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spectre 433 station
spectre, sfdlaire, stellar spectrum.
spectrometre, m., (inst.) spectrometer.
spectrometrie, f., spectrometry.
speculalre, a., specular;
fer , specular iron.
speiss, m., (met.') speiss.
sphere, f., sphere;
d'activite, (mil. min.) sphere of effect, action;
de broyage, (mil. min.) sphere immediately
around the center of disturbance;
de commotion, (mil. min.) v. d'activite;
de compression, (mil. min.) sphere ot compression;
d'eclatement, v. de broyage:
d'explosion, (mil. min.) sphere of effect, of
action:
de friabilite, v. de broyage:
de rupture, sphere of rupture;
de separation, (mil. min.) surface along which
ths disturbance causes separation from the
surrounding material;
de volee, (art.) spherical muzzle pivot of a
muzzle-pivoted gun.
sphfiricite', f., sphericity, curvature;
de la terre, curvature of the earth.
sphfirique, a., spherical.
spheroidal, a., spheroidal;
etat de Veau, (steam) spheroidal state of
water.
spheroide, m., spheroid.
sph^rometre, m., (inst.) spherometer.
spherosidfirite, m., (met.) spherosiderite.
spickel, m., (Polytechnique slang) dress sword.
spiral, a., spiral;
rcssort , spiral spring.
spiral, m., spiral, spiral spring;
reglant, regulating spring of a watch.
spirale, f., spiral line; volution; spiral spring;
aller en , to wind;
de chauffage, heating coil;
en , spirally;
enroulement en , volution; spiral winding;
enroukr en , to wind spirally;
se roulcr en , to roll up or around in a spiral;
to roll round.
spire, f., helix, screw, single turn of a screw or
helix; spiral, spiral curve; (elec.) single turn,
coil, of wire;
tour de , single turn of a helix.
splritueux, a., alcoholic.
Spongieux, a., spongy.
squelette, m., skeleton; (nav.) frame of a ship.
stability, stability, steadiness; durability; (nav.)
stiffness of a ship.
stablat, m., stable, pen for animals.
stable, a., stable, steady, durable, solid; steadfast,
permanent, lasting; 'fast, fixed, settled.
stalmlation, f., (of horses, etc.) continuous
-
living
in stables.
stabuler, v. a., to keep in stables, under shelter
(horses, etc.).
stadia, f., (inst.) stadia rod, stadia;
leveala , stadia survey;
lunette & , stadia telescope;
a reticule, reticulated stadia.
stadimetre, m., (inst.) horizontal stadia rod.
stadimctrique, a., of or pertaining to a stadia;
lunette stadia , telescope.
stadiometre, m., (inst.) stadiometer.
stage, m., term, probation; (mil.) course (at a
school); tour of probationary duty; (Fr. a.)
period of instruction for territorial army;
faire un , (mil, etc.) to take a course, a term;
to serve a tour of probationary duty (e. g.,
on the staff).
stagiaire, a., under instruction; passing a term;
(mil.) serving a probationary tour; m., (mil.)
officer taking a probationary tour (e. g., on
the staff, for the purpose of learning staff duty);
du genie, (Fr. a.) n. c. o. attached to staff
of engineers and taking a course before becoming
adjoint (will expire by extinction);
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stagiaire, officier , (mil.) probationary officer
(v. supra).
stagnation, f., stagnation;
du compos, slowness, torpidity, of the compass.
stalle, f., stall; partition between stalls in a stable.
stand, m., (t. p.) shooting stand, shooting gallery;
gallery practice range; rifle range (rare).
starie, f., (nav.) time allowed for loading or unloading
cargo;
jours de , lay days.
statieite, f., nonsensitiveness.
station, f.. standing, stand, station! stop, stay,
stoppage; (nav.) cruising ground, station; (mil.)
post, station; (r. r.) railway station; (hipp.)
attitude, manner of standing (horse); (sun.)
station;
abandonnee, (hipp.) manner of standing of a
horse left to himself, free attitude (body sup
ported on three legs);
abri } (t. p.) firing point of a shooting stand;
pour V alimentation de Veau, (r. r.) watering
station;
d'arrivee, (r. r.) point of disembarkation;
bruler une , (r. r.) to run past a station without
stopping;
cam-pee, (hipp.) "stretched-out" attitude
(fore and rear bipeds splayed out and apart
more than three-fourths of the height);
centrale, (elec.) power house;
charbonniere. (nav.) coaling station, dump;
chef de , (r. r.) station master;
cuirasse de , v. s. v. cuirasse;
conjuguee, (top.) auxiliary or secondary
station trigonometrically connected with its
principal (bcth of them together being called
conjuguecs)',
de la cote, (nav.) home station;
de depart, (r. r.) station of embarkation, of
departure;
de deuxieme ordre, (surv.) secondary station;
en , on a station; (mil.) said of troops when
in cantonments, etc., or when for any reason
they occupy the same place for a considerable
time; in garrison;
fi I'etranger, (nav.) foreign station;
Ure en , (nav.) to be on station;
extreme, (r. r.). terminus;
faire la mise en , (surv.) to set up an instrument;
forcee, (hipp.) forced attitude or manner of
all the
standing (the body is legs);
supported by
halte-repas, (Fr. a.) railroad station in which
meals are furnished soldiers in transit by the
administration militaire;
haute, (hypp.) free station, but on four legs
(attentive attitude);
dejonction (r. r.) railway junction;
intermediate, (r. r.) way station;
libre, (hipp.) attitude of a horse standing
free, free attitude;
magasin, v. s. v. magasiv;
mettre en , (surv.) to set up an instrument;
mise en , (surv.) operation of setting up an
instrument;
de partage. (mach.) distributing station,
power house (wire transmission) ;
de passage, v. intermediate;
de pilots , (nav.) pilot station;
placee, (hipp.) attitude of the horse standing
uniformly on all four legs, the fore and hind
bipeds being apart three-fourths the height of
the horse;
point de depart d'etapes, v. gare de rasscmble-
ment;
de premier ordre, (top.) primary station or
triangulation point;
quadrupedale, y. forcee;
rassemolee. (hipp.) gathered position, i. e.,
fore and hind bipeds brought under and apart
less than three-fourths the height of the horse;