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double base powder [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-02-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Explosives and Pyrotechnical Materials (Industries)
- Weapon Systems
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- double-base powder
1, record 1, English, double%2Dbase%20powder
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- double base powder 2, record 1, English, double%20base%20powder
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] propellant composed of colloided nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine as its base as opposed to single-base powder which has colloided nitrocellulose only as its base material. 3, record 1, English, - double%2Dbase%20powder
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Smokeless powders are the basis for most modern artillery, small arms, and rocket ammunition. Three general types are available, the "single base" powders ..., the "double base" powders containing primarily nitrocotton and nitroglycerine, and the "triple base" powders ... 4, record 1, English, - double%2Dbase%20powder
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
double-base powder: designation and definition officially approved by the Small Arms Terminology Working Group. 5, record 1, English, - double%2Dbase%20powder
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Explosifs et artifices (Industries)
- Systèmes d'armes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- poudre à double base
1, record 1, French, poudre%20%C3%A0%20double%20base
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- poudre double base 2, record 1, French, poudre%20double%20base
correct, feminine noun
- poudre à base double 3, record 1, French, poudre%20%C3%A0%20base%20double
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Poudre propulsive ayant pour base un gel de nitrocellulose et de nitroglycérine [qui] se distingue de la poudre à simple base qui se compose uniquement d'un gel de nitrocellulose. 4, record 1, French, - poudre%20%C3%A0%20double%20base
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les poudres double base se distinguent fondamentalement des poudres simple base par l'adjonction de nitroglycérine qui augmente leur pouvoir énergétique. Ces poudres sont utilisées notamment pour les munitions du canon 106 SR, les lance-grenades et les projectiles de mortiers (cartouches et relais). 5, record 1, French, - poudre%20%C3%A0%20double%20base
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
poudre à double base : désignation et définition uniformisées par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères. 6, record 1, French, - poudre%20%C3%A0%20double%20base
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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