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GABLE [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-03-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Walls and Partitions
- Roofs (Building Elements)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gable
1, record 1, English, gable
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- gable end 2, record 1, English, gable%20end
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The triangular end of an exterior wall from the level of the eaves to the ridge of a double-sloped roof. 3, record 1, English, - gable
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gable: often used loosely to mean the gable wall, or even the end wall of a narrow flat roofed building. 4, record 1, English, - gable
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
gable: term standardized by ISO. 5, record 1, English, - gable
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Murs et cloisons
- Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pignon
1, record 1, French, pignon
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- gable 2, record 1, French, gable
masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie d’un mur pignon au-dessus du niveau des égouts des deux versants d’une toiture inclinée et qui comprend les extrémités de ces deux versants. 2, record 1, French, - pignon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gable : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 3, record 1, French, - pignon
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Paredes y mamparas
- Techos (Elementos de edificios)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- hastial
1, record 1, Spanish, hastial
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Parte superior triangular de la fachada de un edificio, en la cual descansan las dos vertientes del tejado o cubierta. 2, record 1, Spanish, - hastial
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-12-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Foreign Trade
- Internet and Telematics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Global Trading Web
1, record 2, English, Global%20Trading%20Web
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Global Trading Web creates access to worldwide markets, allowing anyone to buy from anyone, anytime, anywhere. Comprised of many e-open marketplaces. The Global Trading Web provides unprecedented economies of scales for buying organizations, buyers and service providers wordwide. 2, record 2, English, - Global%20Trading%20Web
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Commerce extérieur
- Internet et télématique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- réseau mondial de places d’affaires
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9seau%20mondial%20de%20places%20d%26rsquo%3Baffaires
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En fait, «le Global Trading Web» n’ est pas qu'un simple portail, mais un réseau mondial de places d’affaires régionales exploitées par les organisations fondatrices. Le portail pour la région Australie-Nouvelle-Zélande, par exemple, est exploité par Gable & Wireless-Optus, une firme de télécommunications australienne. 1, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9seau%20mondial%20de%20places%20d%26rsquo%3Baffaires
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2000-08-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Packaging in Paperboard
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- gabletop carton
1, record 3, English, gabletop%20carton
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- gable-top carton 2, record 3, English, gable%2Dtop%20carton
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A paperboard liquid-food container made of a square cross section whose top is somewhat shaped like a gable, which is usually provided with a pitcher-spout opening device. 3, record 3, English, - gabletop%20carton
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The gabletop carton was at one time the premier package for milk and other fluid products. 3, record 3, English, - gabletop%20carton
Record 3, Key term(s)
- gabletop container
- gable-top container
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Emballages en carton
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- carton à pignon
1, record 3, French, carton%20%C3%A0%20pignon
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- carton à toit 1, record 3, French, carton%20%C3%A0%20toit
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cartonnage rigide à section carrée pour liquides alimentaires, dont la partie supérieure en forme de toit est fermée par rapprochement et soudure des rabats, et qui peut se transformer en bec verseur si l’on inverse son pli central. 1, record 3, French, - carton%20%C3%A0%20pignon
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En plus du lait, ce type de boîte est aujourd’hui utilisé pour le conditionnement de plusieurs autres liquides (jus, mélasse, etc.). 1, record 3, French, - carton%20%C3%A0%20pignon
Record 3, Key term(s)
- boîte carrée à sommet triangulaire
- boîte à section carrée type «gable top»
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1996-11-21
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Residential Architecture
Record 4, Main entry term, English
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A triangular-shaped feature decorating the eaves of a roof. 1, record 4, English, - gable
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Architecture d'habitation
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- gâble
1, record 4, French, g%C3%A2ble
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sorte de fronton triangulaire qui orne l’avant-toit. 1, record 4, French, - g%C3%A2ble
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1994-03-01
