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COURBE CONIQUE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-05-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hand Tools
- Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
- Fixed Rescue Facilities (fire)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Hux bar
1, record 1, English, Hux%20bar
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hux bar 2, record 1, English, hux%20bar
correct
- Hux tool 3, record 1, English, Hux%20tool
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A largely obsolete hydrant wrench made of stamped metal with holes sized for the hydrant valve. 3, record 1, English, - Hux%20bar
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The hux bar is first and foremost a hydrant wrench ... The tool is chromed tubular steel, with a very thin, flat hydrant tool at one end and a curved, tapered prying point with a small fulcrum at the other. The hydrant wrench end has two openings for hydrant operating nuts. One is square; the other is pentagonal. 2, record 1, English, - Hux%20bar
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage à main
- Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
- Installations fixes de secours (incendies)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- outil de Hux
1, record 1, French, outil%20de%20Hux
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Clé à borne d’incendie plate dotée, à une extrémité, d’un pied-de-biche précédé d’une plaque perforée de deux ouvertures, une carrée et l'autre, pentagonale, pour les écrous de commande des bornes d’incendie et, à l'autre extrémité, d’un point d’appui courbé et conique accompagné d’un petit pivot. 2, record 1, French, - outil%20de%20Hux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-06-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Plane Geometry
- Computer Graphics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- surface
1, record 2, English, surface
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A continuous sheet, either planar or sculptured, usually defined by a set of equations in x, y and z. 2, record 2, English, - surface
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géométrie plane
- Infographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- surface
1, record 2, French, surface
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
élément géométrique fondamental sur lequel s’appuie la représentation des objets. 1, record 2, French, - surface
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Une surface consiste en un nombre infini de points, constitue la frontière d’un volume, décrit une forme, définit un solide, passe par les points, les surfaces se pénètrent. 1, record 2, French, - surface
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Afficher, ajuster, approcher, approximer, attirer, construire, créer, décomposer, découper, décrire, définir, déformer, détecter, engendrer, exploiter, faire évoluer, générer guider, interpoler, matérialiser, modéliser, modifier, réordonner, représenter, stocker une surface, associer à une surface, imposer à une surface de passer par certains points. 1, record 2, French, - surface
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 PHR
Surface analytique, bicubique, bornée, canonique, cartésienne, colorée, complexe, conique, conoïde,(3D) continue, courbe, cylindrique, déformable, développable, évolutive, fermée, fractale, générique, hachurée, minimale, occultée, ordonnée, orientable, parallèle, paramétrée, paramétrique, pleine, plane, polynomiale de degré élevé, précise, simple, tabulée, tramée, visible. 1, record 2, French, - surface
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 PHR
Surface d’approximation, surface enveloppe, surface d’Hermite, d’interpolation, surface à pôles, surface support, surface de visualisation. 1, record 2, French, - surface
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 5 PHR
Ajustement de surface, approche d’une surface complexe, approximation de surface par un ensemble de points, carreaux de surfaces gauches, connaissance, construction, contour , création, décomposition, définition d’une surface, déformation de surface, degré, description (mathématique), digitalisation d’une surface, élaboration de surface, équation, formulation paramétrique, frontières, génération, interpolation, lissage, manipulation d’une surface, matérialisation des surfaces, modelage de surface (à l’aide de points de contrôle), modélisation, numérisation de surface, raccordement de surfaces, représentation des surfaces. 1, record 2, French, - surface
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1995-04-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Informatics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- conical surface 1, record 3, English, conical%20surface
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Informatique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- surface conique
1, record 3, French, surface%20conique
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Surface bicubique interpolée entre quatre courbes contiguës, qui décrit des courbes dans l’espace et qui ne touche pas seulement les coins délimités par les quatre courbes, mais aussi chaque courbe elle-même. 1, record 3, French, - surface%20conique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La surface conique touche chaque courbe, ce qui permet de contrôler très efficacement les limites de la surface générée. 1, record 3, French, - surface%20conique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1981-01-06
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Equipment (Chemistry)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- absorption pipet
1, record 4, English, absorption%20pipet
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Heavy glass, with front chamber, filled with glass tubes, supported on a conical support. This improved support for the small glass tubes prevents any of the tubes from dropping into the passage to the rear chamber, which would afford a path for a gas bubble to escape into the rear chamber. 1, record 4, English, - absorption%20pipet
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Équipement (Chimie)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- absorbeur à tubes de verre 1, record 4, French, absorbeur%20%C3%A0%20tubes%20de%20verre
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En verre épais, un côté est rempli de tubes de verre, sur un support conique. Ce support empêche les tubes de tomber dans le tube courbé reliant les deux parties, ce qui permettrait aux bulles de gaz de sortir directement. 1, record 4, French, - absorbeur%20%C3%A0%20tubes%20de%20verre
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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