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Record 1 2017-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Welding and Soldering (Metals)
  • Electrical Circuits and Circuit Breakers
DEF

A strip formed of two dissimilar metals welded together.

OBS

Different temperature coefficients of expansion of the metals cause the strip to bend or curl when the temperature changes.

OBS

bimetallic strip: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Soudage (Métal)
  • Circuits électriques et coupe-circuits
DEF

Bande métallique double, formée de deux lames minces et étroites de métaux inégalement dilatables, soudées par laminage.

CONT

Les bilames sont utilisées dans les thermostats et dans les disjoncteurs.

OBS

bilame : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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