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WHEEL-DRESSER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-06-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tools and Equipment (Mechanics)
- Grinding (Machine-Tooling)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wheel dresser
1, record 1, English, wheel%20dresser
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- grinding wheel dresser 2, record 1, English, grinding%20wheel%20dresser
correct
- wheel-dresser 3, record 1, English, wheel%2Ddresser
- dresser 4, record 1, English, dresser
- abrasive wheel dresser 5, record 1, English, abrasive%20wheel%20dresser
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tool for cleaning, resharpening, and restoring the mechanical accuracy of the cutting faces of grinding wheels. 6, record 1, English, - wheel%20dresser
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dressing is the operation of cleaning or restoring the sharpness of the wheel face that has become dulled or loaded with material being ground. 7, record 1, English, - wheel%20dresser
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
There are several types of wheel dressers: diamond-point, rotary-type, star-type, etc. 8, record 1, English, - wheel%20dresser
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
wheel dresser: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 8, record 1, English, - wheel%20dresser
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage (Mécanique)
- Meulage (Usinage)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dresseur
1, record 1, French, dresseur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- dresse-meule 2, record 1, French, dresse%2Dmeule
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- dresseur à meule 3, record 1, French, dresseur%20%C3%A0%20meule
masculine noun
- décrasse-meule 4, record 1, French, d%C3%A9crasse%2Dmeule
masculine noun
- décrasseuse 5, record 1, French, d%C3%A9crasseuse
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Outil servant au nettoyage, au réaffûtage et à la remise en état du mécanisme de précision des surfaces tranchantes d'une meule. 6, record 1, French, - dresseur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dresse-meule : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 6, record 1, French, - dresseur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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