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MODULAR BUILDING UNIT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Prefabrication
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- modular building unit
1, record 1, English, modular%20building%20unit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A selected unit or module, such as a box or other subcomponent used repeatedly in the aggregate construction. 2, record 1, English, - modular%20building%20unit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
mobile homes and modular building units. 1, record 1, English, - modular%20building%20unit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Préfabrication
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- élément de construction modulaire
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9l%C3%A9ment%20de%20construction%20modulaire
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme proposé à partir des termes "élément de construction" et "modulaire", relevés dans le Grand dictionnaire encyclopédique Larousse de 1982. 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A9l%C3%A9ment%20de%20construction%20modulaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
"élément complexe de construction" : assemblage élémentaire de matériaux formant un tout (ex. : une poutre à âme composée). 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9l%C3%A9ment%20de%20construction%20modulaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
"élément fonctionnel de construction" : partie constitutive de la construction, plus ou moins complexe, ayant une individualité fonctionnelle propre (ex. : un mur, un plancher, une cloison). 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9l%C3%A9ment%20de%20construction%20modulaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
"coordination modulaire" : coordination dimensionnelle basée sur une modulation des composants d'une construction industrialisée. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9l%C3%A9ment%20de%20construction%20modulaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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