Vocabulary of essential terms by topic
Drawing Office / L'Ufficio Tecnico
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| ENGLISH | ITALIAN |
|---|---|
| adjustable pencil | il portamine |
| arrow head | la freccia |
| center line | l'asse mediano |
| compass head | lo snodo di guida |
| cutter | la taglierina |
| dimension | la linea di quota |
| drawing board | il piano del tavolo da disegno |
| drawing ink container | il portachina |
| drop compass | il balaustrino |
| eraser | la gomma |
| exacto knife | il raschietto |
| front elevation | la vista anteriore |
| hatched surface | la superficie tratteggiate |
| index plate | il disco graduato |
| lettering stencil | il normografo per lettere |
| paper stand | il portacarta |
| plan | la vista verticale |
| refill lead | la mina |
| ruler | la riga |
| side elevation | la vista laterale |
| spring bow compass | il compasso regolabile |
| T-square | la riga a T |
| technical data | i dati tecnici |
| title block | il riquadro per intestazioni |
| triangle | la squadra a 30° |
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