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Англо-русский строительный словарь. — М.: Русский Язык. С.Н.Корчемкина, С.К.Кашкина, С.В.Курбатова. 1995.
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Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > balloon frame
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1) Техника: деревянный балочно-стоечный каркас (здания)2) Строительство: деревянный балочно-стоечный каркас (малоэтажного деревянного здания) -
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истКонструкция появилась во второй половине XIX в., заменив собой бревенчатую хижину [ log cabin]. Появление лесопильных машин, а также дешевых и легких железных гвоздей позволило резко удешевить конструкцию дома и, в конечном счете, поставить производство домов на конвейер.English-Russian dictionary of regional studies > balloon frame
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(лёгкий деревя́нный) карка́с (до́ма)The Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > balloon frame
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деревянный каркас с балками, опирающимися на бобышки
Англо-русский строительный словарь. — М.: Русский Язык. С.Н.Корчемкина, С.К.Кашкина, С.В.Курбатова. 1995.
Англо-русский словарь строительных терминов > balloon frame construction
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Строительство: деревянный каркас с балками, опирающимися на бобышкиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > balloon frame construction
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карка́сный домThe Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > balloon frame house
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- frame
- n1. стержневая конструкция, каркас; рама
2. дверная или оконная коробка
- A frame
- arched frame
- balloon frame
- braced frame
- bracing frame
- building frame
- chassis frame of crane mounting
- complex frame
- continuous rigid frame
- continuous frame
- conveyor belt frame
- door frame
- filter frame
- fir frame
- fixed frame
- grouted frame
- high-rise building frames
- hingeless frame
- hopper frame
- imperfect frame
- knocked-down frame
- lifting frame
- measuring frame
- moment-resisting space frame
- multiple frame
- multispan frame
- multistory frame
- no-hinged frame
- one-span frame
- orthogonal space frame
- pile frame
- plane frame
- portal frame
- precast concrete frame
- reinforced concrete tower frames
- rigid frame
- rigid portal frame
- rolling shutter frame
- semirigid frame
- several stories high frame
- single swing frame
- site-cast concrete frame
- skewed space frame
- space frame
- steel rigid frame
- steel frame
- steel tube space frame
- structural frame
- structural steelwork frame
- three-dimensional frame
- three-hinged frame
- three-pinned frame
- tie frames
- timber frame
- window frame
Англо-русский строительный словарь. — М.: Русский Язык. С.Н.Корчемкина, С.К.Кашкина, С.В.Курбатова. 1995.
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1) конструкция, сооружение, строение; скелет сооружения; каркас; рама, рамка; станина; корпус2) ферма, стропила3) козлы; дуга; скоба4) стойка; колонка; траверса5) границы, пределы, рамки6) система отсчёта, система координат7) создавать, вырабатывать8) собирать ( конструкцию)9) оправлять•- A-frame - adjustable frame - all concrete frame - all-welded frame - angle iron frame - balloon frame - bearing frame - bent frame - body frame - boring frame - box-section frame - box- frame - braced frame - bracing frame - building frame - built-up frame - cab frame - carriage frame - catch frame - channel frame - chassis frame - closed rigid frame - composite truss frame - concrete frame - curved frame - door frame - engine frame - filter frame - finder frame - foundation frame - gate frame - grouted frame - guide frame - half-lattice frame - hanger frame - high-pressure gate frame - hinged frame - hingeless frame - horizontal frame - imperfect frame - jigging frame - knee frame - lattice frame - leader frame - main frame - measuring frame - metal frame - moment-resisting space frame - multiple-bay frame - portal frame - redundant frame - reinforced concrete frame - reinforced concrete skeleton frame - rigid frame - rotary frame - saw frame - self-stressed frame - skeleton frame - skeleton frame construction - slider frame - space frame - steel frame - stiff frame - stiffening frame - supporting frame - travelling frame - window frame* * *1. стержневая конструкция, каркас; рама2. дверная или оконная коробка- A frame
- arched frame
- balloon frame
- braced frame
- bracing frame
- building frame
- chassis frame of crane mounting
- complex frame
- continuous rigid frame
- continuous frame
- conveyor belt frame
- door frame
- filter frame
- fir frame
- fixed frame
- grouted frame
- high-rise building frames
- hingeless frame
- hopper frame
- imperfect frame
- knocked-down frame
- lifting frame
- measuring frame
- moment-resisting space frame
- multiple frame
- multispan frame
- multistory frame
- no-hinged frame
- one-span frame
- orthogonal space frame
- pile frame
- plane frame
- portal frame
- precast concrete frame
- reinforced concrete tower frames
- rigid frame
- rigid portal frame
- rolling shutter frame
- semirigid frame
- several stories high frame
- single swing frame
- site-cast concrete frame
- skewed space frame
- space frame
- steel rigid frame
- steel frame
- steel tube space frame
- structural frame
- structural steelwork frame
- three-dimensional frame
- three-hinged frame
- three-pinned frame
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1) возду́шный шар2) возду́шный ша́рик3) о́блачко с (в комиксах, с текстом речи или мыслей персонажа)- balloon frame house
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1) рама; станина; корпус; каркас; остов; ферма || заключать в раму; обносить рамой; сооружать каркас3) метал. опока7) возд., мор. шпангоут9) система координат; система отсчёта10) габарит ( электрической машины)11) эл. (линейная) опора12) лесопильная рама13) цел.-бум. сеточный стол14) подрамник ( черпальной формы)15) блок данных16) фрейм ( в искусственном интеллекте)17) формат ( факсимильной копии)18) вчт., тлв кадр ( изображения); конверт ( в сетях передачи данных)19) рамка ( на экране дисплея)22) швейн. пяльцы25) создавать26) собирать из частей, составлять•frame by frame — по (отдельным) кадрам;frames per second — кадров в секунду, кадр/с-
activation frame
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adjustable frame
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A-frame
