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TIN [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-07-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- osbornite
1, record 1, English, osbornite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rare mineral of the cubic system which consists of titanium nitride ... and occurs as small brassy-yellow octahedra in some stony meteorites. 2, record 1, English, - osbornite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chemical formula: TiN 3, record 1, English, - osbornite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- osbornite
1, record 1, French, osbornite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minéral (nitrure) du système cristallin cubique, se présentant en cristaux octaédriques minuscules dans les météorites, jaune doré. 2, record 1, French, - osbornite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Formule chimique :TiN 3, record 1, French, - osbornite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-08-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mathematical Geography
- Cartography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- triangulated irregular network
1, record 2, English, triangulated%20irregular%20network
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- TIN 1, record 2, English, TIN
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A triangulated irregular network (TIN) is a vector-based representation of a surface. Although TINs are commonly used in applications that involve terrain, they can also be used for representing other variables that can be conceptualized as surfaces. 2, record 2, English, - triangulated%20irregular%20network
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géographie mathématique
- Cartographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- réseau triangulé irrégulier
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9seau%20triangul%C3%A9%20irr%C3%A9gulier
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- TIN 1, record 2, French, TIN
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les TIN(réseau triangulé irrégulier) constituent une forme de données géographiques numériques vectorielles et sont construits en triangulant un ensemble de sommets(points). Les sommets sont reliés à une série de segments pour former un réseau de triangles. 2, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9seau%20triangul%C3%A9%20irr%C3%A9gulier
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-10-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
- Steel
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- base box
1, record 3, English, base%20box
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- bb 2, record 3, English, bb
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- basis box 3, record 3, English, basis%20box
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A unit of area equivalent to 112 sheets 14 by 20 in. or 31,360 in.² (217.78 ft²). 4, record 3, English, - base%20box
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tin plate is now sold both on a weight per unit area basis and on a thickness basis. The old unit of area is the base box, equal to the area of 112 sheets, 14 by 20 inches, or 31 360 square inches (217.78 square feet). The new unit of thickness is the millimetre and the corresponding area designation for pricing and weight or area calculations is the SITA (System International Tin Plate Area) which equals 100 square metres or 4.9426 base boxes. ... The use of symbols to designate gage was displaced by the use of base weights (or basis weights) expressed in pounds per base box that also indicated the approximate thickness of the tin-mill product ... With the recent introduction of the metric system (SI) in production, gage is the basic unit for specification and area becomes only a derived value for commercial usage. 2, record 3, English, - base%20box
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tinplate sheets used to manufacture cans and boxes were originally packed into wooden boxes in order to protect the polished tin surface. Sheets cut to 35 cm X 50 cm (14 X 20 in) and of 0.3 mm thickness weighed approx. 454 g (1 lb) and 112 were packed into a box, known as the "basis box". Variation in thickness of sheet cut to the same size would vary the weight, and larger sizes were made, although these were then called "tinned sheets". Modern production techniques favour reeling into rools for shipment, and protection with interleaving of paper or plastic where necessary. 3, record 3, English, - base%20box
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
- Acier
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- caisse de base
1, record 3, French, caisse%20de%20base
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- lot de base 2, record 3, French, lot%20de%20base
masculine noun
- base box 3, record 3, French, base%20box
feminine noun
- basis box 3, record 3, French, basis%20box
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fer blanc(tin plate). [...] Suivant le procédé utilisé, l'épaisseur de la couche d’étain varie de 0, 4 micron dans le fer blanc électrolytique à 20 microns dans le fer blanc au trempé. [...] L'appréciation d’un fer blanc est caractérisée d’une part par l'épaisseur et la composition de l'acier de base et, d’autre part, par le taux d’étamage. En France, celui-ci représente la quantité d’étain déposée par unité de surface de feuille sur les deux faces, exprimée en grammes par mètre carré(taux courants : 27 g, 33 g, 40 g, 49 g). En Angleterre, le poids du revêtement d’étain est exprimé en onces par basis box et aux États-Unis en livres par base box(le basis box ou base box étant une unité de surface, utilisée dans l'industrie du fer blanc, et qui équivaut à 40 465 m² de surface étamée). 3, record 3, French, - caisse%20de%20base
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
