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DYNAMITE [3 records]

Record 1 2003-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems
  • Explosives and Pyrotechnical Materials (Industries)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes
  • Explosifs et artifices (Industries)
OBS

dynamite : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des Munitions.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas de armas
  • Explosivos y fuegos de artificio (Industrias)
DEF

Explosivo industrial compuesto fundamentalmente por nitroglicerina o nitrato amónico sensibilizado. Sensible al impacto o al calor. Puede explotar si entra en contacto con agentes oxidantes fuertes.

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Record 2 2003-11-19

English

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

A generic term covering a class of nitro-glycerin-sensitized mixtures of carbonaceous materials (wood, flour, starch) and oxygen-supplying salts, used as explosives for blasting and mining.

French

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

Telle quelle la nitroglycérine se prête mal à l'emploi comme explosif. En 1866, Nobel découvre qu'en incorporant 75 % de nitroglycérine à 25 % d'une terre absorbante, le kieselguhr, on obtient une matière pulvérulente, facile à encartoucher et convenant aux travaux de mine; il nomma cette matière "dynamite"; par la suite, l'acception de ce mot s'est étendue à tout explosif à base de nitroglycérine.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Trabajo con explosivos (Explotación minera)
  • Explosivos y fuegos de artificio (Industrias)
DEF

Explosivo a base de nitroglicerina.

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Record 3 1988-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Braking Devices (Mechanical Components)
OBS

Automatic application of trailer brakes on loss of supply pressure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Freins (Composants mécaniques)
OBS

frein à air comprimé

Spanish

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