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all-welded frame
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antialiased single frame
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articulated frame
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automatic quiller frame
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balanced frame
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balloon frame
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beam frame
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bearer frame
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bed frame
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bodyside frame
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bogie frame
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bogie side frame
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bogie suspension frame
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bossed frame
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box frame
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box-section frame
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braced frame
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bracing frame
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building frame
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built-up frame
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can roving frame
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canopy frame
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canted frame
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cant frame
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cap spinning frame
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car body frame
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car frame
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carriage frame
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case frame
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cased frame
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cast-welded frame
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chain gill drawing frame
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channel frame
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claw frame
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color frame
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command frame
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continuous frame
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cooling frame
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coordinate frame
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cramping frame
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cramp frame
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cushion frame
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cutting frame
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damper frame
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data frame
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deal saw frame
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deep frame
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digital interface frame
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display frame
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distributing frame
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dobby frame
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door frame
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double egress frame
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double-twisting frame
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doubling frame
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draft frame
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draw frame
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drawbar hitch frame
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drawing-in frame
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drawing-out frame
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drop frame
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dry spinning frame
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drying frame
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dry-wall frame
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entire frame
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exposed frame
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fabricated bogie frame
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fancy twisting frame
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ferrite frame
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filling spinning frame
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film frame
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finder frame
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fire frame
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fixed reservation frame
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fixed-format frame
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fixed-length frame
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flaring frame
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flyer frame
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fly frame
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free-standing beam frame
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freeze frame
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front track roller frame
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full frame
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fuselage frame
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gate frame
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generalized coordinate frame
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gill drawing frame
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girder frame
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gooseneck frame
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ground frame
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grouted frame
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guide frame
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H frame
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harness frame
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hatch frame
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heddle frame
