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drop tube [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-06-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Space Exploration Equipment and Tools
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- drop tower
1, record 1, English, drop%20tower
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- drop tube 2, record 1, English, drop%20tube
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tall tower (about 90 meters [294 feet] high or more) in which experimental packages are carefully dropped under "free-fall" conditions. 2, record 1, English, - drop%20tower
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et outillage d'exploration spatiale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tour d'impesanteur
1, record 1, French, tour%20d%27impesanteur
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bâtiment élevé à l'intérieur duquel des expériences mises en chute libre subissent quelques secondes d'impesanteur. 1, record 1, French, - tour%20d%27impesanteur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-08-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Refractory Materials (Metallurgy)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- drop tube 1, record 2, English, drop%20tube
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
As they fall in a drop tube, the droplets would then cool primarily by radiating heat so that they would solidify from the outside inward. As the metal cools, much of the dissolved gas would come out of solution and move toward the hotter region at the center of a droplet, where it would form a bubble. 1, record 2, English, - drop%20tube
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Matériaux réfractaires (Métallurgie)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tube de descente
1, record 2, French, tube%20de%20descente
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- tube à compte-gouttes 1, record 2, French, tube%20%C3%A0%20compte%2Dgouttes
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tube compte-gouttes : construit sur le modèle four à compte-gouttes qui est l'équivalent de «drop tube furnace» (domaine de la combustion du charbon pulvérisé, selon Eurodicotom]. 1, record 2, French, - tube%20de%20descente
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1989-10-24
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- drop tube 1, record 3, English, drop%20tube
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Aérotechnique et maintenance
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- tuyau de dépotage
1, record 3, French, tuyau%20de%20d%C3%A9potage
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
utilisé pour transvider des produits pétroliers, par exemple dans une installation de ravitaillement en carburant 1, record 3, French, - tuyau%20de%20d%C3%A9potage
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1989-05-05
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Fueling Systems (Motor Vehicles)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- drop tube 1, record 4, English, drop%20tube
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Alimentation (Véhicules automobiles)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- tube descendant
1, record 4, French, tube%20descendant
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sur la voiture, le tube par lequel le réservoir de carburant est rempli. 1, record 4, French, - tube%20descendant
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Heating
- Plumbing Tools and Equipment
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- dip tube 1, record 5, English, dip%20tube
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- drop tube 1, record 5, English, drop%20tube
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(in a range boiler) 1, record 5, English, - dip%20tube
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Chauffage
- Appareillage et outils de plomberie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- tube d'arrivée profond
1, record 5, French, tube%20d%27arriv%C3%A9e%20profond
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tube spécial d'un réservoir à eau chaude non corrodable distribuant judicieusement l'arrivée d'eau froide sans la mêler à la réserve d'eau chaude prête à utiliser; celle-ci se trouve au sommet du réservoir. 1, record 5, French, - tube%20d%27arriv%C3%A9e%20profond
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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