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INCIPIENT BREAKING [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-06-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Quarries
- Ashlar and Building Stone (Quarrying)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- incipient breaking
1, record 1, English, incipient%20breaking
proposal
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Carrières
- Pierres de taille et moellons (Carrières)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- quernure
1, record 1, French, quernure
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Amorce de rupture, dans le sens du quernage (sens perpendiculaire au longrain), du schiste ardoisier. 1, record 1, French, - quernure
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1987-02-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Xylology (The Study of Wood)
- Plywood
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- irregular grain formation 1, record 2, English, irregular%20grain%20formation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any type of fault found in the fibers of wood, such as grain lifting. 2, record 2, English, - irregular%20grain%20formation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
grain lifting : The breaking away of fibres on the convex face of a bend, a form of incipient tension failure.... May also result from back cutting or scraping in areas of irregular grain. 3, record 2, English, - irregular%20grain%20formation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Xylologie (Étude des bois)
- Contreplaqués
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- irrégularité du grain
1, record 2, French, irr%C3%A9gularit%C3%A9%20du%20grain
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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