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CAPACITOR TESTER [2 records]

Record 1 2012-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Measuring Equipment
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
DEF

capacitance meter: An instrument for measuring capacitance.

DEF

faradmeter: an electrical instrument for measuring capacitances and usually having a scale graduated in farads.

OBS

If the scale is graduated in microfarads, the instrument is usually designated as a microfaradmeter.

Key term(s)
  • capacitor tester

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de mesures (Électricité)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
DEF

Appareil servant à la mesure des capacités de condensateurs.

OBS

capacimètre : terme accepté par le Comité d'étude de la terminologie des cartes de travail du DC-9.

OBS

capacitor tester : Appareil qui vérifie si le composant est bon ou non. Dans l'usage, ce terme a parfois le sens de "capacimètre".

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Conditioning and Heating
  • Refrigeration Engineering
OBS

capacitor analyzer; capacitor tester: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement de l'air et chauffage
  • Techniques du froid
OBS

capacimètre : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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