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high-output draw frame
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high-pressure gate frame
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hinged frame
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hoist-head frame
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hold frame
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hyperstatic frame
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imperfect frame
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inertial frame
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inertial reference frame
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ingot chair-tilting frame
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injection frame
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intercostal frame
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interlocking frame
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intermediate frame
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internally braced frame
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intersecting gill drawing frame
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jacquard frame
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joggled frame
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knife frame
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ladder-type frame
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ladle frame
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laminated frame
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lap frame
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lap-drawing frame
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lapping frame
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lead frame
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lift frame
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line-supervision frame
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link frame
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load-bearing frame
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log frame
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magnet frame
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main distribution frame
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main frame
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maintenance test frame
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meter frame
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middle frame
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midship frame
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mold frame
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mounting frame
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moving frame
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multiple-bay frame
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needle bar frame
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Newtonian reference frame
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object-centered coordinate frame
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openreading frame
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operator seat frame
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outstanding frame
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page frame
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panting frame
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parallel lift frame
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pattern chain tension frame
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peephole frame
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perfect frame
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picture frame
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pile frame
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pin-connected frame
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plane frame
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portal frame
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positioning frame
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power frame
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press frame
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printing frame
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printing-down vacuum frame
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propeller frame
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radiator frame
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rake frame
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reading frame
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redundant frame
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reference frame
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rigid-jointed frame
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rigid frame
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ring frame
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roller frame
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roof suspension swing frame
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round knitting frame
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roving frame
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rugged work designed frame
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sand frame
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saw pit frame
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scanning frame
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screen frame
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shrink frame
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side frame
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sieve frame
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slotted frame
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smoking frame
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soap frame
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soap-cooling frame
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space frame
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spectacle frame
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spinning frame
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spiral drawing frame
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split frame
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stack frame
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stator frame
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stenter frame
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stern frame
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stiff frame
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stiffening frame
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still frame
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stub frame
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supervisory frame
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suppressed frame
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swing frame
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television frame
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tension frame
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tenter frame
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three-piece frame
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throwing frame
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tilting frame
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time frame
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time-code frame
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top frame
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torsion-free frame
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track frame
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transfer molding frame
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truck frame
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truck-side frame
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tweendeck frame
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two-point mounting roller frame
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unslotted frame
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variable-length frame
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video frame
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viewer-centered coordinate frame
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warp ring spinning frame
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water frame
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web frame
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wet-spinning frame
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wide-gage track frame
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window frame
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1) сооружение; конструкция; конструктивная система; строение; здание2) расположение частей; конструкция; устройство3) структура•- airtight structure - alignment structure - all-metal structure - all-veneer structure - all-welded steel structure - angle structure - armocement structure - aseismic structures - avalanche-protection structure - balloon structure - balloon frame structure - basic structure - beam and girder structure - beam and slab structure - beamless plate structure - bearing structure - bearing-wall structure - bedded structure - block structure - box structure - box-like space structure - braced structure - brick structure - brick-veneer structure - bridge structure - building structure - built-up structure - buried structure - cable structures - cable-stayed structures - cage structure - cancelled structure - cast-in-situ structures - cellular structure - classification of structures - coast-protecting structure - community structure - compact structure - compact grain structure - composite structure - concrete structure - concrete-bent structure - concrete gravity structure - concretionary structure - conjugation structure - crest structure - crib structure - cross-wall structure - crystal structure - cubic structure - curved structure - dangerous structure - dead-end structure - deformation of structure - disasterproof structure - double-skin structure - dust-tight structure - earthquakeproof structure - engineering structure - exterior structure - fabricated structure - filler structure - fine structure - fireproof structure - flood-regulating structure - folded plate structure - frame structure - geologic structure - girder structure - girderless structure - glued structure - glued-laminated structure - grade separation structure - grain structure - granular structure - guide structure - hipped-plate structure - historic structure - hollow-wood structure - hydraulic structure - incombustible structure - indeterminate structure - industrial structure - intake structure - jointless structure - ladder structure - lamellar structure - laminated structure - large-panel structures - large-sized block structures - latticed structure - layer-built structure - load-bearing structure - load-carrying structure - lumber core structure - mammoth building structure - masonry structure - mesh structure - metal structure - mixed structure - modular structure - moving-form structure - multi-span structure - non-bearing structure - non-fireproof structure - non-redundant structure - open structure - orbiting structure - pan structure - panelled structure - partially-prestressed composite structure - paste structure - pell-mell structure - permanent structure - plated structure - platform frame structure - porous structure - post and beam structure - post and panel structure - posttensioned structure - pre-assembled member structure - precast structure - precast and cast-in-situ structure - precast concrete structure - precast panel structure - prefabricated structure - prefabricated demountable structures - pre-posttensioned concrete structure - pressurized structure - prestressed structures - pretensioned concrete structures - probabilistic model of structure - protected metal structure - rammed loam structure - redundant structure - reinforced brick structure - reinforced concrete structure - reinforced masonry structure - reliability of structure - residential structures - rigid structure - rigid framed structure - road-mix structure - rumpled structure - sandwich structure - separation structure - shell structure - simple structure - simple in structure - single-grain structure - skeleton structure - slow-burning structure - slow-burning heavy timber structure - soil structure - solid-walled structure - space grid structures - statically determinate structure - statically indeterminate structure - steel structure - steel-frame structure - steel-plate structures - stone structures - stratified structure - supporting structure - suspended structures - temporary structure - thin-shell structure - thin-slab structure - thin-walled structure - tidal-regulating structure - tone structure - tower-base structure - track structure - trussed structure - two-hinged structure - urban spatial structure - veneered structure - vesicular structure - void structure - wall-bearing structure - water-diverting structure - waterfront structure - water purification structure - waterside structure - weight of structure - welded structure - welded steel structure - wood structureto load a structure — нагружать конструкцию, сооружение
