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CAM-GROUND PISTON [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
  • Transformation of Momentum (Mechanical Components)
CONT

Many pistons ... are finished so that they have a slightly oval shape [They] are called cam-ground pistons because they are finish-ground on a machine that uses a cam to move the piston toward and away from the frinding wheel

OBS

cam ground piston: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Transformations de mouvements (Composants mécaniques)
OBS

Dans bien des moteurs, les pistons [...] ont une forme légèrement ovale. Ces pistons sont ovalisés [...] ils sont usinés sur une machine munie d'une came [...]

OBS

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

Spanish

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