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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2015-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gymnastics and Trampoline
CONT

At the Olympics, gymnastics now consists of three unique sports: men’s and women’s artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline gymnastics. … Artistic gymnastics consists of six events for men and four events for women. Both men and women compete in vaulting and floor events. The other two events for women are balance beam and uneven bars, the other four events for men are pommel horse, rings, parallel bars and horizontal bar.

OBS

artistic gymnastics: official term of the Pan American Games.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gymnastique et trampoline
CONT

Au niveau compétitif, la gymnastique artistique est un sport qui exige force, puissance, souplesse, agilité et courage, en plus d’une grande précision technique et créativité artistique. […] Le programme compétitif de gymnastique artistique masculine se compose de 6 épreuves: les exercices au sol, le cheval arçons, les anneaux, le saut, les barres parallèles et la barre fixe.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gimnasia y acrobacias sobre cama elástica
CONT

La gimnasia artística es un deporte olímpico caracterizado por movimientos de alta coordinación, precisión y estética. […] La gimnasia artística femenina consta de cuatro aparatos : salto, barras asimétricas, viga de equilibrio y ejercicios en el suelo. La gimnasia artística masculina consta de seis aparatos : ejercicios en el suelo, caballo con arcos, anillos, salto, barras paralelas y barra fija.

OBS

gimnasia artística: término oficial de los Juegos Panamericanos.

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Record 2 1999-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Products
  • Structural Framework
DEF

A loose term indicating a beam with a depth/span ratio such that the maximum loading it will carry depends on shear strength or lateral stability rather than bending strength, or such that its deflection is materially affected by the sheer stresses in it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Produits du bois
  • Charpentes
DEF

Terme général désignant une poutre dont la section transversale est caractérisée par un rapport hauteur/portée tel que la charge maximale dépend de la résistance au cisaillement ou de sa stabilité latérale plutôt que de sa résistance à la flexion; ou tel que son fléchissement est profondément influencé par les efforts de cisaillement qui s'y développent.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Productos madereros
  • Estructuras (Construcción)
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