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YANKEE DRIER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-04-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Papermaking Machines
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Yankee dryer
1, record 1, English, Yankee%20dryer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Yankee drier 2, record 1, English, Yankee%20drier
correct
- flying dutchman 3, record 1, English, flying%20dutchman
correct, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A type of steam-heated paper dryer consisting of a large revolving drum equipped with a felt to hold the sheet in contact with its highly polished surface. It produces a highly glazed surface on that side of the paper. It is commonly used for drying tissue-type papers. 3, record 1, English, - Yankee%20dryer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Machines à papier
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sécherie monocylindrique
1, record 1, French, s%C3%A9cherie%20monocylindrique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- sécheur Yankee 2, record 1, French, s%C3%A9cheur%20Yankee
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sécherie composée d'un seul cylindre de grand diamètre sur la surface parfaitement polie duquel le papier humide est appliqué par une ou deux presses comprimeuses. 3, record 1, French, - s%C3%A9cherie%20monocylindrique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On écrirait mieux «sècherie». 4, record 1, French, - s%C3%A9cherie%20monocylindrique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
sècherie : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006). 5, record 1, French, - s%C3%A9cherie%20monocylindrique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
On trouvera les termes «sécherie monocylindrique» et «sécheur Yankee» sous l'article 9.4 de CTD-1, vol. 2. 6, record 1, French, - s%C3%A9cherie%20monocylindrique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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