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MARTINETE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-03-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Keyboard Instruments
- String Instruments
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- jack
1, record 1, English, jack
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... any of a set of small upright blocks, typically of wood, one of which rests on the back of each key lever, and is fitted with a quill or plectrum which plucks the string as the block rises when the key is pressed down ... 2, record 1, English, - jack
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Jacks form part of the mechanism of the virginal, spinet and harpsichord. 3, record 1, English, - jack
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
jack: designation usually used in the plural. 3, record 1, English, - jack
Record 1, Key term(s)
- jacks
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de musique à clavier
- Instruments de musique à cordes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sautereau
1, record 1, French, sautereau
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] chacune des lames de bois verticales à laquelle est fixée une pointe de plume ou de cuir, appelée plectre, qui vient pincer la corde correspondant à la touche sur laquelle on appuie. 2, record 1, French, - sautereau
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les sautereaux font partie du mécanisme du clavecin et de l'épinette, par exemple. 3, record 1, French, - sautereau
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
sautereau : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel. 3, record 1, French, - sautereau
Record 1, Key term(s)
- sautereaux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Instrumentos de teclado
- Instrumentos de cuerda
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- martinete
1, record 1, Spanish, martinete
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En el extremo de cada palanca de las teclas hay uno o más martinetes. Los martinetes suben y bajan a través de unas guías de madera. Cada martinete consta de un cuerpo, una lengüeta, que pivota en el martinete, un resorte para que la lengüeta vuelva a su posición de reposo, un plectro y un apagador de fieltro. 1, record 1, Spanish, - martinete
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-06-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Keyboard Instruments
- String Instruments
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- felt damper
1, record 2, English, felt%20damper
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- cloth damper 2, record 2, English, cloth%20damper
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mechanism. Harpsichords vary in size and shape, but they all have the same basic functional arrangement. [...] At the top of the jack, the felt damper keeps the string from vibrating when the key is not depressed. 1, record 2, English, - felt%20damper
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Each jack consists of the jack body itself, a tongue that pivots in the body, a spring to return the tongue to its resting position, a plectrum (a pick) and a cloth damper. 2, record 2, English, - felt%20damper
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de musique à clavier
- Instruments de musique à cordes
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- étouffoir en feutre
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9touffoir%20en%20feutre
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les différentes pièces de la mécanique sont articulées. Les axes de ces articulations sont sensibles et doivent permettre un fonctionnement sans frottements et sans jeu excessif entre ces pièces. Les étouffoirs en feutres qui 'bloquent' les cordes pour empêcher leur vibration lorsque la pédale forte n'est pas activée ou lorsque la note n'est pas jouée doivent être en bon état pour être efficaces [...] 1, record 2, French, - %C3%A9touffoir%20en%20feutre
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Instrumentos de teclado
- Instrumentos de cuerda
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- apagador de fieltro
1, record 2, Spanish, apagador%20de%20fieltro
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cada martinete consta de un cuerpo, una langüeta, que pivota en el martinete, un resorte para que la lengüeta vuelva a su posición de reposo, un plectro y un apagador de fieltro. 1, record 2, Spanish, - apagador%20de%20fieltro
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-10-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
- Soil Tests (Construction)
- Deep Foundations
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- ram
1, record 3, English, ram
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- drop hammer 2, record 3, English, drop%20hammer
correct
- drop pile hammer 3, record 3, English, drop%20pile%20hammer
correct
- pile hammer 4, record 3, English, pile%20hammer
correct
- hammer 5, record 3, English, hammer
correct
- gravity hammer 6, record 3, English, gravity%20hammer
correct
- pile driving hammer 7, record 3, English, pile%20driving%20hammer
- ramming block 8, record 3, English, ramming%20block
- impact hammer 9, record 3, English, impact%20hammer
- tup 3, record 3, English, tup
noun
- monkey 3, record 3, English, monkey
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The heavy weight of a pile driver that depends on gravity for its striking power and is used to drive piles into the ground. 10, record 3, English, - ram
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the standard penetration test ... is made by dropping a hammer weighing 140 lb onto the drill rods from a height of 30 in. The number of blows necessary to produce a penetration is regarded as the penetration resistance. 11, record 3, English, - ram
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique des sols
- Essais du sol (Construction)
- Fondations profondes
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- marteau
1, record 3, French, marteau
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- mouton 2, record 3, French, mouton
correct, masculine noun
- marteau de battage 3, record 3, French, marteau%20de%20battage
correct, masculine noun
- mouton de battage 4, record 3, French, mouton%20de%20battage
correct, masculine noun
- masse frappante 5, record 3, French, masse%20frappante
correct, feminine noun
- mouton à chute libre 6, record 3, French, mouton%20%C3%A0%20chute%20libre
masculine noun
- mouton sec 6, record 3, French, mouton%20sec
masculine noun
- mouton à gravité 7, record 3, French, mouton%20%C3%A0%20gravit%C3%A9
masculine noun
- mouton à déclic 7, record 3, French, mouton%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9clic
masculine noun
- mouton à percussion 8, record 3, French, mouton%20%C3%A0%20percussion
masculine noun
- mouton percutant 8, record 3, French, mouton%20percutant
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lourde masse en métal (autrefois en bois) qui, dans une sonnette de battage des pieux et palplanches, frappe en fin de chute verticale sur le casque qui protège la tête du pieu; [...] 9, record 3, French, - marteau
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pénétromètres dynamiques [...] Il en existe de nombreux types, qui se différencient essentiellement par la technologie du mouton de battage (énergie et cadence de frappe) et par la géométrie et les dimensions de la pointe. 1, record 3, French, - marteau
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le pénétromètre dynamique [...] est constitué d'un train de tiges métalliques, terminé par une pointe de section déterminée, que l'on enfonce dans le sol par battage au moyen d'un mouton de masse M, tombant en chute libre d'une hauteur fixe. 10, record 3, French, - marteau
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mecánica del suelo
- Pruebas del suelo (Construcción)
- Cimientos profundos
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- maza
1, record 3, Spanish, maza
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- pisón 2, record 3, Spanish, pis%C3%B3n
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Martinete. Máquina para la hinca de pilotes. Corrientemente, está formada por un castillete en el que se disponen los elementos necesarios para izar una maza pesada de hierro; al caer por la fuerza de gravedad sobre la cabeza del pilote, lo va hincando en el terreno. 2, record 3, Spanish, - maza
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