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nut [10 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
- nut
1, record 1, English, nut
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
nut: an item in the "Multiple Use Tools and Equipment for Materials" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Materials" category. 2, record 1, English, - nut
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- écrou
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9crou
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
écrou : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement polyvalents pour le traitement des matières» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour le traitement des matières». 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9crou
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-09-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Analytical Chemistry
- Industrial Tools and Equipment
- Heat Exchangers
- Steam-Powered Machines and Condensers
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- nut
1, record 2, English, nut
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company's catalogue. 1, record 2, English, - nut
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chimie analytique
- Outillage industriel
- Échangeurs de chaleur
- Machines à vapeur et condenseurs
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- écrou de serrage
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9crou%20de%20serrage
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire. 1, record 2, French, - %C3%A9crou%20de%20serrage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2008-03-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Joining Elements (Mechanical Components)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- nut
1, record 3, English, nut
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A metal collar, screwed internally for the reception of a bolt. 2, record 3, English, - nut
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is usually hexagonal in shape, but sometimes square or round. 2, record 3, English, - nut
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
nut: term standardized by ISO. 3, record 3, English, - nut
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Éléments d'assemblage (Composants mécaniques)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- écrou
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9crou
correct, masculine noun, standardized, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Collet métallique fileté intérieurement pour recevoir une vis de boulon. 2, record 3, French, - %C3%A9crou
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il est surtout de forme hexagonale, mais peut être aussi carré ou rond. 2, record 3, French, - %C3%A9crou
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
écrou : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 3, record 3, French, - %C3%A9crou
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
écrou : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance. 4, record 3, French, - %C3%A9crou
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Elementos de empalme (Componentes mecánicos)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- tuerca
1, record 3, Spanish, tuerca
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pieza con un orificio en que hay labrada una hélice, hecha para que ajuste en ella la de un tornillo. 2, record 3, Spanish, - tuerca
Record 4 - internal organization data 2007-01-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Economics
- Showplaces and Facilities (Performing Arts)
- Cinematography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- house nut
1, record 4, English, house%20nut
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- nut 2, record 4, English, nut
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[The] operating expenses associated with a film (the exhibitor's calculation of what it takes to lease his theater, to staff and run it, etc.) ... 2, record 4, English, - house%20nut
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Some sources point out that those operating expenses for a movie theatre are calculated each week. 3, record 4, English, - house%20nut
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Économique
- Salles et installations de spectacles
- Cinématographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- frais d'exploitation de salle
1, record 4, French, frais%20d%27exploitation%20de%20salle
masculine noun, plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Frais fixes d'une salle de cinéma [normalement établis] pour une semaine de fonctionnement. 2, record 4, French, - frais%20d%27exploitation%20de%20salle
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2003-07-29
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- String Instruments
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- nut
1, record 5, English, nut
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Strip of ebony at peg-box end of finger-board of stringed instruments which keeps strings slightly raised above level of finger-board and marks off sounding length at the end. 2, record 5, English, - nut
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The nut provides a bearing surface for the strings, and holds them at the correct distance from one another. 3, record 5, English, - nut
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de musique à cordes
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- sillet
1, record 5, French, sillet
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petite pièce de bois dur (ébène) ou métal, située en haut de la touche des instruments à cordes. 2, record 5, French, - sillet
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Le sillet] joue un triple rôle d'appui et d'espacement entre les cordes, ainsi que la détermination de la hauteur de celles-ci par rapport à la touche. 3, record 5, French, - sillet
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Instrumentos de cuerda
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- clavija
1, record 5, Spanish, clavija
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El pellizco se refleja hacia la clavija. Por hallarse la clavija sobre una tabla gruesa de madera que es muy estable, se disipa allí muy poca energía de la generada por el pellizco. 1, record 5, Spanish, - clavija
Record 6 - internal organization data 2002-09-26
