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ROW HOUSING [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-01-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Residential Architecture
- Urban Housing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- detached dwelling
1, record 1, English, detached%20dwelling
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- detached house 2, record 1, English, detached%20house
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dwelling standing completely within the boundaries of the lot on which it is constructed. 3, record 1, English, - detached%20dwelling
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Housing unit with walls and roof independent of any other building as opposed to a semi-detached or row house. 1, record 1, English, - detached%20dwelling
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Architecture d'habitation
- Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- maison isolée
1, record 1, French, maison%20isol%C3%A9e
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- habitation isolée 2, record 1, French, habitation%20isol%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- maison simple 3, record 1, French, maison%20simple
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Maison dont le gros œuvre est indépendant de toute autre construction. 4, record 1, French, - maison%20isol%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] l'habitation isolée est coûteuse en elle-même, et par le grand développement de voirie qu'elle nécessite [...] 2, record 1, French, - maison%20isol%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
maison isolée : terme recommandé par l'Office de la langue française. 5, record 1, French, - maison%20isol%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Arquitectura de viviendas
- Viviendas (Urbanismo)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- casa aislada
1, record 1, Spanish, casa%20aislada
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- casa independiente 2, record 1, Spanish, casa%20independiente
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-01-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Transmission Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cam and shaft assembly
1, record 2, English, cam%20and%20shaft%20assembly
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
What causes the transmission to shift? It's shifted by shifter forks, also known as sliding yokes. These resemble the oarlocks you find in a row boat. and they ride in a groove in the clutch sleeve and sliding gear. Shifter forks are connected to a cam and shaft assembly. The cam assembly is kept in the selected gear by spring loaded steel balls that jump through notches(in the cam assembly) and hold the shifter forks in that gear. The shafts(of the cam and shaft assembly) go through the housing and are fastened to shift levers. 2, record 2, English, - cam%20and%20shaft%20assembly
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cam and shaft assembly: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 3, record 2, English, - cam%20and%20shaft%20assembly
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Transmission (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- axe avec came de verrouillage
1, record 2, French, axe%20avec%20came%20de%20verrouillage
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pièce à laquelle est reliée la fourchette et qui fait office d'axe de fourchette dans une boîte de vitesses. 2, record 2, French, - axe%20avec%20came%20de%20verrouillage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
axe avec came de verrouillage : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 2, record 2, French, - axe%20avec%20came%20de%20verrouillage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-05-27
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Residential Architecture
- Urban Housing
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- row-house
1, record 3, English, row%2Dhouse
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- row house 2, record 3, English, row%20house
correct
- row-housing unit 1, record 3, English, row%2Dhousing%20%20unit
correct
- row dwelling 3, record 3, English, row%20dwelling
correct
- town house 4, record 3, English, town%20house
correct, see observation
- townhouse 5, record 3, English, townhouse
correct, see observation
- group house 6, record 3, English, group%20house
correct
- terrace house 7, record 3, English, terrace%20house
correct, Great Britain
- terrace home 8, record 3, English, terrace%20home
United States
- end to end town house 9, record 3, English, end%20to%20end%20town%20house
see observation
- side-by-side house 10, record 3, English, side%2Dby%2Dside%20house
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A row of three or more attached, one-family dwellings, each built with similar architectural treatment, separated by vertical divisions termed "party" or "lot-line" walls, and each having private entrances (usually both front and rear). 11, record 3, English, - row%2Dhouse
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A group of apartments, usually row-oriented, where each one is like a separate "house" and is usually two story. It generally refers to such units in an urban area: They are often Condominiums. 12, record 3, English, - row%2Dhouse
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
row house: Often called a town house, which is a more modern term for a row house. 11, record 3, English, - row%2Dhouse
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
"End to end town house" is a redundant term according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. 13, record 3, English, - row%2Dhouse
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
See also "maisonnette". 13, record 3, English, - row%2Dhouse
Record 3, Key term(s)
- row houses
- town houses
- row of houses
- row housing
- side by side house
- side-by-side houses
- side by side houses
- side-by-side
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Architecture d'habitation
- Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- maison en rangée
1, record 3, French, maison%20en%20rang%C3%A9e
correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- habitation en rangée 2, record 3, French, habitation%20en%20rang%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun, Canada
- maison en bande 3, record 3, French, maison%20en%20bande
correct, see observation, feminine noun, France
- habitation en bandes 4, record 3, French, habitation%20en%20bandes
correct, feminine noun, France
- maison en enfilade 5, record 3, French, maison%20en%20enfilade
correct, feminine noun
- maison attenante 5, record 3, French, maison%20attenante
see observation, feminine noun
- maison de ville 6, record 3, French, maison%20de%20ville
avoid, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
maison en rangée : Maison qui appartient à une rangée continue de plusieurs maisons adjacentes, reliées entre elles par les murs latéraux mitoyens et qui possède au moins une entrée privée sur la rue. [Terme et définition recommandés par l'Office de la langue française.] 6, record 3, French, - maison%20en%20rang%C3%A9e
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'habitation en bandes. Elle est à rez-de-chaussée ou à étage, le long de voies étroites et rappelle la rue de village du passé, avec espace vert, derrière, ou devant, ou des deux côtés à la fois. 4, record 3, French, - maison%20en%20rang%C3%A9e
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Si on peut dire de toutes les maisons en bande qu'elles sont «attenantes», on ne saurait qualifier une maison jumelée de «maison en bande»; le terme «maison attenante» n'est donc pas un parfait synonyme de «maison en bande» et ne peut être utilisé dans tous les contextes. 7, record 3, French, - maison%20en%20rang%C3%A9e
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le terme «maison en bande» est utilisé en France pour désigner la maison en rangée. 6, record 3, French, - maison%20en%20rang%C3%A9e
Record 3, Key term(s)
- maisons en rangée
- maisons en bande
- habitations en bande
- habitations en rangée
- maisons en enfilade
- maisons individuelles en bande
- maisons attenantes
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Arquitectura de viviendas
- Viviendas (Urbanismo)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- vivienda adosada
1, record 3, Spanish, vivienda%20adosada
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- casa alineada 2, record 3, Spanish, casa%20alineada
feminine noun
- casa en terraza 1, record 3, Spanish, casa%20en%20terraza
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1983-03-28
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Urban Planning
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- housing type 1, record 4, English, housing%20type
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- dwelling type 1, record 4, English, dwelling%20type
- type of housing 1, record 4, English, type%20of%20housing
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The architectural or building style of housing, such as garden or high-rise apartments, row houses, attached or detached. 1, record 4, English, - housing%20type
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Aménagement urbain
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- type de logement 1, record 4, French, type%20de%20logement
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- type d'habitation 1, record 4, French, type%20d%27habitation
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les types de logements. Sur les quelque 1,819,000 logements existant au Québec, en 1975, 60% sont des maisons unifamiliales [isolées] ou jumelées. 1, record 4, French, - type%20de%20logement
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1981-03-05
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Mechanical Components
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- misalignment 1, record 5, English, misalignment
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The modified line contact existing between raceways and rollers reduces detrimental edge loading. As a result, a very slight misalignment between shaft and housing can be tolerated. Double row bearings can not accommodate any misalignment. 1, record 5, English, - misalignment
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Composants mécaniques
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- déversement 1, record 5, French, d%C3%A9versement
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le contact linéaire modifié entre aiguilles et chemins de roulement permet non seulement d'éviter les charges de bord, mais aussi de compenser un léger déversement relatif de l'arbre et du logement, sauf cependant dans le cas des roulements à deux rangées. 1, record 5, French, - d%C3%A9versement
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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