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LONGUEURS COURANTES [2 records]

Record 1 2002-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Sawing
DEF

Lumber lengths 4 to 16 feet inclusive, but not over 50% of the boards may be odd lengths.

OBS

Fractions of a foot are dropped to the next lower standard length.

OBS

standard length: term usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • standard lengths

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciage du bois
DEF

Longueur de sciages de 4 à 16 pieds inclusivement, mais où pas plus de 50 % des planches peuvent avoir des longueurs impaires.

OBS

Les fractions de pied abaissées à la longueur courante suivante.

OBS

longueur courante et longueur nominale : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • longueurs courantes
  • longueurs nominales

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Copper and Copper Alloys (Metallurgy)
OBS

Certain uniform lengths subject to established tolerances, with short lengths included according to an established schedule.

Key term(s)
  • mill lengths

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cuivre et alliages du cuivre (Métallurgie)
OBS

Certaines longueurs uniformes pouvant aussi inclure de petites longueurs selon des tolérances établies.

Key term(s)
  • longueurs courantes

Spanish

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