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LEFT-HAND LOCK [2 records]

Record 1 1992-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Locks and Locksmithing
DEF

Lock for the left-hand leaf of a hinged door or of a left-hand sliding door....

OBS

[Left-hand lock] Term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Serrurerie
DEF

Serrure pour le vantail d'une porte à gauche ou d'une porte coulissante à gauche [...]

OBS

Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 1981-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Transport
OBS

The turning clearance circles(the steering wheel being turned to full lock) are : 1) the diameter of the smallest circle enclosing the projections onto the supporting plane of all points of the vehicle. 2) The diameter of the largest circle beyond which are located the projections onto the supporting plane of all the points of the vehicle. NOTE Each vehicle has right-hand and left-hand turning clearance circles.

Key term(s)
  • turning clearance circle

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport routier
OBS

Les diamètres d'encombrement en virage sont (le volant étant tourné au maximum): 1) Le diamètre du plus petit cercle à l'intérieur duquel se trouvent les projections de tous les points du véhicule sur la plan d'appui. 2) Le diamètre du plus grand cercle à l'extérieur duquel se trouvent les projections de tous les points du véhicule sur le plan d'appui. NOTE Chaque véhicule a des diamètres d'encombrement en virage à droite et à gauche.

Key term(s)
  • diamètre d'encombrement en virage

Spanish

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