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SHEET-METAL SCREW [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-02-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Building Hardware
- Joining Elements (Mechanical Components)
- Metal Fasteners
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sheet-metal screw
1, record 1, English, sheet%2Dmetal%20screw
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sheet metal screw 2, record 1, English, sheet%20metal%20screw
correct
- self-tapping screw 3, record 1, English, self%2Dtapping%20screw
standardized
- self-tapping screw for sheet metal 4, record 1, English, self%2Dtapping%20screw%20for%20sheet%20metal
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A coarse-threaded, tapered screw with a slotted head used for fastening sheet metal without a tapped hole and without a nut. 5, record 1, English, - sheet%2Dmetal%20screw
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
self-tapping screw: term standardized by ISO. 5, record 1, English, - sheet%2Dmetal%20screw
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
sheet-metal screw: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 5, record 1, English, - sheet%2Dmetal%20screw
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Quincaillerie du bâtiment
- Éléments d'assemblage (Composants mécaniques)
- Clouterie et visserie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vis à tôle
1, record 1, French, vis%20%C3%A0%20t%C3%B4le
correct, feminine noun, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
vis à tôle : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 2, record 1, French, - vis%20%C3%A0%20t%C3%B4le
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
vis à tôle : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 2, record 1, French, - vis%20%C3%A0%20t%C3%B4le
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-08-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Metal Fasteners
- Building Hardware
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- self-tapping screw
1, record 2, English, self%2Dtapping%20screw
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- sheet-metal screw 2, record 2, English, sheet%2Dmetal%20screw
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A screw with a specially hardened thread that makes it possible for the screw to form its own internal thread in sheet metal and soft materials when driven into a hole. 2, record 2, English, - self%2Dtapping%20screw
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
There are two types of self-tapping screws: a thread-forming screw which forms its mating thread by displacement rather than by the removal of any material (this can be used only with materials sufficiently soft to allow this) and a thread-cutting screw which cuts its mating thread. Both types are driven with the aid of a pilot hole. 3, record 2, English, - self%2Dtapping%20screw
Record 2, Key term(s)
- thread-forming screw
- thread-cutting screw
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Clouterie et visserie
- Quincaillerie du bâtiment
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- vis autotaraudeuse
1, record 2, French, vis%20autotaraudeuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vis à extrémité légèrement conique, dont le filetage taraude [...] le trou dans lequel on la visse. 2, record 2, French, - vis%20autotaraudeuse
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ne pas confondre la vis autotaraudeuse avec la vis à métaux qui doit être vissée dans une pièce femelle à filetage identique (qui peut être l'écrou); souvent confondu à tort avec la vis taraudeuse, la vis Parker en est un type particulier. 3, record 2, French, - vis%20autotaraudeuse
Record 2, Key term(s)
- vis auto-taraudeuse
- vis auto-fileteuse
- vis fileteuse
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Clavos y tornillos
- Artículos de ferretería para la construcción
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- tornillo autorroscante
1, record 2, Spanish, tornillo%20autorroscante
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- tornillo para chapa 2, record 2, Spanish, tornillo%20para%20chapa
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tornillo que forma el fileteado por deformación plástica. 2, record 2, Spanish, - tornillo%20autorroscante
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Se utiliza principalmente para ensamblar piezas de chapa, por ejemplo, carrocerías de automóviles. 2, record 2, Spanish, - tornillo%20autorroscante
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