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COMBADO [2 records]

Record 1 2003-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architecture
  • Doors, Windows and Openings (Building Elements)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture
  • Ouvertures (Éléments du bâtiment)
OBS

arc ayant un extrados plat horizontal et un intrados cambré, moyennant une hausse d'environ 1/8 pouce par pied de portée

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Arquitectura
  • Puertas, ventanas y aberturas (Elementos de edificios)
DEF

Arco con un extradós horizontal plano,un intradós arqueado y una elevación de 1 por ciento.

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Record 2 2001-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Xylology (The Study of Wood)
DEF

Curve in a stem or log (hence "sabre butt"), as distinct from an abrupt bend. Generally induced, i.e. as a reaction to environmental conditions (e.g. solifluxion, snow pressure on slopes, a strong prevailing wind), rather than genetic.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Xylologie (Étude des bois)
DEF

Courbure d'une tige, ou d'une grume, généralement provoquée par une réaction de l'arbre à des conditions particulières de milieu (telles que par ex. solifluxion, vent, pression de la neige sur les pentes, etc.), plutôt que congénitale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Xilología (Estudio de la madera)
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