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HUECO ESCALERA [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-07-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Stairs and Stairways
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- stair enclosure
1, record 1, English, stair%20enclosure
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- staircase 2, record 1, English, staircase
correct, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The volume reserved for accommodating the stair, and faces of the walls limiting the volume. 3, record 1, English, - stair%20enclosure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
staircase: originally the space occupied by a stair and its structure, nowadays the stair itself. 2, record 1, English, - stair%20enclosure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
stair enclosure: term and definition standardized by ISO. 4, record 1, English, - stair%20enclosure
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Escaliers
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cage d'escalier
1, record 1, French, cage%20d%27escalier
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cage 2, record 1, French, cage
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Espace réservé au logement de l'escalier et les parois qui limitent ce volume. 3, record 1, French, - cage%20d%27escalier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
«Libre» ou «encloisonné», un escalier en plan s'inscrit dans une certaine surface ou cage irrémédiablement perdue pour la surface habitable, soit du fait des trémies qu'il implique dans les planchers traversés, soit en raison de la faible hauteur libre sous le rampant, qui ne peut être consacrée qu'au rangement (soupente). 4, record 1, French, - cage%20d%27escalier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cage d'escalier : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 5, record 1, French, - cage%20d%27escalier
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Escaleras
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- hueco de la escalera
1, record 1, Spanish, hueco%20de%20la%20escalera
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-11-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Stairs and Stairways
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hollow newel
1, record 2, English, hollow%20newel
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- well-hole 2, record 2, English, well%2Dhole
correct
- stairwell 3, record 2, English, stairwell
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The open well in [a winding stair] when built without the hollow enclosure. 4, record 2, English, - hollow%20newel
Record 2, Key term(s)
- well hole
- stair well
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Escaliers
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- jour
1, record 2, French, jour
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- lumière 2, record 2, French, lumi%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
- jour central 3, record 2, French, jour%20central
correct, masculine noun
- lunette 3, record 2, French, lunette
correct, feminine noun
- lunette d'escalier 3, record 2, French, lunette%20d%27escalier
correct, feminine noun
- vide d'escalier 3, record 2, French, vide%20d%27escalier
correct, masculine noun
- jour d'escalier 4, record 2, French, jour%20d%27escalier
correct, masculine noun
- trou de puits 5, record 2, French, trou%20de%20puits
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Espace central vide d'un escalier [tournant]. 6, record 2, French, - jour
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'espace évidé situé entre deux volées, au milieu de l'escalier (sur la projection horizontale), se nomme jour ou lumière. 2, record 2, French, - jour
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Noter que l'on ne parle de «jour» que dans le cas d'escaliers tournants, qu'ils soient droits, ovales, en U ou circulaires; un escalier droit simple n'a pas de jour. Le «noyau» est un «jour plein», c'est-à-dire rempli par un mur ou une colonne. 7, record 2, French, - jour
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Escaleras
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- ojo
1, record 2, Spanish, ojo
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- ojo de escalera 2, record 2, Spanish, ojo%20de%20escalera
proposal, masculine noun
- hueco de escalera 2, record 2, Spanish, hueco%20de%20escalera
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hueco de una escalera de caracol o en espiral. 1, record 2, Spanish, - ojo
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