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MARCHE DANSANTE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-07-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Stairs and Stairways
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- balanced step
1, record 1, English, balanced%20step
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- balanced winder 2, record 1, English, balanced%20winder
correct
- dancing step 3, record 1, English, dancing%20step
correct
- dancing winder 4, record 1, English, dancing%20winder
correct
- danced stair 3, record 1, English, danced%20stair
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Stair winders not radiating to a common center to give increased step area at the narrow end. 5, record 1, English, - balanced%20step
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Escaliers
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- marche balancée
1, record 1, French, marche%20balanc%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- marche dansante 2, record 1, French, marche%20dansante
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Marche en forme de trapèze située dans la partie tournante d'un escalier balancé. 2, record 1, French, - marche%20balanc%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[La] largeur, ou giron [d'une marche], qui se mesure entre deux nez ou deux contremarches, dans l'axe constitué par la ligne de foulée, peut rester uniforme de part et d'autre (marche droite, carrée ou biaise par rapport à la foulée) ou être plus grande à la portée, vers la cage, et donc plus étroite au collet, vers le centre d'un escalier tournant; on parle alors de marches dansantes, gironnées par rapport au centre fixe d'une vis ou d'un quartier tournant, ou balancées selon une progression continue. 3, record 1, French, - marche%20balanc%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Balancement : Dans les escaliers à quartier tournant, afin d'éviter les marches trop étroites au collet, et dangereuses de ce fait, on élargit progressivement le collet d'un certain nombre de marches prises dans la courbe. 4, record 1, French, - marche%20balanc%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Escaleras
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- escalón balanceado
1, record 1, Spanish, escal%C3%B3n%20balanceado
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- escalón compensado 1, record 1, Spanish, escal%C3%B3n%20compensado
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-11-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Stairs and Stairways
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- winder
1, record 2, English, winder
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- tapered step 2, record 2, English, tapered%20step
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A step, more or less wedge-shaped, with its tread wider at one end than the other, as in a spiral stair. 3, record 2, English, - winder
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Stair tread with one end wider than the other, used in winding staircases or in quarter-turns. 4, record 2, English, - winder
Record 2, Key term(s)
- wedge-shaped step
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Escaliers
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- marche gironnée
1, record 2, French, marche%20gironn%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- marche dansante 2, record 2, French, marche%20dansante
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Marche dont le giron a des côtés convergents. 3, record 2, French, - marche%20gironn%C3%A9e
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Marche qui n'est pas rectangulaire. 4, record 2, French, - marche%20gironn%C3%A9e
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 DEF
Marche des quartiers tournants ou des escaliers ronds. 5, record 2, French, - marche%20gironn%C3%A9e
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour réunir les deux volées qui suivent deux côtés parallèles de la cage on peut disposer, soit un palier, soit un quartier tournant. Dans un quartier tournant, si les arètes de marches concourent toutes vers un même centre, on dit qu'elles sont rayonnantes; sinon elles sont dansantes. 6, record 2, French, - marche%20gironn%C3%A9e
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les marches rayonnantes sont des marches gironnées décrites par les rayons d'un cercle. Les marches d'un escalier en vis ne sont pas toujours rayonnantes. 7, record 2, French, - marche%20gironn%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Escaleras
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- escalón de caracol
1, record 2, Spanish, escal%C3%B3n%20de%20caracol
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- escalón de abanico 2, record 2, Spanish, escal%C3%B3n%20de%20abanico
correct, masculine noun
- peldaño de abanico 3, record 2, Spanish, pelda%C3%B1o%20de%20abanico
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Peldaño cuyos extremos tienen huellas de diferente amplitud. 3, record 2, Spanish, - escal%C3%B3n%20de%20caracol
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Se usa generalmente para cambiar la dirección de una escalera. 1, record 2, Spanish, - escal%C3%B3n%20de%20caracol
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