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FOIL BOARD [2 records]

Record 1 2024-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surfing and Water-Skiing
DEF

A surfboard with a hydrofoil that extends below the board into the water, causing the board to leave the surface of the water at various speeds.

Key term(s)
  • foil board

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ski nautique et surfing
CONT

La partie la plus excitante et divertissante de la formation consiste à pratiquer la planche à aile portante. Cette activité nautique combine les sensations du surf, du SUP [planche à pagaie], de la planche à voile et de la planche aérotractée.

OBS

Bien que le terme «planche de foil» soit répandu dans l'usage, il est recommandé de privilégier les termes «planche à aile portante» ou «planche à plan porteur».

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Man-Made Construction Materials
  • Interior Covering Materials
  • Thermal Insulation
DEF

Gypsum plaster board with an aluminium foil bonded to its rear surface. This provides the board with increased thermal insulation properties (if associated with an air space) and increased resistance to water-vapour permeation.

Key term(s)
  • insulating gypsum board

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de construction artificiels
  • Revêtements intérieurs
  • Isolation thermique
OBS

Le Grand dictionnaire encyclopédique Larousse, 1982, vol. 8, page 8175, mentionne que «placoplâtre» est un nom déposé. Par contre, le Grand Robert de la langue française, 1985, vol. 7, p. 444, ne fait pas cette distinction.

OBS

placoplâtre : Plâtre coulé entre deux feuilles de carton.

Spanish

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