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LUMBER RULE [1 record]

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Record 1 2001-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
  • Wood Industries
DEF

An inscribed stick used for measuring the board foot volume of dried lumber.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
  • Industrie du bois
DEF

Tige graduée employée par le classificateur afin de calculer le volume des sciages en pieds-planche.

OBS

Le «Dictionnaire de la foresterie», publié aux Presses de l'Université Laval en 2000, propose le terme plus générique «règle de mesurage», qui peut aussi être employé en contexte moins spécifique.

Key term(s)
  • règle à bois sciés
  • règle à sciage
  • règle à sciages

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