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PLUSIEURS PLIS [11 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2017-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pulleys and Belts
  • Chutes, Spouts and Conveyors
  • Automated Materials Handling
CONT

[The] conventional multiple ply belting has two components: the carcass to transmit power and carry tension and the cover to protect the carcass from blows and abrasion and to keep out moisture.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poulies et courroies
  • Convoyeurs et goulottes (Manutention)
  • Manutention automatique
CONT

Nous verrons que la résistance à la traction est obtenue dans la courroie par une carcasse constituée normalement par plusieurs plis de toile de coton enrobée de caoutchouc.

CONT

La courroie appartient au genre de matériau appelé «composite» et est constituée par une carcasse ou armature imprégnée ou enrobée dans du caoutchouc.

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wheels and Tires (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
DEF

A layer of material underneath the tread, laid substantially in the direction of the tread centre-line, that restricts the carcass circumferentially.

OBS

Radial tire component.

OBS

belt; bracing ply: terms and definition standardized by ISO.

OBS

belt: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Roues et pneus (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
DEF

Assemblage de deux ou plusieurs plis, à angle faible par rapport à la direction du roulement disposés sous la bande de roulement et ayant pour rôle de stabiliser la carcasse.

OBS

Composante d’un pneu radial.

OBS

ceinture; nappe d’armature : termes et définition normalisés par l’ISO.

OBS

ceinture : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paperboard
  • Packaging in Paperboard
DEF

A laminated containerboard consisting of several plies of paperboard securely bonded together.

CONT

Solid fibreboard is more resistant to wet or damp conditions than corrugated fibreboard.

Key term(s)
  • solid fibre-board
  • solid fiberboard

French

Domaine(s)
  • Carton
  • Emballages en carton
DEF

Carton contrecollé à plusieurs plis pressés ensemble, utilisé pour la fabrication de caisses d’emballage.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cartón
  • Embalajes de cartón
DEF

Cartón espeso, formado por varios cartones ordinarios encolados y prensados [...]

OBS

[...] sirve para hacer cajas de embalaje muy resistentes o de grandes dimensiones.

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Record 4 2011-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Tectonics
DEF

A discontinuity in the rock, such as a fault, a fracture, or a small cavity.

CONT

Several generations of folds have been recognized, but major regional scale faults ("breaks") similar to those associated with many vein-type deposits have yet to be identified near the deposits.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Tectonique
CONT

Plusieurs générations de plis peuvent être reconnues, mais de grandes failles d’envergure régionale(«cassures») semblables à celles associées à de nombreux gîtes de type filonien restent encore à identifier près des gîtes stratiformes.

Spanish

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Record 5 2004-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
DEF

Imaginary plane which will divide a fold ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
OBS

Dépendant s’il s’agit d’un pli isolé ou de plusieurs plis.

Spanish

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Record 6 2002-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
CONT

Isoclinally folded quartz veins are ubiquitous and reflect the isoclinal style of folding characteristic of the ... subdivision.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
CONT

Plusieurs plis qui se succèdent, identiques entre eux, de telle sorte que leurs flancs aient tous le même pendage, définissent un style «isoclinal», surtout répandu pour les plis déversés [...]

Spanish

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Record 7 2001-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
CONT

Umbgrove(1933) distingue :[...] les «bassins nucléaires anisochrones» déposés sur diverses chaînes de plis abrasées, se rattachant à plusieurs phases de plissement distinctes.

Spanish

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Record 8 2000-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Packaging in Paper
DEF

A flat paper receptacle, normally of two or more plies, i.e. separate sheets, with or without a gusset. It is generally made for weights of 25 to 50 kg although bags may be made for lower weights.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Emballages en papier
DEF

Récipient de papier comportant normalement deux ou plusieurs plis, c'est-à-dire des feuilles séparées, avec ou sans soufflet. Il est généralement destiné à contenir 25 à 50 kg de marchandises, bien qu'on fabrique aussi des sacs pour des poids inférieurs.

Spanish

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Record 9 1991-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Technical Textiles
  • Civil Engineering
  • Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
OBS

Calendered geomembranes are always made with polymeric compounds and are usually made up of three plies: compound/scrim/compound. Sometimes they are made of five plies: compound/scrim/compound/scrim/compound. Geomembrane with additional plies can be made on a custom basis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Textiles techniques
  • Génie civil
  • Mécanique des sols
DEF

Géomembrane constituée de plusieurs plis, adhérents entre eux, de nature identique ou différente.

OBS

Pli: Feuille ou film étanche manufacturé, de composition chimique homogène, constituant l’élément de base pour la fabrication en usine d’une géomembrane mono ou multipli.

Spanish

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Record 10 1991-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Technical Textiles
  • Civil Engineering
  • Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
CONT

Geomembrane deficiencies can result from activities conducted at [the] manufacturing [stage]: Insufficient ply adhesion, which occurs mostly with reinforced geomembranes, generally because of insufficient strike-through, and/or improper heating and pressing during calendering (delamination and blistering).

OBS

Calendered geomembranes are always made with polymeric compounds and are usually made up of three plies: compound/scrim/compound. Sometimes they are made of five plies: compound/scrim/compound/scrim/compound. Geomembrane with additional plies can be made on a custom basis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Textiles techniques
  • Génie civil
  • Mécanique des sols
OBS

Pli: Feuille ou film étanche manufacturé, de composition chimique homogène, constituant l’élément de base pour la fabrication en usine d’une géomembrane mono ou multipli.

OBS

Géomembrane multipli : Géomembrane constituée de plusieurs plis, adhérents entre eux, de nature identique ou différente.

Spanish

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Record 11 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forwarding, Folding, and Binding (Printing)
CONT

Parallel folds are "any series of folds in sequence made in parallel fashion" ... The parallel fold is generally used for ... narrow books or for those that are printed multiples.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Façonnage, pliage et reliure (Imprimerie)
CONT

Les plis parallèles. La feuille est pliée plusieurs fois, toujours au milieu, ou à des distances déterminées pour les dépliants roulés ou en zigzags.

Spanish

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