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CASTOR [9 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- castor
1, record 1, English, castor
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
castor: an item in the "Household Accessories" class of the "Furnishings" category. 2, record 1, English, - castor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- roulette
1, record 1, French, roulette
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- dessous de carafe 1, record 1, French, dessous%20de%20carafe
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
roulette; dessous de carafe : objets de la classe «Accessoires ménagers» de la catégorie «Ameublement et accessoires». 2, record 1, French, - roulette
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2019-03-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Wheels (Mechanical Components)
- General Hardware
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- caster
1, record 2, English, caster
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- castor 1, record 2, English, castor
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Casters are essentially housings that include a wheel and a mounting to install the caster to objects (equipment, apparatus and more). Casters are found virtually everywhere, from office desk chairs to shipyards, and from hospital beds to automotive factories. They range in size from the very small furniture casters to massive industrial casters ... Wheel materials include cast iron, plastic, rubber, polyurethane, polyolefin, nylon, thermoplastic rubber, forged steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and more. 2, record 2, English, - caster
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Casters come in two main categories: a swivel caster pivots around a kingpin to allow it to rotate and roll. The rigid (also called "fixed") caster has its wheel mounted in a fixed frame ... and it only rolls forward and backward. 2, record 2, English, - caster
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Roues (Composants mécaniques)
- Quincaillerie générale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- roulette
1, record 2, French, roulette
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petite roue, cylindre ou bille monté(e) dans une chape parfois pivotante, qu'on fixe sous les pieds d'un meuble, sous un objet pour faciliter son déplacement. 2, record 2, French, - roulette
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Divers choix de matériaux sont offerts pour les roulettes (caoutchouc moulé, caoutchouc pneumatique, caoutchouc thermoplastique, polyuréthane, polyoléfine, acier inoxydable, fonte, roues pleines anticrevaison en polyuréthane, etc.). 3, record 2, French, - roulette
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2017-01-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Motorcycles and Snowmobiles
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- caster
1, record 3, English, caster
correct, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- castor 2, record 3, English, castor
correct
- rake 3, record 3, English, rake
correct
- trail 3, record 3, English, trail
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Trail, or caster, is the horizontal distance from where the front wheel touches the ground to where the steering axis intersects the ground. 3, record 3, English, - caster
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
caster: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 4, record 3, English, - caster
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Motos et motoneiges
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- chasse
1, record 3, French, chasse
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Distance au sol entre l'axe de colonne de direction et la verticale qui passe par l'axe de roue [avant]. 2, record 3, French, - chasse
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
chasse : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 3, record 3, French, - chasse
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Motocicletas y motos de nieve
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- ángulo de avance del pivote
1, record 3, Spanish, %C3%A1ngulo%20de%20avance%20del%20pivote
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-01-28
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- castorite
1, record 4, English, castorite
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- castor 2, record 4, English, castor
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A transparent variety of petalite occurring in crystals. 3, record 4, English, - castorite
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chemical formula: LiAl(Si2O5)2 4, record 4, English, - castorite
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- castorite
1, record 4, French, castorite
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- castor 1, record 4, French, castor
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variété de pétalite, transparente. 2, record 4, French, - castorite
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Formule chimique : LiAl(Si2O5)2 3, record 4, French, - castorite
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- castorita
1, record 4, Spanish, castorita
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- castor 1, record 4, Spanish, castor
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Silicato de litio. 1, record 4, Spanish, - castorita
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[La petalita] puede presentarse en forma de cristales y entonces constituye el castor o castorita. 1, record 4, Spanish, - castorita
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fórmula química: LiAl(Si2O5)2 2, record 4, Spanish, - castorita
Record 5 - internal organization data 2005-09-14
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Horse Husbandry
- Animal Anatomy
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- chestnut
1, record 5, English, chestnut
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- night eye 2, record 5, English, night%20eye
correct
- castor 3, record 5, English, castor
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Horny, irregular growths found on the inside of the legs. 4, record 5, English, - chestnut
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On the forelegs, they are just above the knees. On the hind legs, they are just below the hocks. No two horses have been found to have the same chestnuts and so they may be used for identification. Also called "night eyes." 4, record 5, English, - chestnut
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Another organ in process of disappearance is that piece of horn inside the fore-arm, where it is termed the chestnut, and that inside the hock, where it is termed the castor; it corresponds to the finger-nail of the thumb of our hand, and of the foot of the five-toed ancestor of the horse. 5, record 5, English, - chestnut
