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Spreuve 158 equipage
Cpreuve des poudres, (art., sm. a.) proof of powde
la poussiere, (sm. a., etc.) dust test ;
pratique, (mil.) in promotion examinations,
practical test in handling troops, etc.;
prcndreti V to take on , trial;
de pression, pressure test (as, of a boiler);
quinquennale, (powd., Fr. a.) inspection and
proof of powder every five years;
de rabattement, folding-back test;
de recette. acceptance test;
de reception, v. de recette;
de resistance, resistance test, proof, trial;
roulante, rolling test;
de roulement, (art.) carriage test (working
test of any new type carriage);
semestrielle. (powd., Fr. a.) half-yearly inspection
and test of powder;
de solubilite, (expl.) solubility test;
de soudure, test of a welded joint;
subir une , to stand, pass, a test;
ft surcharges, test by overloading, test of
ultimate strength;
temps d' , probation;
thcorique, (mil.) in promotion examinations,
examination in book work;
de tir, (art.) firing-proof, proof-firing;
artillery, small-arm, proof-firing in general;
de tir ft outrance, (art., ball.) proof-firing to
equarrissement, m., act of squaring, state ef
being squared ; cutting at right angles;
tailler en-, to square.
equarrisseur, m., nacker, knacker.
equarrissoir, m., square broach.
equateur, m., equator.
Equation, f., equation; - personnelle, personal equation, personal
error.
equatorial, a., equatorial.
equerrage, m., bevel, beveling; - gras, obtuse bevel; - maigre, acute bevel.
equerre, f., square, rule, scale, carpenter's
rule; elbow (of a water-pipe, etc.); strap,
junction-strap; knee (of a boat); (cons.)
corner brace, corner angle-iron, rectangular
angle-iron or brace; (mach.) any piece
branched at or near 90; (pont.) timberplate.
h-,
test ultimate strength;
ft la vapeur, (art.) steam test (cast-iron
d'-, en-
, square, at right angles;
d I'-
, by the square; - d'arpenteur, surveyor's square;
courbeti, --- . square knee; - de courbe, (pont.) knee-strap of a ponton
boat;
-- & diam&tre, universal or center square;
double ---
, T-square; (cons.) broad strap;
- double, T-square;
double-d'appuij reenforcing strap;
- h double reflexion, (inst.) reflecting square;
shells);
de Vitesse, (nav.) speed trial.
fiprouver, v. a., to test, try, prove; to experience!
to assay, make trial of; to meet with, go
through with.
eprouvette, f., (met.) test bar, test piece; (chem.)
test tube; (ball.) eprouvette;
ft cremaillcre, vertical eprouvette;
mortier , (ball.) powder eprouvette;
ft poudre, v. mortier ;
ft ressort, (ball.) spring eprouvette for testing
sporting powders;
ft roues dentees, (ball.) pistol eprouvette.
epuisement, m., exhaustion; draining, drainage;
d' , exhausting;
pompe d' , (nav.) bilge pump;
tuyau d' , exhaust pipe.
Cpuiser, v. a. r., to use up, wear out (as, troops
by fatigue); to exhaust, drain, empty; to run
dry (of springs, streams).
epuisette, f., sort of net (for catching carrier
pigeons, etc.).
epurage, m., (cord.) cleaning or second combing
of hemp.
Cpurateur, m., (steam) purifier; (expl.) poacher.
epuration, f., refining, refinement, purifying.
epure, f., drawing, mechanical drawing,
metrical drawing; working plan or dra'
diagram (e. g., Zeuner diagram);
des efforts, stress diagram;
au la'vis, wash drawing.
Cpurer, v. a., to purify, cleanse; (cord.) to
clean hemp, give the second combing to
hemp.
Cquarre, m., square inscribed in the cross section
of a log to be squared.
Cquarrir, v. a., to square (as, timber, stone);
to recut, straighten, grooves, etc.; to ease
(doors, windows); to kill and cut up animals
(beef, horses, etc.).
equarrissage, m., squaring, squareness; scantling
(of timber); skinning and cutting up
(of animals);
d' , square, in the square;
au cinquieme, squaring of timber, so that
the side of the inscribed square shall be the
chord of one-fifth of the circumference;
deforet, rough hewing (of timber, in situ);
formule d' , v. s. v. formule;
ft vif, squaring, hewing, that reaches the
heart wood.
-- & epaulement, a square of which one branch
is three times as thick as the other;
-, faussc (inst.) bevel square; (cons., carp.)
corner, bevel, not a right angle;
tifausse-
, out of square;
eprouve, p. p., '(mil.) sorely tried, hard pressed.
-- defer, iron knee; - b, miroirs. (inst.) reflecting square;
- & mitre, (carp.) miter square;
--onglet?- ft onglet, v.- & mitre;
- ordinaire, T-square; - h patte eth coulisse, (cons.) iron strap with
groove and holdfast; - d piton eth anneau, iron strap with eyebolt
and ring; - de precision, try-square; - h prismes, (inst.) optical square;
- sauterelle, bevel square; - simple, try-square; - en T, v.-ordinaire.
equerrer, v. a., to square; to bevel.
fequestre, a., equestrian.
equiangle, a., equiangular.
equidistance, f., equidistance; (top.) equidistance
of contours; - graphique, (top.) equidistance, difference of
level, to the scale of the map; - metrique, (top.) difference of level, equidistance,
in meters, actual equidistance;
- naturelle, v.-metrique; - reduite, v.-graphique.
equidistant, a., equidistant; (top.) equidistant
(of contours, etc.).
equignon, m., iron band or plate, on the under
side of a wooden axle arm.
gquilatere, a., equilateral, a., equilateral.
6q uilibre, m . , equilibrium ;
- des remblais et des deblais, (eng.) balancing
formule d'-
, IHooke's law;
fills and cuts.
equilibrer, y. a., to equilibrate, equalize;
- le tiroir, (steam) to regulate a slide valve.
equiliette, f., equinette, f., spindle of a vane.
equipage, m., equipage, equipment; outfit.
plant; dress; horse furniture; carriage and
norses; (mach.) gear ? gearing, set of gear.
wheels; (nav.) crew; (in pi.) wagons, vehicles,
(hence, mil.) train, wagon train; carriages,
wagons, and material of all sorts transported
by an army; baggage of an army;
(more esp., Fr.
. a.) regimental train; the com-
. plete material of a given unit (as, a battery);
the wheeled elements (of a siege or artillery
park); a large gun, on its carriage, and
equipped with all the material necessary
to its service; the collection of tools, implements,
etc., necessary to execute a given
mechanical maneuver;