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PRICKING [5 records]

Record 1 2017-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lace and Lacework (Textiles)
CONT

A lace pattern is a drawing which indicates where the bobbins should start and where the pins should be placed which will determine the ultimate shape of the work.

CONT

In order to make bobbin lace you need a pattern known as a pricking. This is a piece of card in which pin-holes are pricked. ... It is very important to have a good pricking.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dentelles, tulles et guipures (Textiles)
CONT

[...] la bande de carton sur laquelle est tracé le schéma de base de la dentelle à exécuter. Ce schéma comporte l'indication du trajet à suivre par les fuseaux et les points où piquer les épingles qui maintiennent les fils.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cartography
  • Surveying
DEF

To mark or trace something on (a surface) by pricks or dots.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cartographie
  • Arpentage
DEF

Opération qui consiste à piquer, à l'aide d'une pointe d'aiguille très fine, l'emplacement d'un point déterminé par des opérations topographiques.

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Histology
OBS

CRTs can induce electrical voltages across the walls of the cells: not just stimulate chemical activity, but prick a hole in the cell wall.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Histologie

Spanish

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Record 4 2008-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
OBS

By the farrier.

OBS

Penetration of a sensitive structure by a horseshoe nail.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
OBS

Piqûre, dans la chair vive ou très près de celle-ci, du clou à ferrer.

Spanish

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Record 5 2008-02-07

English

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

The perforation of a hose cover designed to prevent blisters on the cover formed by the expansion of gases trapped in the interstices of the reinforcement. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

OBS

pricking: term standardized by ISO.

French

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

Perforations d'un revêtement de tuyau réalisées pour éviter la formation de cloques sur le revêtement provoquées par la détente des gaz emprisonnés dans les interstices du renforcement. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

piquetage : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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