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PARALLELEPIPEDAL [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-11-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Descriptive Geometry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- parallelepipedal
1, record 1, English, parallelepipedal
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Having the form of a parallelepiped. 1, record 1, English, - parallelepipedal
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géométrie descriptive
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- parallélépipédique
1, record 1, French, parall%C3%A9l%C3%A9pip%C3%A9dique
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui a la forme d'un parallélépipède. 1, record 1, French, - parall%C3%A9l%C3%A9pip%C3%A9dique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1993-10-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- measuring face 1, record 2, English, measuring%20face
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... "gauge blocks of rectangular section",... are measures of length in the form of rectangular plates or parallelepipedal rectangular blocks comprising two opposing, flat, mutually parallel, faces, called measuring faces, whose surface quality is s such that they have the property of wringing to the corresponding faces of other gauges or plane datum surfaces. 1, record 2, English, - measuring%20face
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Measuring faces on a [solid volume measuring] machine shall be designed so that they may be held parallel when each of the three principal axes of the object are being measured. 2, record 2, English, - measuring%20face
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
measuring face: Consolidation of the Weights and Measures Regulations, March 1990, s. 226. 2, record 2, English, - measuring%20face
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- face de mesure
1, record 2, French, face%20de%20mesure
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Les] «calibres à bouts plans à sections rectangulaire» [...] sont des mesures de longueur en forme de lamelles rectangulaires ou de blocs parallélépipèdes rectangles comportant deux faces opposées planes et parallèles entre elles, dites faces de mesure, et dont la qualité de surface est telle qu'elles ont la propriété d'adhérer aux faces correspondantes d'autres calibres ou à la face de référence des plans auxiliaires. 2, record 2, French, - face%20de%20mesure
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
face de mesure : Consolidation des Règlements sur les poids et mesures, mars 1990, art. 226. 3, record 2, French, - face%20de%20mesure
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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