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Élevage des chevaux
- Anatomie animale
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- châtaigne
1, record 5, French, ch%C3%A2taigne
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- torus carpien 2, record 5, French, torus%20carpien
correct, masculine noun
- torus tarsien 2, record 5, French, torus%20tarsien
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petite plaque de corne située, chez le cheval, à la partie inférieure et interne de l'avant-bras et, sur les membres postérieurs, à la partie supérieure et interne du canon. 3, record 5, French, - ch%C3%A2taigne
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la châtaigne [...] serait un vestige de doigt atrophié. 4, record 5, French, - ch%C3%A2taigne
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cría de ganado caballar
- Anatomía animal
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- espejuelo
1, record 5, Spanish, espejuelo
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1996-12-20
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Table Setting (General)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- dredger
1, record 6, English, dredger
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- castor 2, record 6, English, castor
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A box with a perforated lid for sprinkling powder over anything, as a flour-dredger. 3, record 6, English, - dredger
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Service de table (Généralités)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- saupoudreuse
1, record 6, French, saupoudreuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- saupoudroir 2, record 6, French, saupoudroir
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petite boîte cylindrique en fer blanc, munie d'un couvercle vissé percé de petits trous, qui sert à poudrer de sucre glace le dessus des gâteaux, des gaufres et des entremets, ou les apprêts à caraméliser. 2, record 6, French, - saupoudreuse
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1993-10-28
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
- Perfume and Cosmetics Industry
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- castor
1, record 7, English, castor
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- castoreum 2, record 7, English, castoreum
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Castor is a secretion found in both sexes of the beaver, and it accumulates in two pear-shaped bags on the abdomen of the animal. The sacs are about the length of a finger, and at the thickest point are about the diameter of the thumb. They contain a greasy mass of yellowish-brown, reddish or blackish viscous substance. ("A Subtle Something" by Charles J. McGuirk Saturday Evening Post. Dec. 4, 1926). 1, record 7, English, - castor
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
An animal secretion, the castor, used in perfumery, is chiefly employed as a fixative. It consists of the dried membranous follicles of the beaver. They are filled with a strong smelling secretion which, when diluted, is not disagreeable, the odour being due to an essential oil it contains. (The Mystery and Lure of Perfume, 1969, p. 205). 2, record 7, English, - castor
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
- Parfumerie
- Éléments et composés chimiques
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- castoréum
1, record 7, French, castor%C3%A9um
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- castérium 2, record 7, French, cast%C3%A9rium
masculine noun
- rognon de castor 3, record 7, French, rognon%20de%20castor
masculine noun, Canada
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sécrétion odorante du castor, employée en pharmacie et en parfumerie. 4, record 7, French, - castor%C3%A9um
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les [...] produits naturels d'origine animale, [...] musc, civette, ambre et castoréum ont pratiquement disparu du marché; leurs odeurs caractéristiques ont été reproduites par la synthèse chimique, à l'exception peut-être du castoréum, dont l'odeur est extrêmement complexe. 5, record 7, French, - castor%C3%A9um
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Castoréum : Ce que l'on appelle «rognon de castor», au Canada. 3, record 7, French, - castor%C3%A9um
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
castérium : Il est des parfums..., 1973, page 102. 2, record 7, French, - castor%C3%A9um
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1987-01-19
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Household Articles - Various
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- dredger
1, record 8, English, dredger
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- castor 2, record 8, English, castor
correct, see observation
- caster 3, record 8, English, caster
correct, see observation
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
For "castor", "caster": for salt, sugar. 1, record 8, English, - dredger
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Articles ménagers divers
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- saupoudreuse
1, record 8, French, saupoudreuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- saupoudroir 2, record 8, French, saupoudroir
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
De sel, de sucre. 1, record 8, French, - saupoudreuse
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1981-05-15
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Road Transport
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- castor 1, record 9, English, castor
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The distance between two points p and q: this distance is the projection onto a plane parallel to the longitudinal median plane (of the vehicle) of the acute angle formed by the vertical and the real or imaginary swivelling axis of the stub axle. It is positive when q is ahead of p in the direction of normal travel. 1, record 9, English, - castor
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Transport routier
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- chasse 1, record 9, French, chasse
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Distance entre les points p et q: projection sur un plan parallèle au plan longitudinal médian (du véhicule) de l'angle aigu que fait avec la verticale l'axe de pivotement réel ou fictif, de la fusée. Positif si q est situé en avant du point p vu en direction normale de course. 1, record 9, French, - chasse
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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