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REFERENCE AREA [2 records]

Record 1 2013-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Construction Materials
DEF

A short stretch of pavement constructed when opening a job site, so as to define a reference value for a given criterion (e.g. percentage of voids, thickness).

OBS

reference area: term and definition proposed by the World Road Association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de constr. (Voies de circulation)
DEF

Court tronçon de chaussée réalisé en début de chantier pour définir une population de référence pour un critère donné (p. ex. pourcentage de vides, épaisseur).

OBS

planche de référence : terme et définition proposés par l'Association mondiale de la route.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wind Energy
  • Energy Transformation
  • Electric Rotary Machines - Types
DEF

[The] area as seen from the direction of the wind that a wind-energy conversion system rotor will pass over during one complete rotation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Énergie éolienne
  • Transformation de l'énergie
  • Machines tournantes électriques - types
DEF

Surface que les pales [d'une éolienne] balaient en tournant [qui équivaut à la] surface du disque formé par la rotation des pales.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Energía eólica
  • Transformación de la energía
  • Máquinas rotativas eléctricas - tipos
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