* * *1. конструкция; конструктивная система (здания, сооружения)2. сооружение, здание3. структура4. pl леса; подмости; поддерживающие конструкцииstructure beyond repair — сооружение, не подлежащее восстановлению ( из-за чрезмерного износа)
structure designed by elastic method of analysis — конструкция, рассчитанная с учётом только упругой работы
structure designed by plastic theory — конструкция, рассчитанная по теории пластичности
structure designed on an experimental basis — сооружение [объект] экспериментального проектирования
structure exposed to wind force — сооружение, подвергаемое воздействию ветровых нагрузок; сооружение, для которого ветровые нагрузки являются основными
structure in design stage — сооружение в стадии проектирования; проектируемое сооружение
to make the structure statically determinate — превратить конструкцию в статически определимую ( путём удаления лишних связей)
- above-grade structurestructure subjected to specified loads — конструкция, нагруженная заданными [расчётными] нагрузками
- air-supported structure
- alien structure
- alignment structure
- all-metal structure
- all welded steel structure
- amorphous structure
- angle structure
- appurtenant structure
- arched structure
- architectural structure
- Armco multiplate superspan bridging structures
- armocement structure
- aseismic structure
- atomic reactor containment structure
- auxiliary structure
- avalanche brake structure
- backwater structure
- bank protection structure
- beam-and-column structure
- block structure
- box-type structure
- box structure
- braced structure
- building structure
- bulkhead structure
- cantilever structure
- carrying structure
- cased structure
- cast-in-situ structure
- cellular structure
- cladding structure
- closure structure
- coast-protecting structure
- completed structure
- composite structure
- concrete structure
- concrete gravity structure
- conjugation structure
- continuous structure
- control structure
- conveyance structure
- crest structure
- crib structure
- cross-wall structures
- crystalline structure
- dead-end structure
- dispersed structure
- dome structure
- drop structure
- earth structure
- earthquake-resistant structure
- earth-sheltered structure
- encased structure
- enclosing structures
- engineering structures
- external protection structure
- fish-protection structure
- fixed gravity structure
- floated-in structure
- floating structure
- flocculated structure
- floor structure
- folded plate structure
- folded structure
- framed structure
- freely supported structure
- free standing tower structure
- geological structure
- girder structure
- glass-block structure
- glued structure
- granular structure
- gravity structure
- grid structure
- guide structure
- heated structure
- heat-insulated structure
- high-rise structure
- high-strength structure
- hinged structure
- honeycomb structure
- hydraulic structure
- hyperstatic structure
- in-line structure
- intake structure
- laminated structure
- large-block structure
- large panel structure
- large span structure
- lattice structure
- lightweight structure
- linear structures
- line structures
- load-bearing structure
- log structure
- long span structure
- major structure
- manure storage structure
- marine structure
- massive concrete structure
- mass concrete structure
- metal structure
- modular structure
- multilevel structure
- multilevel cast-in-place parking structure
- multilevel precast concrete bar structure
- multiple span structure
- multistorey structure
- nonbearing structure
- nuclear energy structures
- offshore structure
- oil field structure
- open parking structure
- open-pile braced structure
- open-web structure
- orthotropic structure
- outfall structure
- outlet structure
- panel structure
- parking structure
- perlitic structure
- permanent structure
- pile structure
- pile-and-crib structure
- plate structures
- port structure
- portable structure
- portal structure
- post-and-beam structure
- precast structure
- prestressed structure
- prestressed pretensioned structure
- pretensioned structure
- radial plan structure
- rectilinear structure
- redundant structure
- regulating structure
- reinforced concrete structure
- reinforced masonry structure
- reinforced soil structure
- reinforced timber structure
- rigid structure
- rigid-plastic structure
- roof structure
- seismic structure
- self-supporting structure
- shell structure
- simply supported structure
- single span structure
- skeleton-type structure
- skeleton structure
- soil structure
- solid structure
- space structure
- space-grid structure
- spillway structure
- sports structure
- statically determinate structure
- statically indeterminate structure
- steel structure
- steel and concrete structure
- steel bearing structure
- storage structure
- stressed skin structure
- submerged structure
- subsurface structure
- supporting structure
- surface structure
- suspended structure
- suspended cable net structure
- tailrace structure
- tall structure
- thin-shell structure
- thin-walled prismatic structure
- thin-walled steel structure
- training structure
- truss structure
- tube-in-tube structure
- tubular structure
- turnout structure
- unclad structure
- underground structure
- underpinning structure
- underwater structure
- unified structure
- unsafe structure
- unusual structure
- urban structure
- utility structures
- vault structure
- water-conveyance structure
- water-diverting structure
- water-filled framed structure
- waterfront structure
- water retaining structure
- welded structure
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- construction
- n1) строительство, постройка, возведение
2) конструкция; конструктивная система; сооружение
3) схема устройства
4) построение (напр. эпюры)
- construction performed by the owner's own forces
- construction to close tolerances
- construction of floor joints
