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DIBUJO LINEAL [2 records]

Record 1 2014-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drawing
DEF

A drawing consisting of lines.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dessin
DEF

Dessin technique pour la représentation des ornements ou des objets qui appartiennent à l'industrie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Dibujo
DEF

Dibujo que, por oposición al dibujo artístico, sirve para representar objetos industriales con fines técnicos, figuras de geometría, dibujos de arquitectura y topografía, etc.

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Record 2 2011-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Design
DEF

Graphical representation of structures, machines, and their component parts that communicates the engineering intent of a technical design to the craftsman or worker who produces the product.

DEF

A graphical language used by engineers and other technical personnel associated with the engineering profession.

OBS

Most engineering drawings are made with instruments and therefore are called mechanical drawings.

OBS

The term "engineering graphics" has come into use in place of engineering drawing because a wide range of related graphic detail must often be included, such as wood trim, ornate brickwork patterns, corbelling instructions and even load-design formulas for certain cantilevered beams.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dessin industriel
CONT

Le dessin industriel s'effectue toujours aux instruments, le plus souvent sur une table à dessin, au crayon ou à l'encre de Chine, et généralement sur du papier-calque afin d'en faciliter la reproduction.

OBS

dessin : 1. Représentation sur une surface de la forme [...] d'un objet [...] 2. Technique et art de cette représentation.

OBS

Ne pas confondre «dessin industriel» avec le générique «dessin technique».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Diseño industrial
DEF

Dibujo lineal y a la escala de las instalaciones, máquinas, piezas mecánicas, productos fabricados y otros objetos.

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