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INCHING MOTION [2 records]

Record 1 1994-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
DEF

Means with which the machine can be run at reduced speed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)
DEF

Dispositif permettant la marche de la machine à tisser à vitesse réduite.

Spanish

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Record 2 1987-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Postal Service Operation
  • Postage Stamps and Stamp Cancelling
  • Machinery
OBS

inching motion : Term officially approved by the Postal Mechanization Terminology Standardization Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation postale
  • Timbres et oblitération
  • Machines
OBS

mouvement saccadé : Terme uniformisé par le comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie de la mécanisation postale.

Spanish

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