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Record 1 1998-07-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Sawing
CONT

Utilization percent: The ratio, as a %, between the (estimated or known) volume before, and that after, any stage of working the timber; more particularly, between the estimated volume of a standing tree or a log, and the volume of its manufactured or merchantable product(s), the difference being the abatement.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciage du bois
DEF

Dans l'usinage du bois, différence entre les produits à l'entrée et les produits à la sortie.

Spanish

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