A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com
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Intervertir 228 Ixomfetre<br />
intervertir, v. a., to invert.<br />
fntestin, a., civil, in guerre e, civil war.<br />
hitimer, y. a., (law) to assert or indicate with<br />
.<br />
authority; to give legal notice. ,<br />
Intonation, f., intonation;<br />
ecole d' , (mil.) voice drill in giving <strong>com</strong>mands.<br />
tntrados, m., (cons.) intrados.<br />
Introduction, f., introduction; (steam) admission<br />
of steam;<br />
fermerV , (steam) to shut off steam;<br />
orifice d' , (steam) admission port.<br />
invalide, a., invalid, disabled; m., invalid, pensioner;<br />
(in pi.) the Hotel des Invalides, at<br />
Paris;<br />
externe, out -pensioner;<br />
hdtel des s, soldiers' home (U. S. A.); the<br />
Invalides at Paris; military or naval hospital<br />
for invalids. ,<br />
Invalidity f., (law) invalidity.<br />
invasion, f., (mil.) invasion;<br />
guerre d' , war ol invasion.<br />
inventaire, m., inventory, return.<br />
Inverseur, m., (elec.) <strong>com</strong>mutator.<br />
Inversion, f., (mil.) inversion; formation left in<br />
front.<br />
investigation, f., inquiry, investigation.<br />
Investir, v. a., (mil. fort.) to invest, blockade, surround.<br />
tnvestissement, m., (siege) investment, blockade;<br />
corps d' , investing body or army;<br />
definitif, final or <strong>com</strong>plete investment, when<br />
the line of investment is thoroughly established;<br />
ligne d' , line of investment ;<br />
provisoire, preliminary investment, to dislodge<br />
besieged from his advanced positions<br />
and to close his <strong>com</strong>munications with the exterior.<br />
invincible, a., invincible.<br />
Invitation, f., invitation;<br />
defeuille de route, (Fr. a.) request for transportation.<br />
Invulnerable, a., invulnerable;<br />
poste des s, a synonym of mont . pagnote, q v.<br />
lode, m., (chem.) iodine.<br />
Ions, m. pi., (elec.) ions.<br />
ipe'ca, le pere , (mil. slang) regimental surgeon.<br />
IrrMuctible, a., irreducible, impregnable,<br />
irregulier, a., irregular; (mil.) irregular, said of<br />
troops not belonging to the regular line (practically<br />
obs.);<br />
fortification e, (fort.) fortification that for any<br />
reason whatever follows no regular definite<br />
system.<br />
irrigation, f., irrigation.<br />
irriguer, v. a., to irrigate.<br />
irruption, f., inroad, irruption.<br />
isabelle, a., (hipp.) yellow dun, clay bank; m., a<br />
clay-bank colored horse;<br />
cheval , clay-bank horse;<br />
couleur , dun.<br />
ischion, m., ischium, hip bone.<br />
isobarometrique, a., isobaric.<br />
isocele, a., isosceles.<br />
isochrone, a., isochronous.<br />
Isodynamique, a., isodynamic;<br />
ligne -, isodynamic line.<br />
Isolant, a., (elec.) insulating, nonconducting; m.,<br />
insulator;<br />
tabouret , insulating stool.<br />
Isolateur, m., (elec.) insulator, nonconductor;<br />
arret, terminal insulator;<br />
cloche, petticoat insulator;<br />
& double arret, shackle insulator; terminal insulator;<br />
isolateur double cloche, double petticoat insulator;<br />
ejecteur. (sm. a.) the ejector of the Russian<br />
model '91 (so called from its two parts);<br />
d paratonnerre, lightning rod insulator;<br />
h suspension, suspended insulator; hook insulator;<br />
tendeur, stretching insulator.<br />
isolation, f., (elec.) insulation.<br />
isolfi, p. p., isolated, solitary, unconnected, disconnected;<br />
(elec.) insulated; (mil.) detached,<br />
separated from his regiment or garrison (of individuals);<br />
serving, acting, or operating alone<br />
i. e., not in connection with other troops (said<br />
of troop units); carried on aloiie i. e., without<br />
the help of other troops (said of a <strong>com</strong>bat undertaken<br />
by a bataillon , etc.); (sm. a.) separate<br />
(said of a bayonet, to which there is no corresponding<br />
rifle); m., (mil.) man detached or<br />
separated from his regiment or garrison; soldier<br />
traveling alone; (in pi.) detached soldiers, in<br />
number insufficient to constitute a detachment<br />
responsible for its own administration (in war,<br />
clerks, secretaries, orderlies of officers not attached<br />
to troops, are classed as isoles);<br />
bataillon, etc., , (mil.) a battalion, etc., operating<br />
alone, v. encadre;<br />
corps , (elec.) insulated body;<br />
depdts des s, in the more important <strong>French</strong><br />
ports, depots or establishments charged with<br />
the discipline, administration, and subsistence<br />
of men about to embark.<br />
isolement, m., isolation; (elec.) insulation; (art.<br />
windage over studs (of a projectile) (obs.) ;<br />
des contagieux, (med.) isolation of sick affected<br />
with contagious diseases;<br />
du projectile, (art.) in studded projectiles, the<br />
difference between the length of the stud and<br />
the depth of the groove (obs.).<br />
Isoler, v. a., to isolate, detach, cut off, separate;<br />
(elec.) to insulate.<br />
isoloir, m., (elec.) insulating stool.<br />
Jsomfcre, a., (chem.) isomeric.<br />
isomiTie, f., isoinfirisme, m., (chem.) isomerism.<br />
isometric, f., isometry.<br />
isometrique, a., isometric.<br />
isotherme, a., isothermal.<br />
isotrope, a., isotropic.<br />
iso tropic, f., isotropy.<br />
issue, f., issue, egress, outlet, passage, vent, end,<br />
means, expedient; (in pi.) odds and ends,<br />
waste arising in the handling and preparation<br />
of food (denrees) ;<br />
sde la boucherie, viscera and extremities of<br />
animals;<br />
s de la meunerie, what is left after grinding<br />
flour (bran, etc.);<br />
s des ordinaires, slops, swill.<br />
isthme, m., isthmus.<br />
isthmien, a., isthmian.<br />
canal , isthmian canal.<br />
itague, f., (cord.) tie, pendant, runner;<br />
deculasse, (nav. art.) breechrunner (obs.);<br />
et palan, palanb, , runner and tackle;<br />
- de retenue, preventer rope ;<br />
de voice, (nav. art.) muzzle runner (obs.).<br />
italique, a., italic; f., italics.<br />
itineraire, m., itinerary; route of march; (r. r.)<br />
time-table;<br />
leve d' , (top.) road sketch, road map.<br />
iv.oire, m., ivory; dentine, ivory (of the teeth).<br />
ivre, a., drunk.<br />
ivresse, f., drunkenness.<br />
ivrogne, a., drunken; m., drunkard.<br />
Ixometre, m., instrument to investigate the viscosity<br />
of liquids.