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Record 1 2017-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
CONT

Besides bringing with it an exclusive name, there are several other predictable features of any Maserati engine: it will have two overhead camshafts. (Car and Driver, June 72, page 52).

OBS

overhead camshaft: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
OBS

arbre à cames en tête : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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