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Mountain Sports
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- chock
1, record 6, English, chock
correct, noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- nut 2, record 6, English, nut
correct, noun
- artificial chockstone 3, record 6, English, artificial%20chockstone
correct
- jam-nut 3, record 6, English, jam%2Dnut
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A device that climbers anchor in a crack and connect to their ropes ... designed to stop a falling climber. 4, record 6, English, - chock
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the early days ... leaders used natural chockstones ... Soon it became apparent that an artificial chockstone [was] superior to improvised "stones" ... their shape and variety of sizes allowed them to be placed and removed quickly and easily in all sizes of cracks, and the hole in the center seemed just made for inserting runners ... they do not chip or scar the rock ... 3, record 6, English, - chock
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[A chock is] often called a nut, because the original type of chock was a machine nut picked-up along the railroad tracks on the way to British cliff climbs. Chocks are normally threaded with a steel cable, or with nylon rope or webbing to allow carabiners to be clipped to them. 5, record 6, English, - chock
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Sports de montagne
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- coinceur
1, record 6, French, coinceur
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- nut 2, record 6, French, nut
correct, masculine noun, Europe
- bicoin 3, record 6, French, bicoin
masculine noun
- clog 3, record 6, French, clog
avoid, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Objet métallique de forme asymétrique monté sur câble ou parfois sur cordelette, que l'on peut coincer dans les fissures du rocher. 4, record 6, French, - coinceur
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[... ] les nuts ou coinceurs dérivent d'une curieuse technique adoptée [...] par les rochassiers anglais [...] [qui] emportaient avec eux quelques pierres polies [...] de différentes grandeurs pour les encastrer dans les fissures, entourées d'une cordelette. 2, record 6, French, - coinceur
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] l'escalade libre permet la mise en place des coinceurs, particulièrement utiles en granit. [...] Il en existe beaucoup de sortes dont les deux principales sont les pyramidaux et les excentriques. 5, record 6, French, - coinceur
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2002-09-13
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Culture of Fruit Trees
- Food Industries
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- nut
1, record 7, English, nut
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Specifically, a hard, dry, 1-celled and 1-seeded fruit, such as the nuts of the hazel, beech, oak, and chestnut. 2, record 7, English, - nut
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term is used loosely for any fairly large to large hard, dry, one-seeded fruit. 3, record 7, English, - nut
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Arboriculture fruitière
- Industrie de l'alimentation
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- noix
1, record 7, French, noix
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- fruit à coque 2, record 7, French, fruit%20%C3%A0%20coque
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nom donné à un grand nombre de fruits qui ont une enveloppe ligneuse [...] 3, record 7, French, - noix
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Noix du Brésil. 3, record 7, French, - noix
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fruticultura
- Industria alimentaria
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- nuez
1, record 7, Spanish, nuez
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1999-06-03
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Paddle Sports
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- nut
1, record 8, English, nut
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Facilities and equipment. 1, record 8, English, - nut
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Sports de pagaie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- écrou
1, record 8, French, %C3%A9crou
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Installations/matériel. 1, record 8, French, - %C3%A9crou
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1994-02-08
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- nut
1, record 9, English, nut
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
of peanut 1, record 9, English, - nut
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- gousse
1, record 9, French, gousse
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
de l'arachide 1, record 9, French, - gousse
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1988-12-22
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- String Instruments
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- frog
1, record 10, English, frog
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
bow, in music, curved stick with rosined horsehair stretched between the ends, used to produce sound by friction in stringed instruments of the rebec, viol, and violin groups. Since the 16th century the tension of the hair has been controlled by means of a "frog" (nut) at the end of the bow held by the player. 2, record 10, English, - frog
Record 10, Key term(s)
- nut
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de musique à cordes
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- hausse
1, record 10, French, hausse
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans l'archet, pièce de bois ou d'ivoire maintenant les crins de la mèche éloignés de la baguette. 2, record 10, French, - hausse
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Archet (...) La mèche est attachée d'une part à la tête, de l'autre à la hausse d'ébène qui sert à tenir l'archet et à régler sa tension. La fixation en ces deux points est dissimulée sous une plaque de recouvrement. La tension de la mèche s'effectue grâce à une vis à écrou placée au bout de la hausse qui fait avancer ou reculer celle-ci. 3, record 10, French, - hausse
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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