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W.C PAN [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-10-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plumbing Fixtures
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- toilet bowl
1, record 1, English, toilet%20bowl
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- water-closet bowl 1, record 1, English, water%2Dcloset%20bowl
correct, officially approved
- water closet pan 2, record 1, English, water%20closet%20pan
correct
- W.C. bowl 3, record 1, English, W%2EC%2E%20bowl
correct, Great Britain, standardized
- closet bowl 1, record 1, English, closet%20bowl
correct
- W.C. pan 3, record 1, English, W%2EC%2E%20pan
correct, Great Britain, standardized
- toilet pan 4, record 1, English, toilet%20pan
correct
- pan 3, record 1, English, pan
correct, noun, Great Britain, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A ceramic or metal sanitary appliance, for the reception and flushing away of human solid and liquid excrement, consisting of a bowl with an inlet for flushing water and a trapped outlet. 3, record 1, English, - toilet%20bowl
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pan; W.C. bowl; W.C. pan: terms standardized by the British Standards Institution (BSI). 2, record 1, English, - toilet%20bowl
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
water-closet bowl; toilet bowl: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 5, record 1, English, - toilet%20bowl
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Appareils sanitaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cuvette de toilette
1, record 1, French, cuvette%20de%20toilette
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cuvette de cabinet d'aisance 2, record 1, French, cuvette%20de%20cabinet%20d%27aisance
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
- cuvette 3, record 1, French, cuvette
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
- bol de toilette 4, record 1, French, bol%20de%20toilette
calque, masculine noun, Canada
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bassin en faïence ou en porcelaine d'un siège [de toilette]. 5, record 1, French, - cuvette%20de%20toilette
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cuvette de cabinet d'aisance; cuvette : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 6, record 1, French, - cuvette%20de%20toilette
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-09-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Plumbing Fixtures
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- close-coupled combination water closet
1, record 2, English, close%2Dcoupled%20combination%20water%20closet
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- close-coupled water closet 2, record 2, English, close%2Dcoupled%20water%20closet
correct, officially approved
- closed-coupled closet combination 3, record 2, English, closed%2Dcoupled%20closet%20combination
- W.C. pan with close coupled cistern 4, record 2, English, W%2EC%2E%20pan%20with%20close%20coupled%20cistern
- close coupled water closet 5, record 2, English, close%20coupled%20water%20closet
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A close-coupled water closet may have the flush tank and seat in one unit with the tank only slightly above the seat or bowl. 1, record 2, English, - close%2Dcoupled%20combination%20water%20closet
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
close-coupled water closet: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 6, record 2, English, - close%2Dcoupled%20combination%20water%20closet
Record 2, Key term(s)
- close coupled combination water closet
- closed coupled water closet
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Appareils sanitaires
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cuvette de WC à réservoir attenant
1, record 2, French, cuvette%20de%20WC%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A9servoir%20attenant
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- cuvette et réservoir attenant 2, record 2, French, cuvette%20et%20r%C3%A9servoir%20attenant
correct, feminine noun
- W.C. accouplé 3, record 2, French, W%2EC%2E%20accoupl%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- W.-C. à réservoir de chasse bas (modèle combiné) 4, record 2, French, W%2E%2DC%2E%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A9servoir%20de%20chasse%20bas%20%28mod%C3%A8le%20combin%C3%A9%29
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le siège de w.-c. : il est posé sur le sol ou suspendu, la chasse attenante au siège, les chasses hautes n'étant plus employées; [...] 5, record 2, French, - cuvette%20de%20WC%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A9servoir%20attenant
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Cuvette de water-closet en porcelaine vitrifiée blanche, à siphon apparent avec sorties arrière [...]; réservoir de chasse adossé, fixé directement sur la cuvette [...] 5, record 2, French, - cuvette%20de%20WC%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A9servoir%20attenant
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Selon l'emplacement du réservoir de chasse, on peut distinguer rétrospectivement quatre modèles de w.-c. : celui à réservoir haut, celui à réservoir séparé (situé à plusieurs centimètres au-dessus de la cuvette), celui à réservoir attenant (mais distinct de la cuvette) et celui à réservoir formant bloc avec la cuvette. 6, record 2, French, - cuvette%20de%20WC%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A9servoir%20attenant
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
W.C. accouplé : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 7, record 2, French, - cuvette%20de%20WC%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A9servoir%20attenant
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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