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ECARTEMENT BORDS [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-09-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mountain Sports
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- spring-loaded camming device
1, record 1, English, spring%2Dloaded%20camming%20device
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- SLCD 2, record 1, English, SLCD
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- active camming chock 2, record 1, English, active%20camming%20chock
correct
- friend 2, record 1, English, friend
see observation
- active anchor 3, record 1, English, active%20anchor
correct
- active camming device 4, record 1, English, active%20camming%20device
correct
- active camming unit 4, record 1, English, active%20camming%20unit
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A complicated camming chock which adjusts automatically to a continuous range of crack sizes and shapes. 5, record 1, English, - spring%2Dloaded%20camming%20device
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The three or four cams in a spring-loaded camming device are connected to a trigger mechanism. Pull the trigger and the cams retract. ... Release the trigger and the cams again rotate outward. ... The three or four cams rotate independently of each other, permitting each other to expand to the maximum, wherever it may sit in a particular crack. 6, record 1, English, - spring%2Dloaded%20camming%20device
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Friends are only one type of SLCDs. Now there are Amigos, Camalots, Micromates, Buddies, etc. Therefore, it is best to avoid using "Friend" when speaking of a spring-loaded camming device. 2, record 1, English, - spring%2Dloaded%20camming%20device
Record 1, Key term(s)
- spring loaded camming device
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sports de montagne
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- coinceur mécanique
1, record 1, French, coinceur%20m%C3%A9canique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- friend 2, record 1, French, friend
correct, masculine noun
- coinceur à cames 3, record 1, French, coinceur%20%C3%A0%20cames
correct, masculine noun
- coinceur à came 1, record 1, French, coinceur%20%C3%A0%20came
correct, masculine noun
- coinceur Friend 4, record 1, French, coinceur%20Friend
masculine noun
- bicoin à came 4, record 1, French, bicoin%20%C3%A0%20came
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] coinceur à dimension variable, si facile et si rapide à placer qu’il s’avère amical dans les situations difficiles. 1, record 1, French, - coinceur%20m%C3%A9canique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le coinceur à cames [...] communément appelé «friend» [...] doit sa tenue à l'écartement des cames lorsque l'on imprime une force sur son axe. Ce système lui confère une bonne tenue dans les fissures à bords parallèles, voir même dans des cas moins favorables : fissures irrégulières ou légèrement évasées, grâce au fonctionnement indépendant de ses cames. 5, record 1, French, - coinceur%20m%C3%A9canique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Un ressort maintient les cames écartées. Une tirette permet de rapprocher les cames et ainsi de glisser le friend dans une fissure; lorsqu’on relâche, les cames se coincent sur les parois de la fissure et plus on tire, plus les cames se coincent. 6, record 1, French, - coinceur%20m%C3%A9canique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1989-01-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Welding and Soldering (Metals)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- root opening
1, record 2, English, root%20opening
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- root gap 2, record 2, English, root%20gap
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The separation between the members to be joined at the root of the joint. 2, record 2, English, - root%20opening
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Root opening should be preferred to root gap. 2, record 2, English, - root%20opening
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Soudage (Métal)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- écartement des bords
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9cartement%20des%20bords
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'écartement des bords peut varier(...) selon l'épaisseur de la pièce et la technique utilisée [Galopin, Michel. Technologie du soudage]. 1, record 2, French, - %C3%A9cartement%20des%20bords
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme accepté par le Comité des lexiques des métiers (Nouveau-Brunswick). 2, record 2, French, - %C3%A9cartement%20des%20bords
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1987-10-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Plumbing Fixtures
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- circular wash fountain 1, record 3, English, circular%20wash%20fountain
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In BAPLO, 1960, p. 420, there is an illustration of the circular lavatory for industrial use which seems to designate the same concept. 2, record 3, English, - circular%20wash%20fountain
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Appareils sanitaires
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- lavabo collectif circulaire
1, record 3, French, lavabo%20collectif%20circulaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lavabo collectif circulaire. Dernier-né des lavabos collectifs, cet appareil connaît un certain succès grâce à sa faible consommation d’eau(20 à 30 litres/minutes) et à son encombrement réduit [...]. Il se présente sous forme d’une cuvette circulaire, en granit ou en acier inoxydable de 1, 10 ou 1, 35 de diamètre, autour de laquelle 7 à 9 usagers prennent place facilement. L'écartement entre bords des cuvettes est de 1, 15 à 1, 30m. L'eau coule par le sommet de la colonne centrale, par des robinets, des becs ou une tête spéciale en cuivre chromé qui distribue l'eau en nappe. La commande de l'ouverture et de la fermeture se fait au pied par une pédale circulaire. Une bonde évacue l'eau par une canalisation centrale dissimulée comme l'alimentation, dans le pied de l'appareil. 1, record 3, French, - lavabo%20collectif%20circulaire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On trouve une illustration du lavabo collectif circulaire dans GAPLO, 1981, p. 277. 2, record 3, French, - lavabo%20collectif%20circulaire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Voir documents graphiques d’accompagnement. 2, record 3, French, - lavabo%20collectif%20circulaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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