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GILL [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1985-08-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
Record 1, Main entry term, English
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A British unit equal to 0.25 imperial pint or 8.669 cubic inches. [142.066 cubic centimeters] 1, record 1, English, - gill
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
a U.S. liquid unit equal to 0.25 U.S. liquid pint or 7.218 cubic inches [118.291 millimeters] 1, record 1, English, - gill
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gill
1, record 1, French, gill
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- canon 1, record 1, French, canon
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mesure de capacité, employée en Angleterre avec la valeur 0.142 litre et aux États-Unis avec la valeur 0.118 litre. 1, record 1, French, - gill
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Mesure pour les liquides, valant un huitième de pinte et aujourd'hui, un huitième de litre [mesure approximative]. 1, record 1, French, - gill
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1980-11-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
- Thread Spinning (Textiles)
- Cotton Industry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- gillbox 1, record 2, English, gillbox
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
- Filature (Textiles)
- Industrie cotonnière
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- étireuse à barrettes à champ simple 1, record 2, French, %C3%A9tireuse%20%C3%A0%20barrettes%20%C3%A0%20champ%20simple
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
Record 3, Main entry term, English
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gill-box intersecting 1, record 3, English, - gill
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- peigne à simple champ d'aiguilles
1, record 3, French, peigne%20%C3%A0%20simple%20champ%20d%27aiguilles
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- gill 1, record 3, French, gill
masculine noun
- peigne simple 1, record 3, French, peigne%20simple
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Wool Industry
- Thread Spinning (Textiles)
- Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- feeding gill 1, record 4, English, feeding%20gill
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- feed gill 1, record 4, English, feed%20gill
specific
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The basic components of a French comb [include] afeeding grill // The feed gill consists of three plates. 1, record 4, English, - feeding%20gill
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Industrie lainière
- Filature (Textiles)
- Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- gill
1, record 4, French, gill
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sur certaines machines de filature de laine [...] on dispose de tels gills, placés parallèlement les uns aux autres, entre les cylindres fournisseurs et les cylindres étireurs. 1, record 4, French, - gill
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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