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BISEAUTAGE [5 records]

Record 1 2011-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
  • Medical Instruments and Devices
OBS

Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company's catalogue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques
  • Instruments et appareillages médicaux
OBS

Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sanding and Polishing of Metals
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
  • Bodywork and Framework (Motor Vehicles)
DEF

A sanding technique that creates a tapered edge that blends two areas together.

OBS

featheredging: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • feather edging

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sablage et ponçage des métaux
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
  • Carrosserie, caisse et châssis (Véhicules automobiles)
DEF

[...] manière de poncer un ancien fini de façon que les bords soient obliquement très minces et d'une épaisseur [de] presque [rien] aux points de contact avec les parties adjacentes.

OBS

biseautage : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-11-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bodywork and Framework (Motor Vehicles)
CONT

BMWs new styling uses sweeping lines, curves and creases that create an impression of dynamism and action, particularly on the sides of its cars. They are more sculptural, and sharper. The term coined to capture this new look is "flame surfacing," which connotes the flicker and dancing of flames in a fire.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Carrosserie, caisse et châssis (Véhicules automobiles)
Key term(s)
  • biseautage

Spanish

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Record 4 1996-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Platemaking (Printing)
DEF

Cutting edges of a printing plate or rule to a bevel angle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Clicherie (Imprimerie)
DEF

Action de tailler obliquement les bords d'une plaque ou d'un filet.

Spanish

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Record 5 1988-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glass Industry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie du verre
DEF

Taille en biseau.

CONT

Biseautage d'un verre de montre.

Spanish

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