| French | English |
| section apparente | transverse section (of rack) |
| section apparente | face section |
| section axiale | axial section |
| section axiale | axial plane |
| section normale de la crémaillère | normal section (of a rack) |
| section normale de la crémaillère | normal plane |
| section normale médiane | mean normal section |
| section radiale transversale | radial cross section |
| section transversale | cross section |