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has gloss | (noun) a unit of amount of wood cut for burning; 128 cubic feet cord |
has gloss | eng: The cord is a unit of measure of dry volume used in Canada and the United States to measure firewood and pulpwood. A cord is defined as , corresponding to a woodpile 4 feet wide × 4 feet high × 8 feet long. Any other arrangement of linear measurements that yields a volume of 128 cubic feet is acceptable. In Canada, it is legally defined by Measurement Canada. In the United States, the cord is defined by statute in most states. The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 130, section 2.4.1.2 defines a cord and provides uniform regulations related to the sale of fireplace and stove wood. In the metric system, wood is usually measured in steres or cubic metres: 1 stere = 1 m³ ≈ 0.276 cords. |
lexicalization | eng: cord |
subclass of | (noun) a unit of measurement of volume or capacity capacity unit, displacement unit, capacity measure, cubage unit, cubature unit, volume unit, cubic content unit, cubic measure |
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has gloss | deu: Der Cord ist ein Raummaß für Holz, das in den USA und Kanada gebräuchlich ist und dort eine übliche Maßeinheit beim Handel mit Brennholz und Holzschnitzeln. Ein Cord entspricht einem Holzstapel von vier Fuß Breite, vier Fuß Höhe und acht Fuß Länge, also einem Rauminhalt von 128 Kubikfuß (3,62 m³) geschichteter Holzscheite, einschließlich der Zwischenräume in der Schichtung. |
lexicalization | deu: Cord |
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has gloss | fra: La corde est une unité de volume de bois de chauffage ronds, ou coupés à la hache, empilés, correspondant à 128 pieds cubes apparents, (soit ~3,62 stères). Elle est utilisée au Canada et aux États-Unis dans la foresterie. 1 stère = 1 m³ ≈ 0,276 cordes |
lexicalization | fra: corde |
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