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Snape

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-005421

To bevel the end of a piece of timber or other material so that it can fit flush against an angled surface. This shaping is done by cutting the end at an angle other than a right angle, creating a chamfered or sloped finish. In shipbuilding, snaping is used to fit the ends of planks neatly against the stem or sternpost of a vessel.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-005421
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectManufacturing
TranslationsGerman: snapen; Spanish: biselar; French: chanfreiner
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-005421",
  "term": "Snape",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "To bevel the end of a piece of timber or other material so that it can fit flush against an angled surface. This shaping is done by cutting the end at an angle other than a right angle, creating a chamfered or sloped finish. In shipbuilding, snaping is used to fit the ends of planks neatly against the stem or sternpost of a vessel.",
  "subject": "Manufacturing",
  "translations": {
    "de": "snapen",
    "es": "biselar",
    "fr": "chanfreiner"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/snape/"
}

Record 5,912 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.