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SIDE THRUST [2 records]

Record 1 2017-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Execution of Work (Construction)
  • Road Construction Equipment
CONT

The front wheels of a motor grader may be leaned to either side to offset the side thrust produced by soil pressure against the angled blade and to assist in turning the grader.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exécution des travaux de construction
  • Matériel de constr. (Voies de circulation)
OBS

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

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
CONT

Skating denotes any tendency of a tone arm to move when the turntable is not exactly level or when a warped disc is being played.

OBS

side thrust: term standardized by the USA Standards Institute (USAS).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
DEF

Composante latérale de la force exercée sur le bras de lecture causée par le frottement de la pointe de lecture.

OBS

poussée latérale : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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