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EMPANON [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Roofs (Building Elements)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- jack rafter
1, record 1, English, jack%20rafter
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- dwarf rafter 2, record 1, English, dwarf%20rafter
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rafter that is shorter than the other ones used in the same building. 3, record 1, English, - jack%20rafter
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- empannon
1, record 1, French, empannon
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- empanon 2, record 1, French, empanon
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chevron d'un comble à croupe. (Les empannons vont toujours en diminuant de longueur, au fur et à mesure qu'ils se rapprochent des angles de l'édifice. Ils reposent sur la sablière, comme tous les chevrons et ils s'assemblent avec l'arêtier à leur partie supérieure.) 3, record 1, French, - empannon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Chevron de croupe, fixé sur l'arêtier et la sablière, ou chevron de noue, fixé sur l'arêtier de noue et la panne faîtière. 4, record 1, French, - empannon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les chevrons qui s'arrêtent sur un arêtier ou sur une noue au lieu de monter jusqu'au faîtage ou de descendre jusqu'au niveau des sablières prennent le nom d'empanon. 5, record 1, French, - empannon
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Techos (Elementos de edificios)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cabio corto
1, record 1, Spanish, cabio%20corto
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- cabrio corto 2, record 1, Spanish, cabrio%20corto
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cabio cuyo longitud es más pequeña de lo normal aunque tiene su papel en la cubierta. 1, record 1, Spanish, - cabio%20corto
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