angular positioning of the cuffs and arms relative to one another.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Golf
OBS

Dispositif qui retient les avant-bras à un angle prédéterminé dans le but d'améliorer l'élan du golfeur.

Spanish

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Record 7 - external organization data 2002-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Conditioning and Heating
  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

Centrifugal multiplane balancing machines, fixed or portable, horizontal or vertical, as follows :(a) centrifugal balancing machines designed for balancing flexible rotors having a length of 600 mm or more and having all of the following characteristics :(1) a swing(diameter) or journal diameter of 75 mm or more...

OBS

Regulation cited: Nuclear Non-Proliferation Import and Export Control Regulations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement de l'air et chauffage
  • Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Machines centrifuges à vérifier l'équilibrage multiplans, fixes ou déplaçables, horizontales ou verticales, comme suit : a) machines centrifuges à vérifier l'équilibrage, conçues pour équilibrer des rotors flexibles d'une longueur égale ou supérieure à 600 mm et possédant toutes les caractéristiques suivantes : (1) diamètre utile ou diamètre de tourillon égal ou supérieur à 75 mm [...]

OBS

Règlement cité : Règlement sur le contrôle de l'importation et de l'exportation aux fins de la non-prolifération nucléaire.

Spanish

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Record 8 - external organization data 2002-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Equipment (Chemistry)
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

Centrifugal multiplane balancing machines, fixed or portable, horizontal or vertical, as follows :(a) centrifugal balancing machines designed for balancing flexible rotors having a length of 600 mm or more and having all of the following characteristics :(1) a swing or journal diameter of 75 mm or more...

OBS

Regulation cited: Nuclear Non-Proliferation Import and Export Control Regulations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Équipement (Chimie)
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Machines centrifuges à vérifier l'équilibrage multiplans, fixes ou déplaçables, horizontales ou verticales, comme suit : a) machines centrifuges à vérifier l'équilibrage, conçues pour équilibrer des rotors flexibles d'une longueur égale ou supérieure à 600 mm et possédant toutes les caractéristiques suivantes : (1) diamètre utile ou diamètre de tourillon égal ou supérieur à 75 mm [...]

OBS

Règlement cité : Règlement sur le contrôle de l'importation et de l'exportation aux fins de la non-prolifération nucléaire.

Spanish

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Record 9 - external organization data 2002-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Machinery
  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

Centrifugal multiplane balancing machines, fixed or portable, horizontal or vertical, as follows :(a) centrifugal balancing machines designed for balancing flexible rotors having a length of 600 mm or more and having all of the following characteristics :(1) a swing(diameter) or journal diameter of 75 mm or more...

OBS

Regulation cited: Nuclear Non-Proliferation Import and Export Control Regulations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines
  • Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Machines centrifuges à vérifier l'équilibrage multiplans, fixes ou déplaçables, horizontales ou verticales, comme suit : a) machines centrifuges à vérifier l'équilibrage, conçues pour équilibrer des rotors flexibles d'une longueur égale ou supérieure à 600 mm et possédant toutes les caractéristiques suivantes : (1) diamètre utile ou diamètre de tourillon égal ou supérieur à 75 mm [...]

OBS

Règlement cité : Règlement sur le contrôle de l'importation et de l'exportation aux fins de la non-prolifération nucléaire.

Spanish

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Record 10 2000-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cranes (Hoisting and Lifting)
CONT

A boom derrick is a lifting device that incorporates the advantages of a gin pole and the long horizontal reach of a boom. Use the boom derrick to lift and swing medium-size loads in a 90-degree arc on either side of the resting position of the boom, for a total swing of 180 degrees. When employing a boom derrick in lifting heavy loads, set it on a turn plate or turn wheel to allow the mast and boom to swing as a unit. A mast is a gin pole used with a boom. The mast can swing more than 180 degrees when it is set on a turn plate or turn wheel.

CONT

Thus an invention by a Canadian contractor Benjamin Chaffey, a steam-powered boom derrick, was applied for the first time in bridge construction ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grues (Levage)
CONT

Une invention de l'entrepreneur canadien Benjamin Chaffey, un derrick à flèche à vapeur, fut ainsi utilisée pour la première fois dans la construction d'un pont.

Spanish

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Record 11 1993-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pipes and Fittings
CONT

Swing check valves are generally installed on a horizontal pipe line, but lift check valves are used on both horizontal and vertical pipe lines.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
CONT

En général, les clapets de retenue à battant sont montés sur des canalisations horizontales; les clapets de retenue à levée verticale peuvent être montés sur des canalisations tant horizontales que verticales.

Spanish

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Record 12 1980-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
OBS

Dispositif permettant de faire varier l'inclinaison de la surface sensible ou de l'objectif par rapport à l'axe de l'appareil.

Spanish

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