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assermenter 26 attachement
assermenter, v. a., to swear in a public functionary.
asservir, v. a., to reduce to subjection; (macJi.)
to have under complete control (e. g., turretgear,
steering-gear), to put a mechanism,
etc., under complete control (said of control by
a servo-motor).
asservissement, m., subjection; (mack.) state
of being under complete control (turret-gear,
etc., by a servo-motor).
assiegeant, m., (mil.) besieger.
assieger, v. a., (mil.) to besiege, invest.
assiette, f., seating, fixing; (man.) seat; (r. r.)
plane or base on which the superstructure
rests;
d'un camp, (mil.) laying out, disposition of
a camp;
du casernement, (Fr. a., adm.) evaluation
and assignment to troops, of barracks
and accessory buildings, and determination
of the number of men and of horses they shall
house;
Replacement d' , (man.) unsteadiness of
seat;
enlever V- , (man.) in trotting, to post too
high, to rise too high from the saddle ;
fake V d'une torpille, (torp.) to ballast a torpedo
( Whitehead, etc.) suitably;
de la fortification, (fort.) manner in which a
fortification is adapted to the site; adaptation
of works to the site;
du logement, ('Fr. a., adm.) general term for
estimate of capacity, use, etc., of public military
buildings in garrison towns, or of any buildings
that may be occupied or used by troops or
filled with military stores;
d'une place forte, (fort.) situation and extent
of a fortified position, plan and form of; situation
of a fortified position from a political or a
strategic point of view;
d'une ville, topographical position of a
town.
assignation, f., (mil. law) summons to a military
person to appear as a witness before a courtmartial.
assimilation, f., (mil.) assimilation of rank);
de grade,
de rang, assimilation of grade,
of rank.
assimile, a., (mil.) assimilated; m., (mil.) noncombatant
ranking as an officer.
assimiler, v. a., (mil.) to assimilate.
assise, f., course, layer, bed; base (as of a machine
tool);
par s, (mas.) coursed;
mac.onnerie par s,par sreglees (mas.),
coursed work:
sans , (mas.) uncoursed.
association, f., des Dames fjanqaises, association of
French women to help medical service in war
by nursing, etc.
associer, v. a., (elec.) to join up, connect;
en quantite, to join up in parallel;
en serie, en tension, to join up in series.
assortiments, m. pi., (art.) small stores.
assouplir, v. a., to supple, render flexible;
un cheval, (man.) to break a horse, give him
an easy motion.
assouplissement, m., suppling; (in pi., mil.)
setting-up exercises, or drill;
exercices d' , (mil.) setting-up exercises.
assourdir, v. a., to muffle (a drum, an oar).
assujetir, assujettir, v. a., to subdue, bring into
subjection; to fix anything in position; to key,
wedge, in.
assurance, f., insurance, assurance;
coup d' , (nav.) shot fired by a ship on display
of her colors, to show that she belongs to
the nation whose colors are displayed.
assurer, v. a., to assure; to perform, furnish; to
secure, make fast (arope, etc.); (mil.) to rectify,
align (guides and markers at drill); (art.) to
lock (as a breech);
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, to slip, to settle, into good bearing (of a
chain, rope, etc., on a drum, etc.);
la bouche d'un cheval, (man.) to accustom a
horse to the bit;
un bout, (cord.) to make an end fast;
assurer un cheval, (man.) to train a horse to steadiness
and to regularity in all his movements;
garde, (fenc.) to take position of "guard,"
in bayonet exercise;
une muraille, to prop up a wall;
le pavilion, (nav.) to fire a gun under a ship's
true colors;
le service, (mil.) to carry out a duty, duties;
to make it sure that a service will be performed.
astatique, a., (elec.) astatic.
astic, m., (mil.) polisher of wood, for spreading
polish over leathern part of equipment.
astiquage, astique, m., (mil.) cleaning of equipments,
polishing of.
astiquer, v. a., (mil.) to polish, render brilliant
(equipment, etc.);
aublanc d'Espagne, to pipeclay.
astragale, m., (hipp.) astragalus; (art.) astragal
(obs..); (in gen.) astragal.
atelier, m., workshop; (fort., siege) task; (r. r.)
working party, gang of workmen; (in gen.) a
working party; (mil., siege, fort.) working
party; (Fr.a.) subdivision of section de lere
ligne, of the telegraph service, i. e. construction
party; (also, Fr. a.) skilled telegraph squad in
each regiment of cavalry;
d'ajustage, (mach., etc.) fitting shop;
d'artificiers, (art.) laboratory;
d'assemblage, (mach., etc.) erecting shop,
de chargement, (fort.) filling room;
chef d' , (in. gen.) foremen; (mil.) n. c. o.
in charge of a subdivision of a working
party;
civil de confection militaire, (Fr.a.) civilian
shop supplying materials for army, under the
military administration;
de confection, any manufacturing shop ; (siege)
place where ammunition is prepared (part of
pare aux munitions, q. v.);
de construction, (Fr. a.) artillery workshop;
du corps, (Fr. a.) regimental workshop;
personnel of regimental workshop;
d'entretien de la voie, (r. r.) repairing
gang;
defascinage, (siege) place-where fascines, etc.,
are made (attack);
de granulation, (powd.) graining room, v.
grenoir;
mecanique, machine shop (for manufacture
of machines) ;
de precision, shop where accurate work
or fitting is done, in which instruments of
precision are assembled, adjusted, etc.;
(Fr. art.) establishment in which instruments
of precision are manufactured, adjusted,
etc.;
regimentaire du genie, (Fr. eng.) engineer
workshop;
de remplissage, (art.) filling room;
de travaux publics, (Fr. a.) penitentiary
workshop for men convicted by courtmartial
of various offenses, as well as for
others who 'have had their punishment
changed to this correctional form.
atlas, m., atlas.
atmosphere, f., atmosphere.
atmosplierique, a., atmospheric;
tube , tuyau air , tube.
atomicite, f., (chem.) atomicity, valency.
atre, m., fireplace, hearth (of a forge, etc.).
attache, f., cord, strap, band; thong, tether;
brace, rivet, fastening;
ft bouton, button-fastening;
fixe, (hipp.) the origin of a muscle;
mobile, (hipp.) the insertion of a muscle.
attach^, m., attache;
militaire, naval, military, naval, attache".
attachement, m., fastening, attachment; (top.)
the name of an etat de lieux. s, q. v.,of limited
area to be cleared; (in pi.) statement or
notes of work done, of progress accomplished,
said work and progress being impossible
of inspection or of verification
after the whole construction is completed
(building, etc.);