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PEDESTAL [18 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

pedestal: an item in the "Building Components" class of the "Built Environment Objects" category.

French

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

piédestal : objet de la classe «Composants du bâtiment» de la catégorie «Éléments du bâtiment».

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Furniture
  • Office Equipment and Supplies
DEF

Either of the two supports at either end of the writing surface of a [kneehole] desk, usually containing drawers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mobilier de bureau
  • Équipement et fournitures de bureau
DEF

Partie latérale d'un bureau sur laquelle repose le plateau et qui contient habituellement des tiroirs.

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Furniture
  • Office Equipment and Supplies
DEF

A small separate furniture unit which fits beneath the top of a desk or similar working surface[, typically containing drawers].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mobilier de bureau
  • Équipement et fournitures de bureau
DEF

Petit meuble à tiroirs, sur roulettes ou sur pieds, généralement placé sous un bureau ou une table.

Spanish

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Record 4 2013-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Traction (Rail)
CONT

From here he has use of the service interphone hand set on the centre pedestal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traction (Chemins de fer)
CONT

Les indicateurs et les commandes sont placés sur 5 ensembles principaux : le tableau supérieur, le tableau mécanicien, les planches de bord, le pupitre de commande (entre le pilote et le co-pilote), le tableau radio-navigateur.

Spanish

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Record 5 2008-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Controls (Aeroindustry)
  • Helicopters (Military)
DEF

A raised box between pilots on flight deck carrying numerous control and system interfaces.

OBS

control pedestal: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commandes de vol (Constructions aéronautiques)
  • Hélicoptères (Militaire)
DEF

Boîtier de commandes et d'interfaces systèmes, situé entre les sièges pilotes, dans le poste de pilotage.

OBS

pylône de commande : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI) et par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Hélicoptères, Maintenance et Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mandos de vuelo (Industria aeronáutica)
  • Helicópteros (Militar)
OBS

pedestal de mandos : término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 6 1999-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Deep Foundations
DEF

A bulbous enlargement at the bottom of a concrete pile.

CONT

... in forming the uncased Franki pile ... a drop hammer is allowed to fall directly on a mass of concrete in the lower part of a drive pipe; ... when the required depth is reached, the drive pipe is lifted slightly and held against further penetration as concrete is fed into the pipe alongside the hammer and rammed into the soil to form a pedestal.

CONT

Pedestal piles retain the good effects of the bulb of pressure formed at the bottom while driving, by formation of a bulb of hardened concrete.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fondations profondes
DEF

Élargissement sur une certaine hauteur de la base d'un puits ou d'un pieu, dans le but de diminuer la contrainte transmise au sol d'assise.

CONT

L'abaissement du tube, par battage, provoque la fermeture du clapet de base et tasse fortement le béton, formant ainsi le bulbe du pieu [...]

Spanish

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Record 7 1998-11-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

A relatively slender neck or column of rock capped by a wider mass of rock and produced by undercutting as a result of wind abrasion ... or by differential weathering.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie

Spanish

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Record 8 1998-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architectural Styles
DEF

A support for a column, statue, urn, etc., consisting in classical architecture of a base, dado, or die and a cornice, surbase, or cap.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Styles en architecture
DEF

Massif isolé servant de support à une statue, à un vase, etc.

CONT

Dans les ordres architecturaux, le piédestal se compose en général d'une base de plan carré (socle à plinthe avec filet), d'un dé (corps principal élevé), et d'une corniche ou cymaise en couronnement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estilos arquitectónicos
DEF

Pieza sobre la que se apoya una estatua, una columna u otra cosa semejante.

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Record 9 1996-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Goldsmithing and Silversmithing
  • Ceramics (Industries)
DEF

[Ceramics] A stand of pottery or porcelain, higher than it is wide, to support a figure, a bust, or an urn.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orfèvrerie et argenterie
  • Céramique (Industries)
DEF

Petit support ou piédestal.

Spanish

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Record 10 1992-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Television Arts

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télévision (Arts du spectacle)
DEF

Pied sur lequel repose la caméra.

Spanish

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Record 11 1991-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
DEF

Solid, rectangular block, sometimes stepped, at the base of a bridge pile.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
DEF

Partie large, généralement carrée et en saillie, d'une pile de pont.

Spanish

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Record 12 1990-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Field Engineering (Military)
  • Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
OBS

Term officialized by the Engineers Terminology Working Group on bridging.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie (Militaire)
  • Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
OBS

Terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du Génie (ponts).

Spanish

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Record 13 1988-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • CBRNE Weapons
  • Emergency Management

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes CBRNE
  • Gestion des urgences
OBS

prise du chargeur à laquelle se raccorde le dosimètre.

Spanish

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Record 14 1987-04-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shallow Foundations
CONT

Fig. 5-21 Pedestal placed between column and reinforced-concrete footing ... The footing ... has ... a pedestal [which] provides a more favorable transfer of load and [often] is required to provide the necessary length of dowels.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fondations normales
DEF

Assise de maçonnerie, constituée par des pierres de grandes dimensions ou des blocs, sur laquelle on fait reposer l'appui d'une colonne, d'une poutre, etc.

CONT

Fig. 160. Coupe d'une semelle en maçonnerie supportant un pilier (ou un mur) par l'intermédiaire d'un libage en béton armé.

Spanish

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Record 15 1985-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie
CONT

Fouille stratigraphique des alentours du squelette en laissant celui-ci sur un piédestal (dans le cas où le squelette gît au fond d'une fosse, cela est évidemment impossible). L. Frédéric, Manuel pratique d'archéologie.

Spanish

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Record 16 1981-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rolling and Suspension Components (Railroad)
OBS

frein à air; CBCY, 57, 20; In old designs of built-up trucks, a casting of somewhat the form of an inverted letter "u", bolted to the wheel piece of a truck frame to hold the journal box in its place horizontally but permitting a vertical movement. In Great Britain, pedestals are called AXLE GUARDS on cars and HORN PLATES on locomotives.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Roulement et suspension (Chemins de fer)
OBS

FZZH, 51, 20; Plaques de tôle verticales constituant un fer à cheval, rivées aux longerons, entre lesquelles les boîtes d'essieu peuvent coulisser verticalement pour permettre le jeu des ressorts de suspension. CS1, 7/79.

Spanish

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Record 17 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Structural Framework
DEF

A vertical compression member the height of which does not exceed three times its least lateral dimension

French

Domaine(s)
  • Charpentes

Spanish

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Record 18 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Appliances and Equipment
OBS

(for telephone or electricity)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareillage électrique

Spanish

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