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Architecture
- Architectural Styles
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- crocket 1, record 5, English, crocket
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An ornament peculiar to the Gothic styles, usually resembling a leaf half opened, and projecting from the upper edge of a canopy or pyramidal covering. The term is supposed to be derived from the resemblance to a shepherd's crook. 2, record 5, English, - crocket
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The intricacy and delicacy of the Flamboyant crockets is extraordinary: their long wiry thistle leaves interlace and twist over and under one another in a way that speaks volumes for the ingenuity of the carver and his dexterity in stone-cutting, though in spite of all their cleverness they will not bear comparison with the simpler and broader effects of the earlier sculptors. 3, record 5, English, - crocket
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Architecture
- Styles en architecture
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- fleuron
1, record 5, French, fleuron
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ornement sculpté en forme de fleur stylisée décorant le sommet d’un gâble ou d’un pignon auquel il sert d’amortissement. Les architectes médiévaux en firent grand usage à partir du XIIe siècle, ils leur donnèrent la forme de bourgeons, de fleurs ou de feuilles différemment disposés selon les époques. 2, record 5, French, - fleuron
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les fleurons des gâbles se perdent dans une sorte de corniche qui ondule en une ligne continue. 3, record 5, French, - fleuron
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1994-03-01
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Architecture
- Architectural Styles
Record 6, Main entry term, English
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A more or less triangular shaped piece of wall closing the end of a double pitched or gable roof. The top of the wall may be bounded by the two slopes of the roof where this overhangs; or it may form a parapet following more or less the shapes of the roof behind. Hence, any piece of wall of the same general shape, having a more purely ornamental purpose. 2, record 6, English, - gable
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Screening effects were also used on the exterior of churches, as in the transept of Notre Dame in Paris, where paper-thin gables tie the facade together and lap over the adjacent story. Gables were further used above, where they disrupted the firm horizontal cornice and altered the older effect of the wall as simple envelope for the volumes. 3, record 6, English, - gable
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Architecture
- Styles en architecture
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- gable
1, record 6, French, gable
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- gâble 2, record 6, French, g%C3%A2ble
masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Couronnement de forme triangulaire surmontant l’arc des fenêtres et des portails gothiques. 1, record 6, French, - gable
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le gable peut être ajouré(en claire-voie) ou en orbevoie. Aux gables s’ajoutent pour accentuer la verticalité de l'architecture, des pinacles, des crochets ou des fleurons. Emprunt d’un mot germanique représenté par l'allemand Giebel et l'anglais gable, pignon. 1, record 6, French, - gable
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le goût de l'ornement architectural issu des diverses combinaisons du gâble, du réseau ou de la rosace s’étale sur les façades et aux flancs des églises en se mariant heureusement aux découpages des fenêtres. 3, record 6, French, - gable
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1992-02-11
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Heraldry
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- finial
1, record 7, English, finial
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An ornamental terminating or capping feature on an upper extremity, as over a door or on a pinnacle or gable. 1, record 7, English, - finial
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Héraldique
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- fleuron
1, record 7, French, fleuron
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ornement isolé, en forme de fleur stylisée, décorant le sommet d’un gâble, d’un pignon, auquel il sert d’amortissement... 2, record 7, French, - fleuron
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1990-01-01
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Roofs (Building Elements)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- protruding gable 1, record 8, English, protruding%20gable
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a subsidiary gable roof that projects away from the main body of the roof. 1, record 8, English, - protruding%20gable
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- toit à pignon en saillie
1, record 8, French, toit%20%C3%A0%20pignon%20en%20saillie
proposal, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Avec forte saillie du pignon, les pannes sont en porte-à-faux. 1, record 8, French, - toit%20%C3%A0%20pignon%20en%20saillie
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les lignes ascendantes limitant les pans de couverture sur les côtés s’appellent rives latérales. Lorsqu'elles forment saillie sur les murs pignons qu'elles protègent, cette disposition se nomme "saillie de rive" [en anglais :"verge", qui est défini comme suit dans ARCCO 1975 p. 527 : The edge projecting over the gable of a roof. ] 2, record 8, French, - toit%20%C3%A0%20pignon%20en%20saillie
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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