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FER TE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-06-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metal Beams and Girders
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- T-iron
1, record 1, English, T%2Diron
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- T iron 2, record 1, English, T%20iron
correct
- tee iron 3, record 1, English, tee%20iron
correct
- tee-iron 4, record 1, English, tee%2Diron
correct
- tee 5, record 1, English, tee
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A structural member of wrought-iron or rolled mild steel having a T-shaped cross-section. 1, record 1, English, - T%2Diron
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Tee-beam", "tee-section", and "tee-iron" are sometimes used as synonyms but strictly speaking the tee-beam has a greater section than the tee-section and tee-iron is a more general term. 4, record 1, English, - T%2Diron
Record 1, Key term(s)
- T-beam
- T-section
- tee-beam
- tee-section
- tee beam
- tee section
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Poutres métalliques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fer à T
1, record 1, French, fer%20%C3%A0%20T
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fer en Té 2, record 1, French, fer%20en%20T%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- fer Té 2, record 1, French, fer%20T%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- fer en T 1, record 1, French, fer%20en%20T
correct, masculine noun
- té 1, record 1, French, t%C3%A9
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- profilé en T 1, record 1, French, profil%C3%A9%20en%20T
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fer : barre ou profilé métallique, au sens le plus large: fer carré, fer-cornière, fer plat, fer rond, fer à U, fer à T, fer à double T, etc. 1, record 1, French, - fer%20%C3%A0%20T
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Profilé : matériau longiforme à profil constant, obtenu par étirage, par laminage ou par extrusion à travers une filière. [...] Un profilé dont la section (profil) a une forme simple est souvent défini par la lettre qui évoque sa forme générale: profilés en H, I, K, L, U, V, T. 1, record 1, French, - fer%20%C3%A0%20T
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
[...] on distingue les tés (ou fers en T) simples, et les tés doubles, plus généralement appelés poutrelles. 1, record 1, French, - fer%20%C3%A0%20T
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Noter que les tés et les profilés ne sont pas nécessairement des éléments métalliques mais en contexte clairs on peut les utiliser comme synonymes de «fer en T». 3, record 1, French, - fer%20%C3%A0%20T
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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