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SPEED CONTROL [7 records]

Record 1 2016-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Equipment and Supplies
DEF

A device to vary the machine speed.

OBS

speed control: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et fournitures de bureau
DEF

Commande permettant de modifier la cadence de la machine.

OBS

commande de vitesse : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Control Instrumentation (Mechanical Components)
OBS

Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company's catalogue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs de commande (Composants mécaniques)
OBS

Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire.

Spanish

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Record 3 2006-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
OBS

Terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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Record 4 1988-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rail Transport
DEF

Automatic anti-overspeed device which disconnects the traction system and activates the brakes as soon as the train's speed rises above a pre-set theoretical value.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport par rail
DEF

Dispositif technique qui déconnecte automatiquement le système de traction et déclenche éventuellement les freins dès que le train dépasse la vitesse théorique prédéterminée.

Spanish

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Record 5 1986-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
  • Applications of Automation
CONT

The speed control function ... can be used to adjust the velocity of the robot as it moves along a given path. If little resistance is given to the robot motion, the desired or programmed speed is maintained. As resistance increases the robot decreases motion speed to decrease the resistance level.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
  • Automatisation et applications

Spanish

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Record 6 1982-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shipbuilding

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions navales

Spanish

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Record 7 1981-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clothes Cleaning and Dyeing Services

French

Domaine(s)
  • Teinturerie

Spanish

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