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PNEU DIAGONAL [3 records]

Record 1 2016-11-28

English

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

[A] pneumatic tyre structure of diagonal (bias ply) type in which the carcass is restricted by a belt comprising two or more layers of substantially inextensible cord material laid at alternate angles close to those of the carcass.

OBS

belted bias tire: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

OBS

bias-belted tyre: term and definition standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • belted-bias tire
  • belted-bias tyre
  • belted bias-ply tyre
  • bias-ply belted tyre

French

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

Pneumatique de construction diagonale dans lequel la carcasse est bridée par une ceinture formée de deux ou plusieurs couches de câblés essentiellement inextensibles, formant des angles alternés proches de ceux de la carcasse.

OBS

pneu à carcasse diagonale ceinturée : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

OBS

pneu diagonal ceinturé : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-11-01

English

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

[A] pneumatic tyre in which the ply cords extend to the beads and are laid at alternate angles substantially less than 90° to the centre-line of the tread.

OBS

bias-ply tire: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

OBS

bias tire; diagonal ply tyre: terms and definition standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • criss-cross ply tyre

French

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

Pneumatique dont les câblés des plis s’étendent jusqu’aux talons et sont orientés de façon à former des angles alternés sensiblement inférieurs à 90° par rapport à la ligne médiane de la bande de roulement.

OBS

pneu à carcasse diagonale : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

OBS

pneu diagonal : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-05-25

English

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

The intermediate ply between the carcass and the tread of a diagonal tire.

OBS

breaker; breaker strip; crown ply; cap ply: terms standardized by ISO.

French

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

Nappe interposée entre la carcasse et la bande de roulement d’un pneu diagonal.

OBS

nappe de sommet; nappe sommet : termes normalisés par l’ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ruedas y neumáticos (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
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