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BALL JOINT [5 records]

Record 1 2016-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Suspension Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
DEF

A suspension component that attaches the steering knuckle to either control arm featuring a ball-and-socket joint to allow pivoting in various directions.

OBS

ball joint: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Suspension (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
OBS

joint à rotule; joint sphérique : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Couplings (Mechanical Components)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
DEF

A rotary joint which allows rotation round a joint, represented in practice by a ball.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Accouplements (Composants mécaniques)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
DEF

Articulation permettant une rotation autour d'un point, matérialisé par une rotule.

OBS

rotule : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance.

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Guns (Land Forces)
OBS

The joint is part of the 120 mm mortar barrel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Canons (Forces terrestres)
OBS

La pièce fait partie du tube canon du mortier de 120 mm.

Spanish

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Record 4 1987-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meats and Meat Industries
CONT

Sirloin tip: that portion of the hind quarter obtained by the removal of the flank and by a cut at the knee joint, following the leg bone to the ball joint.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Salaison, boucherie et charcuterie
OBS

Source : Dr. Valleriani, Meat Hygiene Division, Agriculture Canada.

Spanish

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Record 5 1984-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Jewellery
  • Goldsmithing and Silversmithing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Joaillerie et bijouterie
  • Orfèvrerie et argenterie

Spanish

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