Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

surfaces de contact tronconiques

English translation:

tapered contact surfaces

Added to glossary by Louisa Tchaicha
Jul 27, 2011 08:53
12 yrs ago
French term

surfaces de contact tronconiques

French to English Tech/Engineering Construction / Civil Engineering pose de tube en terre
Hi,

....contact surfaces

"Par ce déplacement axial, deux garnitures de freinage 433, aptes à se déplacer radialement, sont poussées vers l’extérieur par leurs surfaces de contact tronconiques et viennent freiner puis bloquer le bouchon 4 contre la surface intérieure du tube 3."

Thank you

Proposed translations

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tapered contact surfaces

Tronconique means that it is in the shape of a cone excecpt that the top part of the cone is missing. It's truncated.
Note from asker:
thank you jmleger!
Peer comment(s):

agree chris collister : Known in EN as a "frustum", but "tapered" is commoner.
1 hr
Thx!
agree Evans (X)
2 hrs
Thx!
agree Bourth (X) : Give that this thing is making small underground tunnels, maybe it should be "taupered".
4 hrs
Thx!
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truncated -cone- shaped surfaces

http://www.patent-de.com/20051201/EP1179136.html
Cap 21 comprises a cylindrical surface 37 adjacent to threaded portion 22 and facing shoulder 26, and which engages in fluidtight manner a corresponding cylindrical surface 38 of hole 17. Cap 21 also comprises a truncated-cone-shaped surface 39 located between cylindrical surface 37 and shoulder 26 to assist shoulder 26 in engaging shoulder 27 of hole 17.
Peer comment(s):

agree piazza d
51 mins
Thanks piazza d
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