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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2022-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
DEF

Take two or more single yarns and join them in a wrapping around motion, usually in the direction opposite that in which they were spun.

CONT

Generally, when staple fibre yarns do not meet the property requirements for certain applications it becomes necessary to ply two or more of the same yarn to form a plied yarn with improved characteristics.

OBS

twist: The term also refers to combining fibres or plied yarns in a wrapping around (twisting) motion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Filature (Textiles)
DEF

Assembler deux ou plusieurs fils simples en les tordant, le plus souvent en sens inverse de la torsion des fils simples.

Spanish

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Record 2 2020-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Maneuvering of Ships
  • Sailing
DEF

To sail to windward by a series of alternate tacks across the wind.

CONT

A sailboat cannot head straight for a given point directly upwind, thus sailors must zigzag back and forth across the wind (beat) to get to an upwind destination.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manœuvre des navires
  • Voile
DEF

Naviguer en zigzag, tantôt à droite, tantôt à gauche de la route à suivre pour utiliser un vent contraire en lui présentant alternativement chaque côté du [navire].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Maniobras de los buques
  • Vela
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Record 3 2017-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wheels and Tires (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
DEF

Layer of rubber-coated parallel cords.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Roues et pneus (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
DEF

Nappe constituée de câblés caoutchoutés disposés parallèlement les uns aux autres.

OBS

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

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waterproofing (Construction)
  • Roofs (Building Elements)
DEF

A single layer or thickness of roofing material in a roofing membrane.

CONT

A roofing contractor should: ... not use a coated sheet, glaze-coated or not, to provide overnight or short-term protection from rain (ideally, coated sheets used as the bottom ply in a built-up membrane should be coated on the underside only so the topside can adhere well to the other felts) ...

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Étanchéité (Construction)
  • Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
CONT

Couvertures confiées à un entrepreneur [...] Membranes de bitume [...] un minimum de 3 couches de feutre est exigé.

CONT

Les feutres enduits sont des feutres bitumés sur lesquels on a appliqué, généralement des deux côtés, un enduit d'asphalte à haut point de ramollissement qui contient un stabilisant minéral. Les feutres enduits sont souvent utilisés comme premier pli d'une étanchéité multicouche du fait que l'enduit protège le feutre au-dessus des joints de l'isolant rigide.

CONT

[...] étanchéité à 4 plis.

OBS

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

Spanish

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Record 5 2008-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pipes and Fittings
  • Plastic Materials
  • Manufactured Products (Rubber)
DEF

A layer (or layers) of reinforcing material. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

OBS

plies: plural form.

OBS

ply: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
  • Matières plastiques
  • Produits fabriqués (Caoutchouc)
DEF

Une ou plusieurs couches de matériau de renforcement. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

pli : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 6 2005-08-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
DEF

A single end component in a plied yarn or the number which tells how many single ends have been ply-twisted together to form a plied yarn.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)
DEF

Un des fils simples d'un fil retors ou nombre indiquant combien de fils simples ont été retordus ensemble pour obtenir un fil retors.

CONT

[Fil] retors à deux bouts ou à trois bouts.

Spanish

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Record 7 2000-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plywood
  • Wood Products
  • Wood Industries
DEF

A single sheet of veneer, or several sheets laid side by side with adjoining edges that may or may not be glued, forming one layer in a piece of plywood.

OBS

ply: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Contreplaqués
  • Produits du bois
  • Industrie du bois
DEF

Chacune des couches de bois d'un contreplaqué. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO].

OBS

pli : terme normalisé par l'ISO, la BNQ et l'AFNOR.

Key term(s)
  • feuillet
  • pli de contreplaqué

Spanish

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Record 8 2000-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rough Carpentry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Charpenterie
OBS

contreplaqué

Spanish

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Record 9 1998-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paper Manufacturing Processes
DEF

Fibrous web of consistent composition formed on the wire of the paper or board making machine. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

OBS

ply: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fabrication du papier
DEF

Nappe fibreuse de composition homogène formée sur la toile de la machine à papier ou à carton. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

jet : terme normalisé par l'ISO et l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 10 1991-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Technical Textiles
  • Civil Engineering
  • Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
CONT

Calendered geomembranes are always made with polymeric compounds and are usually made up of three plies: compound/scrim/compound. Sometimes they are made of five plies: compound/scrim/compound/scrim/compound. Geomembrane with additional plies can be made on a custom basis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Textiles techniques
  • Génie civil
  • Mécanique des sols
DEF

Feuille ou film étanche manufacturé, de composition chimique homogène, constituant l'élément de base pour la fabrication en usine d'une géomembrane mono ou multipli.

OBS

Note: film: son épaisseur est généralement inférieure à 0,5 mm. Feuille: son épaisseur est généralement supérieure à 0,5 mm.

Spanish

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Record 11 1985-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Paper
  • Packaging Techniques
DEF

In the case of solid fibreboard, the complete sheet is composed of two or more such laminations pasted together.

OBS

Kraft facing is not a ply.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de papier
  • Techniques d'emballage

Spanish

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Record 12 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • River and Sea Navigation
OBS

plying on international voyages/any ship

French

Domaine(s)
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
OBS

(Bill E Sénat '34, art. 423(3] tout navire accomplissant ou effectuant des voyages internationaux

Spanish

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