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MALE DIE [11 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-11-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Printing Machines and Equipment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- embossing die set
1, record 1, English, embossing%20die%20set
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An embossing die set is comprised of two metal stamp parts, male and female. The male part is produced with a face that features the raised image, while the female part is produced with a sunk-engraved image. To produce the two parts of an embossing die set with the right clearance, it is imperative [to specify] the exact thickness of the material to be embossed. This piece of information... will ensure a good embossed image. 1, record 1, English, - embossing%20die%20set
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- jeu de matrices d'embossage
1, record 1, French, jeu%20de%20matrices%20d%27embossage
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-05-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- taper tap
1, record 2, English, taper%20tap
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fishing tool that is run into a hollow fish (as drill collars) and rotated to cut sufficient threads to provide a firm grip, thus permitting the fish to be pulled and recovered. 1, record 2, English, - taper%20tap
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The taper tap is the male counterpart of a die collar. 2, record 2, English, - taper%20tap
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- taraud conique
1, record 2, French, taraud%20conique
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- taraud fileté 1, record 2, French, taraud%20filet%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Taraud utilisé pou le repêchage des objets creux (tiges ou masses-tiges) dans un puits en instrumentation. 2, record 2, French, - taraud%20conique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-05-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Plastics Manufacturing
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- female die
1, record 3, English, female%20die
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- negative mould 2, record 3, English, negative%20mould
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Rotary die punching. Because soft steel male/female rotary dies cull quickly when set to close tolerances required to punch the material clearly, the use of rotary dies made of hardened tool steel is recommended. 3, record 3, English, - female%20die
Record 3, Key term(s)
- negative mold
- female mold
- female mould
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Plasturgie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- moule femelle
1, record 3, French, moule%20femelle
see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- matrice femelle 1, record 3, French, matrice%20femelle
feminine noun
- matrice 1, record 3, French, matrice
feminine noun
- moule négatif 2, record 3, French, moule%20n%C3%A9gatif
masculine noun
- creux négatif 3, record 3, French, creux%20n%C3%A9gatif
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Piston supérieur permettant de réaliser un pré-emboutissage mécanique avant le déclenchement du vide lorsqu'on travaille en moule négatif. 2, record 3, French, - moule%20femelle
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les justifications qui suivent nous portent à penser qu'on pourrait peut-être parler, pour rendre le «male die», de «matrice supérieure» ou de «poinçon» et que, pour rendre le «female die», on pourrait peut-être employer les termes «matrice inférieure» ou encore «matrice», tout court. 4, record 3, French, - moule%20femelle
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Moulage par compression. [...] Les moules sont le plus souvent en acier, éventuellement chromé. Ils se composent de deux parties, appelées matrices et placées l'une au-dessous de l'autre. La matrice supérieure est souvent désignée sous le nom de «poinçon», et l'inférieure appelée simplement «matrice». 5, record 3, French, - moule%20femelle
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
matrice : L'une des deux parties d'un moule à compression de matières plastiques. (La matrice inférieure forme généralement la cavité; la matrice supérieure est généralement constituée par le piston de compression.) 5, record 3, French, - moule%20femelle
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Creux négatif : d'après l'Encyclopédie Universalis, volume 14, p. 785 (année d'édition non précisée). 3, record 3, French, - moule%20femelle
Record 3, Key term(s)
- forme femelle
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2000-08-31
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Metal Bending
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- air bending
1, record 4, English, air%20bending
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bending in an air bend die. 2, record 4, English, - air%20bending
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
air bend die : Angle forming die in which the metal is formed without striking the bottom of the die. Metal contact is made at only three points in the cross section : the nose of the male die and the two edges of a V-shape die opening. 2, record 4, English, - air%20bending
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Cintrage et pliage (Métallurgie)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- pliage en l'air
1, record 4, French, pliage%20en%20l%27air
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pliage dans lequel le poinçon ne va pas à fond de matrice, ce qui permet, avec les mêmes outils, de faire des pliages à angles différents. 1, record 4, French, - pliage%20en%20l%27air
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1999-06-11
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Riveting (Metals)
- Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- cold dimpling
1, record 5, English, cold%20dimpling
correct, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Aircraft Rivets.... Dimpling thin skins of 2024-T material is often done cold, using special male and female dies.... These dies may be installed in a squeeze gun which acts as an overgrown pair of pliers and squeezes the dies together, or the male die may be driven into the female with the pneumatic rivet gun. 2, record 5, English, - cold%20dimpling
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cold dimpling: term standardized by ISO. 3, record 5, English, - cold%20dimpling
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Rivetage (Métallurgie)
- Aérotechnique et maintenance
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- embrèvement à froid
1, record 5, French, embr%C3%A8vement%20%C3%A0%20froid
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
embrèvement à froid : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 2, record 5, French, - embr%C3%A8vement%20%C3%A0%20froid
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1999-06-07
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Riveting (Metals)
- Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- hot dimpling
1, record 6, English, hot%20dimpling
correct, standardized
