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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2011-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Capacitors (Static Electr.)
  • Electrokinetics
  • Electronic Components
DEF

A device for introducing capacitance into an electric circuit.

OBS

Capacitors are usually classified, according to their dielectrics, as air capacitors, mica capacitors, paper capacitors, etc.

OBS

capacitor: standardized in ANSI/IEEE Std 100-1977.

OBS

condenser: deprecated in electrical and electronic usages, but still in use in the field of automotive ignition systems.

OBS

CAP.: abbreviation for "capacitor" and "capacitance" (the use of the period is recommended to differentiate this abbreviation from the English word "cap"); C: reference designation for "capacitor", usually followed by a number. Such reference designations are used in circuit diagrams to identify the various components, and may also be used in mathematical formulas when circuit parameters are calculated.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Condensateurs (Élect. statique)
  • Électrocinétique
  • Composants électroniques
DEF

Dispositif dont la caractéristique essentielle est la capacité électrique.

OBS

condensateur : Terme normalisé par la CEI.

OBS

C : symbole de «condensateur» (masculin) et de «capacité» (féminin) dans les formules mathématiques, et repère désignant le condensateurs dans les schémas électriques. Dans ces deux applications, le «C» est habituellement suivi d'un indice quelconque.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Condensadores (Electricidad estática)
  • Electrocinética
  • Componentes electrónicos
DEF

Sistema constituido por dos conductores o armaduras muy próximos y separados por una capa muy fina de aislante.

PHR

Condensador electrolítico, plano, variable.

PHR

Condensador de papel, de sintonía.

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Record 2 2007-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Photography
  • Optical Instruments
DEF

An optical system -- usually a pair of plano-convex lenses with their plane sides out -- which concentrates light from a source into a beam forming an evenly illuminated image of the source in an enlarger or projection lens.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Photographie
  • Instruments d'optique
DEF

Système optique (miroir, lentilles) reprenant et dirigeant le maximum de la lumière émise par une source avec le maximum d'homogénéité sur la fenêtre de protection d'un diascope.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Técnicas y equipo audiovisuales
  • Fotografía
  • Instrumentos ópticos
DEF

Dispositivo óptico, constituido generalmente por dos lentes planoconvexas, que sirve para concentrar la luz hacia el objetivo de las ampliadoras, proyectores de vistas fijas y aparatos similares.

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Record 3 2007-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heat Exchangers
  • Steam-Powered Machines and Condensers
  • Freezing and Refrigerating
DEF

A form of heat exchanger in which the heat in vapors is transferred to a flow of cooling water or air, causing the vapors to form a liquid ...

OBS

liquefier: Synonymous with condenser; describes any apparatus used to condense a normally gaseous fluid.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Échangeurs de chaleur
  • Machines à vapeur et condenseurs
  • Congélation, surgélation et réfrigération
DEF

Échangeur de chaleur dans lequel une vapeur est liquéfiée par extraction de chaleur.

OBS

liquéfacteur : Synonyme de condenseur; s'emploie surtout pour désigner l'appareil dont le but est de préparer à l'état liquide un corps ordinairement gazeux.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Intercambiadores de calor
  • Máquinas de vapor y condensadores
  • Congelación y refrigeración
DEF

En las instalaciones frigoríficas, aparato en el cual el fluido frigorígeno previamente comprimido pasa del estado de vapor al de agua por la acción del aire [...] o del agua [...]

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