TERMIUM Plus®

The Government of Canada’s terminology and linguistic data bank.

GYRATORY [1 record]

Filter results by subject field Alphabetical list of terms

Filter results by subject field

Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2000-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Equipment and Tools
  • Processing of Mineral Products
DEF

A widely used machine as a primary breaker of coal, rock or ore in mines. It consists essentially of a hollow cone-shaped chamber in which an inner solid cone gyrates on an eccentric bearing. It has a reduction ratio of about 6 and breaks down to a size of about 2 in. It is usual to screen out the fine sizes from run-of-mine coal before feeding it to a gyratory breaker.

CONT

There are three types of gyratories - those that have the greatest movement on the smallest lump, those that have equal movement for all lumps, and those that have greatest movement on the largest lump.

PHR

Tank of a gyratory crusher.

PHR

Conical gyratory crusher.

Key term(s)
  • giratory crusher
  • giratory breaker

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)
  • Préparation des produits miniers
DEF

Concasseur dans lequel la fragmentation des éléments est effectuée par une noix animée d'un mouvement giratoire excentrique à l'intérieur d'un entonnoir fixe.

CONT

Les concasseurs giratoires sont constitués d'un cône tournant et oscillant dans une cuve très robuste. L'ouverture a une forme annulaire, et un concasseur de 300 mm d'ouverture peut admettre des morceaux ayant en moyenne 150 X 200 X 250 mm. Ces appareils conviennent particulièrement pour la fabrication des gravillons.

PHR

Bol d'un concasseur giratoire.

Spanish

Save record 1

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2024
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Display options

Change the order of display of the official languages of Canada
Option to display the non-official languages (Spanish or Portuguese)
Display definitions, contexts, etc., on records

Features

Language Portal of Canada

Access a collection of Canadian resources on all aspects of English and French, including quizzes.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: