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SHED DORMER [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Doors, Windows and Openings (Building Elements)
- Roofs (Building Elements)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- shed dormer
1, record 1, English, shed%20dormer
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- dormer with backward sloping roof 2, record 1, English, dormer%20with%20backward%20sloping%20roof
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A dormer window whose eave line is backward to the eave line of the main roof. 3, record 1, English, - shed%20dormer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
shed dormer: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 4, record 1, English, - shed%20dormer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Ouvertures (Éléments du bâtiment)
- Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lucarne retroussée
1, record 1, French, lucarne%20retrouss%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- lucarne en chien assis 2, record 1, French, lucarne%20en%20chien%20assis
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
- chien-assis 3, record 1, French, chien%2Dassis
correct, masculine noun
- demoiselle 4, record 1, French, demoiselle
correct, feminine noun
- lucarne demoiselle 5, record 1, French, lucarne%20demoiselle
correct, feminine noun
- lucarne à demoiselle 6, record 1, French, lucarne%20%C3%A0%20demoiselle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Type de lucarne dont le toit à une pente est en sens inverse du versant du toit. 5, record 1, French, - lucarne%20retrouss%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une lucarne est dite retroussée lorsqu'elle est couverte par un appentis incliné dans le sens inverse du versant du toit. 7, record 1, French, - lucarne%20retrouss%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les lucarnes à une pente sont de deux sortes : lucarne rampante (couverte par un appentis incliné dans le même sens que le versant du toit) et lucarne retroussée (couverte par un appentis incliné dans le sens inverse de celui du versant du toit). 8, record 1, French, - lucarne%20retrouss%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
lucarne en chien assis : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 9, record 1, French, - lucarne%20retrouss%C3%A9e
Record 1, Key term(s)
- chien assis
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-10-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Doors, Windows and Openings (Building Elements)
- Roofs (Building Elements)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- shed dormer
1, record 2, English, shed%20dormer
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- dormer with sloping roof 2, record 2, English, dormer%20with%20sloping%20roof
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A dormer window whose eave line is parallel to the eave line of the main roof. 3, record 2, English, - shed%20dormer
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Ouvertures (Éléments du bâtiment)
- Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lucarne rampante
1, record 2, French, lucarne%20rampante
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- lucarne en chien couché 2, record 2, French, lucarne%20en%20chien%20couch%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
- lucarne à pente concourante 3, record 2, French, lucarne%20%C3%A0%20pente%20concourante
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lucarne dont le toit en appentis est orienté dans le même sens que le versant du toit. 4, record 2, French, - lucarne%20rampante
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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