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Record 1 1988-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Blasting Work (Mining)
  • Explosives and Pyrotechnical Materials (Industries)
DEF

To cause to explode by the application of sudden force.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travail aux explosifs (Exploitation minière)
  • Explosifs et artifices (Industries)
DEF

Exploser avec un bruit violent et une vitesse de décomposition considérable (de 4000 à 10 000 m/s).

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Record 2 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
CONT

certaines essences n'attendent pas cet allumage; elles «détonent» préalablement dès la compression, et le moteur se met à «cliqueter» sans donner de puissance. (P. Dublanc, Ce qu'est un avion moderne, p. 62)

Spanish

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