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DRY CUT [2 records]

Record 1 2024-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Masonry Practice
  • Concrete Construction
CONT

Extra precautions ... need to be taken when dry cutting, some of which are related to silica dust and some of which have to do with preventing the diamond blade from overheating. ... Dry blades usually have slats cut out around the edge to promote air cooling of the blade, but this is never as effective as water cooling. Because of this, dry cuts can only be made in short, shallow passes ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maçonnerie
  • Bétonnage

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Properties of Paper
  • Paper Manufacturing Processes
DEF

[A cut] in the web direction or at a slight angle to the web direction [that] may be up to 90-120 cm (3 to 4 feet) in length.

OBS

There is usually no evidence or wrinkling.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propriétés des papiers
  • Fabrication du papier
DEF

[Coupure] qui se produit en direction machine ou légèrement en diagonale, et [qui] peut avoir jusqu'à 90-120 cm (3-4 pieds) de longueur.

OBS

On écrirait mieux «sècherie».

OBS

sècherie : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006).

OBS

Ces plis sont produits à la sécherie et subséquemment coupés à la calandre.

Spanish

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