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COMPOUND HEART SHAKE [1 record]

Record 1 2017-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Xylology (The Study of Wood)
  • Wood Sawing
CONT

Heart check: A fissure originating at, and extending more or less radially from, the heart but not to the surface ... A simple fissure is termed a simple check ... two or more fissures, star check ...

OBS

star shake: According to Terminology of Forest Science, Technology, Practice and Products it is an obsolete term.

OBS

compound star shake; compound heart shake: terms standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Xylologie (Étude des bois)
  • Sciage du bois
DEF

Fente de cœur se composant de plus d'une fente apparaissant sur le bout d'une bille dans des plans différents [...]

OBS

fente de cœur multiple; cœur étoilé : termes normalisés par l'ISO.

Key term(s)
  • cadrannure étoilée

Spanish

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