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SCUFF [18 records]

Record 1 2016-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Mechanics)
  • Servicing and Maintenance (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
OBS

Wheel alignment.

OBS

drive-over tester; scuff gauge; scuff gage: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Mécanique)
  • Entretien et réparation (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
OBS

contrôleur dynamique de parallélisme : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Helicopters (Military)
  • Landing Gear (Aeroindustry)
CONT

The helicopter must be capable of landing on unprepared surfaces such as rocky terrain and gravel ... This requirement envisages scuff pads or anti-wear pads being installed on the helicopter landing gear.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hélicoptères (Militaire)
  • Atterrisseur (Constructions aéronautiques)

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Joining Elements (Mechanical Components)
  • Metal Fasteners
OBS

scuffing: The dull mark, sometimes the result of abrasion on the surface of glazed ceramic or glassware.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments d'assemblage (Composants mécaniques)
  • Clouterie et visserie

Spanish

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Record 4 2011-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sanding and Polishing of Metals
  • Servicing and Maintenance (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
OBS

scuff-sand: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • scuff sand

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sablage et ponçage des métaux
  • Entretien et réparation (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
OBS

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

Spanish

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Record 5 2011-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sanding and Polishing of Metals
  • Servicing and Maintenance (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
OBS

scuff sanding: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sablage et ponçage des métaux
  • Entretien et réparation (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
OBS

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

Spanish

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Record 6 2008-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Safety
  • Police
CONT

Acceleration skid (acceleration scuff). Vehicles may leave these skids when drivers apply sufficient power to the driving wheels to cause them to skid on the road surface (i.e. lose adhesion with the road surface). The beginning portion of the mark is very dark, from the weight transfer of the vehicle (inertia). Tire tread rib marks may be visible.

OBS

acceleration mark: term standardized by ISO in 2002.

Key term(s)
  • acceleration scuffmark
  • acceleration skidmark

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité routière
  • Police
OBS

patinage : Rotation sans entraînement des roues motrices d'un véhicule, par suite d'une adhérence insuffisante.

OBS

trace d'accélération : terme normalisé par l'ISO en 2002.

Spanish

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Record 7 2008-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Safety
  • Police
CONT

Tire marks... Decelerating scuffs. These occur at the beginning of skidmarks after the brake has been applied enough to slow the wheels so they drag, but before the wheels are locked.

OBS

The impending skid [mark] may be difficult to see.

Key term(s)
  • impending skid mark
  • shadow skid mark

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité routière
  • Police

Spanish

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Record 8 2008-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Safety
  • Police
DEF

[A] trace mark [left] by a tire when the tire does not track parallel to the leading front tire in a turning manoeuvre.

OBS

critical speed mark: term and definition standardized by ISO in 2002.

Key term(s)
  • critical speed scuffmark

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité routière
  • Police
DEF

Trace [laissée] par un pneumatique lorsque ce dernier ne suit pas une trajectoire parallèle à celle du pneumatique avant correspondant au cours d'un virage.

OBS

trace de vitesse critique : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO en 2002.

Spanish

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Record 9 2008-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Safety
  • Police
CONT

Flat tire scuffs. These are marks left on the road by the edges of an under inflated or greatly overloaded tire. There are two distinct marks for each tire ...

CONT

... a flat tire scuff ... indicates tire failure.

Key term(s)
  • flat-tire scuff

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité routière
  • Police

Spanish

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Record 10 2008-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Safety
  • Police
CONT

The introduction on most modern cars of ABS [antilock braking system] is beginning to make skid marks less common. However, careful scene examination can reveal scuff marks from vehicles that have braked heavily albeit the ABS has activated. Where no skid or ABS scuff marks have been identified the collision investigator will have to resort to other methods to assess pre-impact speeds of involved vehicles.

Key term(s)
  • ABS scuffmark
  • ABS affected scuffmark
  • ABS skidmark
  • ABS affected scuff mark
  • ABS-affected scuffmark

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité routière
  • Police

Spanish

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Record 11 2008-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Safety
  • Police
CONT

Examples of tire friction marks are skidmarks and scuffmarks. Skidmarks are made by a tire that is sliding without rotation, and scuffmarks are made when a tire is both sliding and rotating at the same time.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité routière
  • Police
CONT

Si le pneumatique glisse latéralement ou longitudinalement sur la chaussée alors que la roue est en rotation, nous avons affaire à des marques de dérapage.

Spanish

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Record 12 2002-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printing Machines and Equipment
DEF

The resistance to scuffing of paper or paperboard, usually measured in terms of the number of cycles required to produce a specified degree of scuffing on a specified area with a designated abrasive object of specified size and weight rotating or reciprocating at specified speeds.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)
DEF

Résistance à la détérioration de la surface du papier par frottement contre une surface abrasive.

Spanish

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Record 13 1999-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Servicing and Maintenance (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entretien et réparation (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
CONT

Après avoir huilé les pistons et retourné le bloc cylindres, on procède à l'introduction des ensembles bielles-pistons dans les chemises, soit à l'aide d'une bague [...] soit par un collier [...]

Spanish

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Record 14 1991-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bodywork and Framework (Motor Vehicles)
DEF

One fitting over the threshold of the door of an automotive vehicle to cover the flanges of the side body panels.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Carrosserie, caisse et châssis (Véhicules automobiles)
DEF

Plaque en aluminium rapportée pour protéger le bas de la porte.

Spanish

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Record 15 1988-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Keyboard Instruments

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à clavier
OBS

en laiton.

Spanish

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Record 16 1987-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
  • Aeroindustry
CONT

Inspect: 5. Door jamb & seal depressor for distortion, cracks, nicks & corrosion. Latch pin for condition & security. Exterior scuff plate (along lower edge of jamb) for general condition & evidence of sealant missing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
  • Constructions aéronautiques
OBS

plaque de protection (contre le raclage).

OBS

plaque de protection; plaque de raclage;plaque d'usure : termes acceptés par le Comité d'étude de la terminologie des cartes de travail du DC-9.

Spanish

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Record 17 1981-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wheels and Tires (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Trucking (Road Transport)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Roues et pneus (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Camionnage

Spanish

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Record 18 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation
  • Language Problems
OBS

a mark: gouge, roughness or other injury caused by scuffing (a wearing away or injuring) by use or abrasion).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction
  • Problèmes de langue

Spanish

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