Glossary · Laying methods and geometry · Installation hardware
trefoil formation
Three single cores laid touching in a triangle.Sources: Our own wording, from the rules of the laying and handling research (typical practice)
Three single cores touching in a triangle.Sources: IEC 61914 (preview) (read in the standard)
Names in other languages
| Language | Term | Where the name comes from |
|---|---|---|
| English | trefoil formation | the research's English term |
| English | trefoil | the research's English term |
| Türkçe | üçgen düzen (yonca düzeni) | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Türkçe | üçgen (yonca) dizilim | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Deutsch | Dreiecksanordnung | IEC 60050 (Electropedia) IEV 461-13-01 (read in the standard) |
| Deutsch | Dreiecksverlegung | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Nederlands | driehoeksligging | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Svenska | triangelförläggning | IEC 60050 (Electropedia) IEV 461-13-01 (read in the standard) |
| Français | disposition en trèfle | IEC 60050 (Electropedia) IEV 461-13-01 (read in the standard) |
| Español | disposición en tresbolillo | IEC 60050 (Electropedia) IEV 461-13-01 (read in the standard) |
| Dansk | trekantforlægning | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Norsk | trekantforlegning | IEC 60050 (Electropedia) IEV 461-13-01 (read in the standard) |
| Suomi | kolmioasennus | IEC 60050 (Electropedia) IEV 461-13-01 (read in the standard) |
| Italiano | disposizione a trifoglio | IEC 60050 (Electropedia) IEV 461-13-01 (read in the standard) |
| Română | dispunere în treflă | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Polski | układ trójkątny | IEC 60050 (Electropedia) IEV 461-13-01 (read in the standard) |
| Čeština | uložení do trojúhelníku | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Русский | расположение треугольником | IEC 60050 (Electropedia) IEV 461-13-01 (read in the standard) |
Related terms
trench · verge / footway / carriageway · vertical run · warning grid · warning tape · backfill · bedding · bending template (former)
Sources
- Our own wording, from the rules of the laying and handling research (typical practice)
- IEC 61914 (preview): IEC 61914 ed. 2.0 2015-11, public preview (scope and table list only) (read in the standard)
- IEC 60050 (Electropedia): IEC 60050, International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV), on Electropedia: the terms an entry gives in each language (read in the standard)
Definitions are short and in our own words; for a given job the cable's standard and the maker's instructions decide.