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MACHINE SCREW [2 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

machine screw: an item in the "Metalworking Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Materials" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

vis mécanique : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement du travail des métaux» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour le traitement des matières».

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metal Fasteners
  • Building Hardware
  • Joining Elements (Mechanical Components)
DEF

A blunt-ended screw with a standardized thread and a head that may be flat, round, fillister, or oval, and may be slotted, or constructed for wrenching, used to fasten machine parts together.

OBS

machine screw: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Clouterie et visserie
  • Quincaillerie du bâtiment
  • Éléments d'assemblage (Composants mécaniques)
DEF

Vis d'assemblage à partie filetée cylindrique.

CONT

La vis à métaux est d'un usage très général, en association avec une pièce taraudée : elle peut remplir une fonction de fixation, de blocage, de freinage, de pinçage, d'arrêt, de bouchage, etc.

OBS

vis à métaux : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Clavos y tornillos
  • Artículos de ferretería para la construcción
  • Elementos de empalme (Componentes mecánicos)
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