- construction of formwork
- construction of infrastructures
- accelerated construction
- acoustic construction
- adobe construction
- airport construction
- all-steel construction
- alternate bay construction
- alternate lane construction
- arched construction
- arctic construction
- balanced cantilever construction
- balloon frame construction
- beam construction
- beam-and-column construction
- beam-and-girder construction
- bearing construction
- bolted construction
- brick-veneer construction
- bridge construction fully supported on staging
- building construction
- cantilever construction
- capital construction
- carry-over construction
- cast-in-place construction
- cast-in-place and precast construction
- cold-formed steel construction
- cold weather construction
- composite construction
- composite floor construction
- concrete construction
- concrete-masonry construction
- concrete masonry unit construction
- concrete monolithic construction
- continuous deck construction
- cost-effective construction
- cross-wall construction
- discontinuous construction
- engineered brick construction
- engineering constructions
- external construction exposed to the weather
- fast construction
- filler-joist construction
- fireproof construction
- flat slab construction
- floor construction
- folded-plate construction
- force polygon construction
- formed steel construction
- frame construction
- girderless floor construction
- graphical construction
- heavy construction
- high-rise construction
- hung floor construction
- industrialized construction
- in-situ reinforced concrete construction
- large panel construction
- large precast concrete panel construction
- lift-slab construction
- light-gauge steel construction
- light noncombustible constructions
- lightweight construction
- lightweight building construction
- marine construction
- masonry construction
- modular construction
- multiply construction
- multistage construction
- mushroom construction
- noncombustible construction
- one-way joist construction
- open cut construction
- ordinary construction
- panel construction
- particular construction
- planned-stage construction
- post-and-lintel construction
- post-tensioned construction
- precast construction
- precast panel construction
- prefabricated construction
- pre-post-tensioned construction
- pretensioned construction
- protected construction
- public construction
- public works construction
- rammed-earth construction
- rapid construction
- rapid in-situ concrete construction
- reinforced concrete construction
- reinforced concrete-frame construction
- residential construction
- rigid frame construction
- road construction
- round-log construction
- sandwich construction
- sausage construction
- school construction
- segmental span-by-span construction
- semifireproof construction
- simple frame construction
- skeleton construction
- slanting construction
- slipform construction
- slow-burning construction
- sound construction
- stage construction
- stationary form construction
- steel construction
- steel-concrete composite construction
- steel-frame construction
- stressed-skin construction
- structural steel construction
- sturdy construction
- thin-shell concrete construction
- timber construction
- timber framed construction
- top down construction
- tower construction
- tubular metal construction
- tunnel construction
- two-course floor construction
- typical construction
- unbonded posttension construction
- unit construction
- unprotected metal construction
- veneered construction
- water-retaining construction
- wet construction
- wet plaster construction
- wood construction
- wood and timber construction
- wood-frame construction
Англо-русский строительный словарь. — М.: Русский Язык. С.Н.Корчемкина, С.К.Кашкина, С.В.Курбатова. 1995.
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Balloon frame — Frame Frame, n. 1. Anything composed of parts fitted and united together; a fabric; a structure; esp., the constructional system, whether of timber or metal, that gives to a building, vessel, etc., its model and strength; the skeleton of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Balloon frame — Balloon Bal*loon , n. [F. ballon, aug. of balle ball: cf. It. ballone. See 1st {Ball}, n., and cf. {Pallone}.] 1. A bag made of silk or other light material, and filled with hydrogen gas or heated air, so as to rise and float in the atmosphere;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Balloon frame — Construction à ossature croisée dite « balloon frame » Technique de construction en bois, très répandue dans les plaines des États Unis. Sommaire 1 Les origines 2 Historique 3 Principes 4 Points forts … Wikipédia en Français
balloon frame — noun also balloon framing 1. : a frame for a building constructed of small members nailed together instead of heavy timbers joined by mortises and tenons compare braced frame 2. : construction utilizing the balloon frame * * * a wooden building… … Useful english dictionary
Balloon Frame — Ständerbau in Quedlinburg (Detailansicht Zapfenschloss) Die Ständerbauweise ist eine Form des Fachwerkbaus, bei der Ständer durchgehend von der Schwelle … Deutsch Wikipedia
balloon frame — a wooden building frame composed of machine sawed scantlings fastened with nails, having studs rising the full height of the frame with the joists nailed to the studs and supported by sills or by ribbons let into the studs. [1850 55, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
Construction a ossature croisee dite « balloon frame » — Construction à ossature croisée dite « balloon frame » Technique de construction en bois, très répandue dans les plaines des États Unis. Sommaire 1 Les origines 2 Historique 3 Principes 4 Points forts … Wikipédia en Français
Construction À Ossature Croisée Dite « Balloon Frame » — Technique de construction en bois, très répandue dans les plaines des États Unis. Sommaire 1 Les origines 2 Historique 3 Principes 4 Points forts … Wikipédia en Français
Construction à ossature croisée dite « balloon frame » — Technique de construction en bois, très répandue dans les plaines des États Unis. Sommaire 1 Les origines 2 Historique 3 Principes 4 Points forts … Wikipédia en Français
Frame — Frame, n. 1. Anything composed of parts fitted and united together; a fabric; a structure; esp., the constructional system, whether of timber or metal, that gives to a building, vessel, etc., its model and strength; the skeleton of a structure.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English