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SUPPORT ARTICULATION [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-04-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Meats and Meat Industries
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- chicken thigh
1, record 1, English, chicken%20thigh
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A chicken thigh is surprisingly easy to bone because there is just one bone to remove. Thighs are much less expensive than breasts and tend to be more moist and flavorful because they are dark meat. 1, record 1, English, - chicken%20thigh
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Salaison, boucherie et charcuterie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- haut de cuisse de poulet
1, record 1, French, haut%20de%20cuisse%20de%20poulet
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Haut de cuisse de poulet. C'est le morceau non désossé ayant pour support osseux le fémur détaché par section à la hanche et à l'articulation fémuro-tibiale, avec peau attenante. [...] Il s’agit de la cuisse de poulet avec partie de dos dont le pilon a été détaché du niveau de l'articulation. 1, record 1, French, - haut%20de%20cuisse%20de%20poulet
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-03-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
- Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- articulated platform
1, record 2, English, articulated%20platform
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- oscillating platform 2, record 2, English, oscillating%20platform
correct, less frequent
- articulated column 3, record 2, English, articulated%20column
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An offshore platform, sometimes called an oscillating platform, which combines the advantages of fixed and floating structures ... 2, record 2, English, - articulated%20platform
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
One design ... consists of a cylindrical deck on top of a long cylindrical tube 7 metres in diameter, supported on a universal joint, the lower half of which is fixed to a rectangular concrete and steel base on the sea floor. Vertical inclination is assured by six buoyancy tanks clustered around the tube just below the surface. 2, record 2, English, - articulated%20platform
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
- Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- plate-forme articulée
1, record 2, French, plate%2Dforme%20articul%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- plateforme articulée 2, record 2, French, plateforme%20articul%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- colonne articulée 3, record 2, French, colonne%20articul%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Support de plate-forme pétrolière en mer, constitué d’une colonne, ou pied, reliée par une articulation à une embase posée sur le fond. 4, record 2, French, - plate%2Dforme%20articul%C3%A9e
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour les profondeurs d’eau supérieures, les plates-formes articulées sont une solution d’avenir, déjà utilisables au demeurant aux profondeurs courantes actuelles, de 100 à 150 mètres. [...] Ces plates-formes se composent d’un fût cylindrique émergeant à la surface de la mer, supportant les installations de production, et articulé au niveau du fond par un cardan solidaire d’une embase poids. 2, record 2, French, - plate%2Dforme%20articul%C3%A9e
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des plateformes, des plates-formes. 5, record 2, French, - plate%2Dforme%20articul%C3%A9e
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
plateforme (sing.); plateformes (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l’orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004). 6, record 2, French, - plate%2Dforme%20articul%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Perforación de pozos petrolíferos
- Equipo para extracción de petróleo y gas natural
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- columna articulada
1, record 2, Spanish, columna%20articulada
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1993-11-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Shipbuilding Yards and Docks
- Ship and Boat Parts
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- length of derrick post
1, record 3, English, length%20of%20derrick%20post
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Height of the span attachment point to the derrick post, measured from the hinge pin centre in the gooseneck bearing to the centre of the hole for the span connection in the span bearing trunnion piece. 1, record 3, English, - length%20of%20derrick%20post
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Chantiers maritimes
- Parties des bateaux
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- hauteur du mâtereau
1, record 3, French, hauteur%20du%20m%C3%A2tereau
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hauteur du point d’attache de la ferrure d’apiquage au mâtereau, mesurée depuis le centre de la broche d’articulation, dans le support de vit de mulet, au centre du trou de liaison du martinet d’apiquage, dans la marionnette du support d’apiquage. 1, record 3, French, - hauteur%20du%20m%C3%A2tereau
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1986-07-08
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Forestry Operations
- Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- intermediate support
1, record 4, English, intermediate%20support
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Blade and intermediate support keep tree off tires (John Deere Ltd, JD743 Tree Harvester, 1977, p. 6). 1, record 4, English, - intermediate%20support
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Exploitation forestière
- Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- porte-grume central
1, record 4, French, porte%2Dgrume%20central
correct, proposal, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Support situé sur le côté de certaines abatteuses-ébrancheuses, près de l'articulation du châssis, et sur lequel vient s’appuyer le tronc de l'arbre au moment de l'ébranchage, évitant ainsi le contact avec les pneus ou avec d’autres parties de la machine. 1, record 4, French, - porte%2Dgrume%20central
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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