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Aircraft Rivets.... For dimpling heavier skins or skins of some of the harder alloys, such as 7075, hot dimpling may be used. This is usually done in the [coin dimpling] manner.... The dies are held in a special squeezer that allows electrical current to flow through the sheet for an accurately measured period of time. This current causes the metal immediately around the dies to heat up, and then air pressure is applied to force the dies together. Rather than the male die being driven into the female, the female die is forced up around the male, causing the hot metal to flow up tighter around the male die, forming a dimple with closer tolerance than that formed with the radius method. 2, record 6, English, - hot%20dimpling
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hot dimpling: term standardized by ISO. 3, record 6, English, - hot%20dimpling
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Rivetage (Métallurgie)
- Aérotechnique et maintenance
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- embrèvement à chaud
1, record 6, French, embr%C3%A8vement%20%C3%A0%20chaud
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
embrèvement à chaud : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 2, record 6, French, - embr%C3%A8vement%20%C3%A0%20chaud
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1998-08-26
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Plastics Manufacturing
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- male die
1, record 7, English, male%20die
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- male mould 2, record 7, English, male%20mould
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Rotary die punching. Because soft steel male/female rotary dies cull quickly when set to close tolerances required to punch the material clearly, the use of rotary dies made of hardened tool steel is recommended. 3, record 7, English, - male%20die
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
drape forming: a method of shaping a thermoplastic sheet material in which the sheet is clamped into a frame, heated in a male mould pushed into the sheet to give positive mechanical stretching. 4, record 7, English, - male%20die
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Plasturgie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- moule mâle
1, record 7, French, moule%20m%C3%A2le
see observation, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- moule positif 2, record 7, French, moule%20positif
masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les justifications qui suivent nous portent à penser qu'on pourrait peut-être parler, pour rendre le "male die", de "matrice supérieure" ou de "poinçon" et que, pour rendre le "female die", on pourrait peut-être employer les termes "matrice inférieure" ou encore "matrice", tout court. 3, record 7, French, - moule%20m%C3%A2le
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Moulage par compression. (...) Les moules sont le plus souvent en acier, éventuellement chromé. Ils se composent de deux parties, appelées matrices et placées l'une au-dessous de l'autre. La matrice supérieure est souvent désignée sous le nom de "poinçon", et l'inférieure appelée simplement "matrice". 4, record 7, French, - moule%20m%C3%A2le
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 3 OBS
"matrice : L'une des deux parties d'un moule à compression de matières plastiques. (La matrice inférieure forme généralement la cavité; la matrice supérieure est généralement constituée par le piston de compression.) 4, record 7, French, - moule%20m%C3%A2le
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1996-11-07
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Printing Processes - Various
- Pulp and Paper
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- embossing
1, record 8, English, embossing
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Producing raised letters or designs on paper or other material. 2, record 8, English, - embossing
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In plate embossing, the work is done with matched dies. The paper is embossed by placing it between an intaglio(or female) embossing die and a relief(or male) counter in a press and by forcing it into the intaglio areas of the die. 2, record 8, English, - embossing
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Procédés d'impression divers
- Pâtes et papier
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- gaufrage
1, record 8, French, gaufrage
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Production de motifs en relief sur un imprimé, à l'aide d'une forme en creux (plaque de gaufrage) et d'une contrepartie en relief, sur machine typographique, ou entre deux cylindres sur rotative spéciale. Sert à compléter ou à remplacer une impression proprement dite. 2, record 8, French, - gaufrage
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1991-12-20
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Cutting and Trimming (Machine-Tooling)
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- closed die 1, record 9, English, closed%20die
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tyvek can be diecut using either steel rule male/female or closed die. 1, record 9, English, - closed%20die
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Envelopes and bags are produced by Dupont using Tyvek. 2, record 9, English, - closed%20die
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Découpage et taillage (Usinage)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- matrice fermée
1, record 9, French, matrice%20ferm%C3%A9e
feminine noun
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 1990-09-27
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- drumming
1, record 10, English, drumming
correct, noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Drumming of male [ruffed grouse], beginning with low dull thuds, which quickly increase in tempo until they die away in a muffled roll, suggests the starting of a car in the distance. 1, record 10, English, - drumming
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- tambourinage
1, record 10, French, tambourinage
masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le tambourinage du mâle [de la Gélinotte huppée], qui commence par une série de sons sourds, ternes et lents, devient bientôt rapide, puis meurt dans un roulement étouffé qui fait penser à une automobile qui démarre au loin. 1, record 10, French, - tambourinage
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1986-12-08
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
- Metal Forming
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- male die holder 1, record 11, English, male%20die%20holder
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
- punch holder 1, record 11, English, punch%20holder
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Usinage (Métallurgie)
- Formage des métaux
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- porte-poinçon
1, record 11, French, porte%2Dpoin%C3%A7on
masculine noun, officially approved
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
porte-poinçon : terme uniformisé par le CN. 1, record 11, French, - porte%2Dpoin%C3%A7on
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
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