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Geology | | French term or phrase: sciage à contrepasse | Dear fellow translators,
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"Le sciage normal a lieu parallèlement aux lits de carrière (sciage à passe), mais est également réalisé perpendiculairement, surtout pour les tranches les plus épaisses (*sciage à contrepasse*).
I belive that "sciage à passe" = "cross-cut sawing". Therefore what is "sciage à contrepasse"?
Many thanks in advance as always. |
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Explanation:
I don't think we have a similar expression in English. To say "the normal direction of sawing is parallel to the bedding ("along-the-bedding" sawing)" would be ridiculous.
I think you're mistaken about your interpretation of à passe. If anything, "cross-cut" would be à contrepasse. I'd have to check if "cross cut" is said of stone. For timber, certainly, and special saws are used, but timber is a "linear oriented" material, with grains and fibre: stone is far less so, and I very much doubt separate saws are used for cutting in different directions.
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-11-10 16:36:35 GMT)
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Ooops! Wrong about there not be a special terms in English! Vein cut.
vein cut A cut into quarried stone perpendicular to the natural bedding plane
fleuri cut To cut quarried marble or stone parallel to the natural bedding plane.
http://www.marble-institute.com/consumerresources/glossary.p...
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As for your other question (sciage à passe) I'm reposting my Discussion entry here for future reference.
Les éprouvettes d’essais sont SCIEES A PASSE (PARALLELEMENT A LA STRATIFICATION) et à CONTRE-PASSE pour la compression et la flexion.
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Le sciage normal a lieu PERPENDICULAIREMENT AUX LITS DE CARRIERE (SCIAGE A CONTRE PASSE),et plus rarement PARALLELEMENT AUX LITS (SCIAGE A PASSE).
http://www.carrieredevinalmont.be/uabtg.htm
À CONTRE-PASSE locution adverbiale. Se dit de la façon de SCIER LA PIERRE PERPENDICULAIREMENT À SON LIT DE CARRIÈRE et du type de parement ainsi obtenu. ...
www.larousse.fr/encyclopedie/nom.../contre-passe/36853
Des pierres d'aspect très différent, selon qu'elles sont sciées «c à passe » ou « à contre-passe » (c'est-à-dire PARALLÈLEMENT AU LIT DE CARRIÈRE, ...
books.google.com/books?id=upiS5Y8hkDoC...
CONTRE-PASSE SENS PERPENDICULAIRE DE LA SURFACE DU DÉPÔT dans les roches sédimentaires
PASSE A passe, DANS LE SENS DU LIT DE SÉDIMENTATION naturel des pierres
http://www.pierrebleuebelge.be/glossaire.15-fr.html
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Veine cut stone is cut across the bed and exposes the sedimentary (layered) nature of the stone. The veined pattern of this cut is most suited for sills and coping, however this can be used for all other applications. Fleuri cut stone is cut with the sedimentary bed, which reveals a rich, marbled and flowered pattern. Fleuri is suitable for all applications.
http://www.mankatokasotastone.com/architectural/finishes_cut...
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