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DIRECT CURRENT GENERATOR [1 record]

Record 1 2017-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dynamos
  • Electrokinetics
DEF

A rotating electric machine that converts mechanical power into dc power.

OBS

direct current generator; direct-current generator; dc generator; dynamo: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dynamos
  • Électrocinétique
DEF

Machine tournante électrique produisant du courant continu à partir d'énergie mécanique.

OBS

génératrice à courant continu : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance.

OBS

génératrice à courant continu; dynamo : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Dínamos
  • Electrocinética
DEF

Máquina dinamoeléctrica que transforma la energía mecánica en energía eléctrica.

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