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VERTICAL-SLIDING WINDOW [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-12-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Doors, Windows and Openings (Building Elements)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- guillotine window
1, record 1, English, guillotine%20window
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sash window 2, record 1, English, sash%20window
correct
- hung window 3, record 1, English, hung%20window
correct, see observation
- vertical sliding window 4, record 1, English, vertical%20sliding%20window
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A window consisting of vertically sliding sash which utilizes counterbalancing devices to allow the sash to be opened to any variable position between its fully open and fully closed limits. 3, record 1, English, - guillotine%20window
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Historically, in a guillotine window a peg was inserted through a hole in the movable sash and into a corresponding hole in the frame in order to block the open sash into place. As for the hung window, it used counterweights or a balancing system. Now, these differences tend to faze and the terms are used interchangeably. 5, record 1, English, - guillotine%20window
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
vertical sliding window: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick) in 1990. 5, record 1, English, - guillotine%20window
Record 1, Key term(s)
- guillotine-window
- vertical-sliding window
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Ouvertures (Éléments du bâtiment)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fenêtre à guillotine
1, record 1, French, fen%C3%AAtre%20%C3%A0%20guillotine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fenêtre à coulissement vertical 2, record 1, French, fen%C3%AAtre%20%C3%A0%20coulissement%20vertical
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fenêtre dont le châssis glisse verticalement entre deux rainures et s'ouvre de bas en haut. 3, record 1, French, - fen%C3%AAtre%20%C3%A0%20guillotine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fenêtre à coulissement vertical : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques du Nouveau Brunswick en 1990. 4, record 1, French, - fen%C3%AAtre%20%C3%A0%20guillotine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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