caisse de base : Selon la compagnie Stelco (à Lachine), cet équivalent français est utilisé dans l’industrie. Dans les ouvrages français, l’expression «base box» (de même que son synonyme «basis box») est laissée en anglais. 1, record 3, French, - caisse%20de%20base
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-10-15
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
- Steel
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- pound per base box
1, record 4, English, pound%20per%20base%20box
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- lb/bb 2, record 4, English, lb%2Fbb
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- pound per basis box 3, record 4, English, pound%20per%20basis%20box
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tin plate is now sold both on a weight per unit area basis and on a thickness basis. The old unit of area is the base box, equal to the area of 112 sheets, 14 by 20 inches, or 31 360 square inches (217.78 square feet). The new unit of thickness is the millimetre and the corresponding area designation for pricing and weight or area calculations is the SITA (System International Tin Plate Area) which equals 100 square metres or 4.9426 base boxes. ... The use of symbols to designate gage was displaced by the use of base weights (or basis weights) expressed in pounds per base box that also indicated the approximate thickness of the tin-mill product ... With the recent introduction of the metric system (SI) in production, gage is the basic unit for specification and area becomes only a derived value for commercial usage. 2, record 4, English, - pound%20per%20base%20box
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Amount of coating on coke plates is generally between 1.24 and 2.5 pounds per base box - on charcoal plates between 3 pounds and 5 pounds per base box. 4, record 4, English, - pound%20per%20base%20box
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 CONT
The commercial grades of electrolytic tin plate available at present include coating weights of 2.2, 5.6, 7.7, 11.2, 16.8 and 22.4 grams of tin per square meter (0.10, 0.25, 0.35, 0.50, 0.75 and 1.00 pound of tin per base box), identified by the numerals 10, 25, 35, 50, 75 and 100 respectively. 2, record 4, English, - pound%20per%20base%20box
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
- Acier
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- livre par base box
1, record 4, French, livre%20par%20base%20box
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- livre par basis box 1, record 4, French, livre%20par%20basis%20box
feminine noun
- livre par caisse de base 2, record 4, French, livre%20par%20caisse%20de%20base
proposal, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fer blanc(tin plate). [...] Suivant le procédé utilisé, l'épaisseur de la couche d’étain varie de 0, 4 micron dans le fer blanc électrolytique à 20 microns dans le fer blanc au trempé. [...] L'appréciation d’un fer blanc est caractérisée d’une part par l'épaisseur et la composition de l'acier de base et, d’autre part, par le taux d’étamage. En France, celui-ci représente la quantité d’étain déposée par unité de surface de feuille sur les deux faces, exprimée en grammes par mètre carré(taux courants : 27 g, 33 g, 40 g, 49 g). En Angleterre, le poids du revêtement d’étain est exprimé en onces par basis box et aux États-Unis en livres par base box(le basis box ou base box étant une unité de surface, utilisée dans l'industrie du fer blanc, et qui équivaut à 40, 465 m² de surface étamée.) 1, record 4, French, - livre%20par%20base%20box
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
caisse de base : Selon la compagnie Stelco (à Lachine), cet équivalent français est utilisé dans l’industrie. Dans les ouvrages français, l’expression «base box» (de même que son synonyme «basis box») est laissée en anglais. 2, record 4, French, - livre%20par%20base%20box
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1998-10-29
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Shipbuilding Yards and Docks
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- keel block
1, record 5, English, keel%20block
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Chantiers maritimes
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- tin
1, record 5, French, tin
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- tin de construction 2, record 5, French, tin%20de%20construction
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chacune des pièces de bois qui soutiennent un navire en construction ou en radoub. 1, record 5, French, - tin
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tin de construction : terme uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale. 3, record 5, French, - tin
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Astilleros y dársenas
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- picadero
1, record 5, Spanish, picadero
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1985-10-21
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Household Articles - Various
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- baking cup
1, record 6, English, baking%20cup
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a paper lining that is placed in muffin or cupcake tins. 1, record 6, English, - baking%20cup
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Articles ménagers divers
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- moule en papier
1, record 6, French, moule%20en%20papier
proposal, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La compagnie Stuart House utilise "moule à gâteau" comme équivalent de "baking cup"; toutefois, l'équivalent anglais de ce terme est "cake tin". 1, record 6, French, - moule%20en%20papier
Record 6, Key term(s)
- moule à gâteau
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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