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Record 1 2016-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chimneys (Building Elements)
DEF

A space formed in a wall or chimney breast into which a heating appliance may be placed and from which a flue leads.

OBS

fireplace: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the Black Carbon Inventory and the Air Pollutant Emission Inventory Report.

OBS

fireplace recess: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cheminées (Éléments du bâtiment)
DEF

Espace réservé dans un mur ou un manteau de cheminée dans lequel un appareil de chauffage peut être installé et à partir duquel part un conduit de fumée.

OBS

foyer : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l'inventaire de carbone noir et de l'Inventaire des émissions de polluants atmosphériques.

OBS

foyer : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Chimeneas (Elementos de edificios)
DEF

Hueco retranqueado en la pared en el que se quema leña con objeto de calentar la habitación donde se encuentra.

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