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CONTACT-BREAKER [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ignition Systems (Motor Vehicles)
DEF

A device which opens and closes the primary circuit of the distributor.

OBS

contact breaker: term and definition standardized by ISO.

OBS

contact breaker: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Allumage (Véhicules automobiles)
DEF

Dispositif qui ouvre et qui ferme le circuit primaire du distributeur.

OBS

rupteur : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

OBS

rupteur : terme uniformisé par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

OBS

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

Spanish

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