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SUCTION CUP [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hand Tools
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- suction cup
1, record 1, English, suction%20cup
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A cup, often of flexible material such as rubber, in which a partial vacuum is created when it is inverted on a surface; the vacuum tends to hold the cup in place. 2, record 1, English, - suction%20cup
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The suction cup is a simple tool which makes short work of shallow dents if they are not locked in by a crease in the metal. Simply attach the suction cup to the center of the dent and pull. 3, record 1, English, - suction%20cup
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
suction cup: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 4, record 1, English, - suction%20cup
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage à main
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ventouse
1, record 1, French, ventouse
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Calotte de caoutchouc qui peut être maintenue par la pression d'air sur une surface plane et utilisée à divers usages. 2, record 1, French, - ventouse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ventouse : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 3, record 1, French, - ventouse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-02-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Medical and Surgical Equipment
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- suction cup
1, record 2, English, suction%20cup
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A cup-shaped object of rubber, glass, plastic, etc., which, by producing a partial vacuum, can be made to adhere to or draw something to a surface. 2, record 2, English, - suction%20cup
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Équipement médico-chirurgical
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- ventouse
1, record 2, French, ventouse
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ampoule de verre qu'on applique sur la peau après y avoir raréfié l'air afin de déterminer une révulsion locale. 2, record 2, French, - ventouse
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Equipo médico y quirúrgico
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- ventosa
1, record 2, Spanish, ventosa
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1994-02-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Lithography, Offset Printing and Collotype
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- sucker 1, record 3, English, sucker
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- sucker foot 2, record 3, English, sucker%20foot
- suction cup 3, record 3, English, suction%20cup
- suction head 3, record 3, English, suction%20head
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a mechanical device called a sucker foot telescopes to the separated sheet and forwards it into the registration unit.... 2, record 3, English, - sucker
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Lithographie, offset et phototypie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- ventouse
1, record 3, French, ventouse
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- suceur 2, record 3, French, suceur
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la séparation de la première feuille étant ainsi achevée, un jeu de ventouses la prend [...] et la livre aux organes transporteurs qui l'emmèneront à la position de marge. 3, record 3, French, - ventouse
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'Offset page 284. 4, record 3, French, - ventouse
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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