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amorce 13 angle
II. Beginning, indication, etc.:
amorce d'araignee, (mil., min.) opening or entrance
of a branch gallery;
de course, (top., surv.) indication, sketching
in, of parts of contours;
de galerie, (mil., min.) opening of a gallery;
de glacis, (fort, drawing) indication of parts
near covered way (remainder omitted);
de lamett canon, (sm. a.) scarf;
de lamette (de palonnier), (art.) loop of swingletree
cramp;
de parallele, (siege) break, breaking out of
parallels;
de pont, shore end or fastening of a ponton
bridge;
de rameau, (mil., min.) opening or entrance
of a branch gallery;
d'un systeme de mines, (fort.) beginning of a
system of mines for permanent fort, to be completed
when needed.
amorcer, v. a., to start, sketch out, lay down a beginning;
to start (a pump, an injector); to scarf;
(sm. a.) to prime a cartridge case, to seat a
primer in its case; (art.) to insert friction primer,
to prime a gun; (in gen.) to prime (a torpedo,
etc.); (mil.) to decoy, to make a feint; (elec.)
to start a dynamo;
s' , (elec.) of the magnetic field, to build up
(e. g., la machine s'amorce).
amorceur, m., primer.
amorsoir, m., wimble, auger; (mach.) centerpunch;
(art., etc.) small box for holding primers.
amorphe, a., amorphous.
amortir, v. a., to deaden, lessen (an effort, shock,
velocity); to settle, take up, a debt, obligation,
etc.; to damp (a magnetic needle).
amortissement, m., deadening, settling; damping
(of a needle); taking up of an obligation;
settlement, as of war expenses, etc.;
voie d' , (mil.) (of promotion) absorption,
e. g., where two vacancies are needed to make
one pfoinotion, etc.
amour, m., (sm. a.) small portion of iron attached
to socket of bayonet, to which neck is welded.
amovible, a., removable; held during pleasure.
ampere, m., (elec.) ampere.
ampere-heure, m., (elec.) ampere-hour.
amperemetre, m., (elec.) ammeter, amperemeter.
ampliation, f., copy, duplicate, of a receipt, of any
document;
pour "true copy" (the chief of staff countersigns
"pour ampliation," which is
"
thus like
official," U. S. A.).
amplitude, f., (ball.) obsolete term for portle
(range); (art.) limit of elevation, of traversing,
of a gun;
du pointage en hauteur, limit of elevation;
de pointage lateral, limit of traversing for guncarriage;
de pointage vertical, v. en hauteur, supra.
ampoule, f., water-blister; (met.) blister (in steel),
blowhole; (elec.) bulb, globe, of an incandescent
light.
ampoule, a., (met.) blistered, of steel.
ampouiette, f., hour-glass; truncated cone of soft
wood, serving as fuse-case, (obs.).
amputation, f., amputation.
ampute, m., man who has lost a leg or arm by
amputation.
amputer, v. a., to amputate.
anallatique, a., (opt.) anallatic.
anallatiseur, a., (opt.) anallatizing.
anallatisme, m. (opt.) anallatism.
analyse, f., analysis; analytical mathematics;
chimique, chemical analysis;
spectrale, spectrum analysis.
analyseur, m., (opt.) analyzer (polarized light).
anamorphose,f., (top.) anamorphicview or image.
anche, f., reed (of musical instruments).
.en, a., ancient, old; for
ienior; m., (mil.) oldster;
moins que, (mil.) junior to;
plus que, (mil.) senior to;
le plus , (mil.) the ranking (officer, etc.);
le plus dans le grade le plus eleve, (mil.) the
ranking officer.
anciennete, f., (mil.) seniority;
ill', by seniority;
absolue, lineal rank;
avancement & r avancer , d I' promotion.
to be promoted, by seniority;
classement d' , lineal list;
de -
grade, dans le grade, relative rank in a
grade;
Uste d' , lineal list;
minima, minimum length of service in a
grade before promotion to next higher;
de service, length of service, seniority by
length of service.
ancrage, m., anchorage, anchoring; cramping
down; anchoring, mooring, of a bridge
caisse d' , (pont.) box filled with stones, etc.,
for anchoring a bridge;
panier d' , basket anchor, wicker anchor.
ancre, f., anchor; grappling-iron; stay; iron brace;
an S;
d'amont, (pont.) upstream anchor;
articulee, anchor with movable arms;
d'aval, (pont.) downstream anchor;
de ballon, balloon anchor; grapnel;
borgne, one-armed anchor, mooring anchor;
de bossoir, bower;
de branchage, brushwood anchor;
cordage d' , cable, mooring rope;
& demeure, mooring anchor;
de detroit, stream anchor;
engagee, foul anchor;
de flot, flood anchor;
flottante. drag sail;
grande, best bower;
dejet, small bower;
dejusant, ebb anchor;
de mistricorde, sheet anchor;
mouiller I'
naud d' , cable clinch;
orin d' , buoy line of anchor;
& pattes mobiles, anchor with movable arms;
, to cast anchor.
repecher I'
, to weigh anchor;
- sarpee. anchor fouled by the flukes;
surjaUe, anchor fouled by the stock;
surpattee, anchor fouled by the flukes;
de terre, shore anchor;
de touee , kedge anchor ;
deveille, sheet anchor.
ancre-chatne, f., balloon anchor or grapnel, consisting
of several small anchors in series on same
rope.
ancrer, v. a. n., to anchor, cast anchor, grapple.
andaillot, m., hank, grommet, ring.
ane, m., ass, donkey; (tech.) trestle, horse;
dos d' , (top.) sharp ridge.
anee,f.> ass load.
anemograph*, m., anemograph.
anemoinfctre, anemometer, wind-gauge; (mach.)
draught-gauge.
anemoscope, m., wind-gauge.
anem-HuetrograpIie, m., instrument for measuring
the direction, force, and velocity of wind.
anro'ide, m., aneroid, aneroid barometer.
anfractuositt, f., (top.) indentation (of a coast).
anglaiser, v. a., (hipp.) to dock a horse's tail.
angle, m., angle; corner.
I. Artillery, ballistics, and small arms;
II. Fortification; III. Technical and miscellaneous.
I. Artillery, ballistics, etc.
d'abaissement, (ball.) angle of negative jump;
negative jump;