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CRANKING MOTOR [1 record]

Record 1 2016-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Equipment (Motor Vehicles)
DEF

The electric motor and drive mechanism used to start an engine.

OBS

starter; cranking motor: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement électrique (Véhicules automobiles)
CONT

Le démarreur n'est autre chose qu'un moteur électrique relié à la batterie d'accumulateurs [...] Sur l'extrémité [du démarreur] se fixe un dispositif, bendix ou autre, qui attaque le volant du moteur pour la mise en route.

OBS

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

Spanish

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