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TRAIT SCIE [6 records]

Record 1 2012-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire-Fighting Techniques
DEF

A single cut the width of the saw blade made in a roof to check for fire extension.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manœuvres d'intervention (incendies)
DEF

Entaille de la largeur de la lame d'une scie faite dans un toit pour vérifier l'étendue du feu.

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

[An] incision in the stone, made by the cleaver or sawyer, in order to split or saw the stone.

OBS

A small V-shaped groove incised 5-10% into the diamond on the marker's line.

OBS

There are different kinds of kerfs depending where they are made: the girdle kerf, the culet kerf, the rib kerf, the side kerf.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Incision faite dans le diamant, par le cliveur ou le scieur, pour en faciliter la coupe.

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Sawing
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
DEF

A cut or incision made by a saw or the like in a piece of wood.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciage du bois
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
OBS

Passage que fait la scie en coupant une pièce de bois.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aserradura de la madera
  • Vocabulario técnico y científico general
DEF

Corte que hace la sierra.

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Record 4 2000-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général

Spanish

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Record 5 2000-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Sawing
DEF

Deep marks on the surface of the piece left by saw teeth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciage du bois
DEF

Traces marquées laissées par la denture des scies sur la surface des pièces.

Spanish

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Record 6 1982-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aluminum

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aluminium

Spanish

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