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condensateur à air [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-06-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electrical Engineering
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- air capacitor
1, record 1, English, air%20capacitor
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] capacitor which uses air as the dielectric medium located between conductive plates. 2, record 1, English, - air%20capacitor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Air capacitors are] used especially for tuning radio-frequency circuits. 3, record 1, English, - air%20capacitor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
air capacitor: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 4, record 1, English, - air%20capacitor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Électrotechnique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- condensateur à air
1, record 1, French, condensateur%20%C3%A0%20air
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un condensateur se compose de deux lamelles conductrices, séparées par un isolant. [...] Il existe aussi des condensateurs à air (l'air est un isolant), ces condensateurs variables étaient utilisés dans les anciens postes radio. [...] De nos jours, les condensateurs à air des postes radio sont remplacés par des diodes varicap, beaucoup plus petites. Les isolants utilisés s'appellent le diélectrique. 2, record 1, French, - condensateur%20%C3%A0%20air
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
condensateur à air : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 3, record 1, French, - condensateur%20%C3%A0%20air
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-08-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Refrigerating Machines and Appliances
- Capacitors (Static Electr.)
- Solar Power Plants
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- aerocondenser 1, record 2, English, aerocondenser
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Machines frigorifiques
- Condensateurs (Élect. statique)
- Centrales solaires
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- aérocondensateur
1, record 2, French, a%C3%A9rocondensateur
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- condensateur à air 1, record 2, French, condensateur%20%C3%A0%20air
masculine noun
- aérocondenseur 2, record 2, French, a%C3%A9rocondenseur
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Condensateur d'une installation frigorifique refroidi par circulation naturelle ou forcée d'air atmosphérique. 1, record 2, French, - a%C3%A9rocondensateur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Máquinas frigoríficas
- Condensadores (Electricidad estática)
- Centrales solares
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- aerocondensador
1, record 2, Spanish, aerocondensador
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- condensador por aire 2, record 2, Spanish, condensador%20por%20aire
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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