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COUPE INFERIEURE COTE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1992-06-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Construction Site Equipment
- Earthmoving
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lift above ground
1, record 1, English, lift%20above%20ground
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vertical height from the GRP [ground reference plane] to a "Z" plane containing the lower edge of the blade cutting edge when this edge is in an "X" plane. If blace pitch is adjustable, blade pitch angle shall be adjusted for maximum lift above the ground. 1, record 1, English, - lift%20above%20ground
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Graders terminology. 2, record 1, English, - lift%20above%20ground
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Term and definition standardized by ISO. 2, record 1, English, - lift%20above%20ground
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Matériel de chantier
- Terrassement
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- levée au-dessus du sol
1, record 1, French, lev%C3%A9e%20au%2Ddessus%20du%20sol
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hauteur verticale à partir du PRS [plan de référence au sol] jusqu'à un plan à la cote "Z" contenant l'arête inférieure du bord de coupe de la lame, quand ce bord se trouve dans un plan "X". Si l'angle d’attaque de la lame est réglable, il doit être réglé pour une levée maximale au-dessus du sol. 1, record 1, French, - lev%C3%A9e%20au%2Ddessus%20du%20sol
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terminologie des niveleuses. 2, record 1, French, - lev%C3%A9e%20au%2Ddessus%20du%20sol
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Terme et définition normalisés par l’ISO. 2, record 1, French, - lev%C3%A9e%20au%2Ddessus%20du%20sol
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1986-06-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Forestry Operations
- Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- auger
1, record 2, English, auger
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- rotary cutter 1, record 2, English, rotary%20cutter
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
As mentioned earlier, auger bending or breakage usually results from lifting or twisting the head before the tree being cut is fully severed (M.P. Folkema, The Drott Rotary Cutter Feller Buncher: Longer-Term Data Collection from two Operations, June 1979, p. 16). 1, record 2, English, - auger
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[The] feller-buncher with rotary cutter will illustrate how shattering, splitting, crushing and compression damage can be eliminated from mechanical felling (Canadian Forest Industries, March 1979, p. 71). 1, record 2, English, - auger
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Exploitation forestière
- Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fraise d'abattage
1, record 2, French, fraise%20d%27abattage
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Outil de coupe vrillé, tournant à haute vitesse, comportant plusieurs arêtes tranchantes régulièrement disposées autour de son axe et qui, installé à la partie inférieure d’une tête d’abattage, se déplace latéralement d’un côté à l'autre de l'arbre en creusant le trait d’abattage. 1, record 2, French, - fraise%20d%27abattage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il s’agit ici véritablement d’une fraise, et non d’un couteau rotatif, ce dernier terme s’appliquant plutôt à une lame qui tourne, comme dans certaines ébrancheuses. 1, record 2, French, - fraise%20d%27abattage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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