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DELAY IGNITION [3 records]

Record 1 2017-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diesel Motors
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
DEF

In a diesel engine, the delay in time between the injection of fuel and the start of combustion.

OBS

ignition lag; ignition delay: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteurs diesel
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
CONT

Il [le combustible) s'enflamme spontanément à mesure qu'il est injecté, néanmoins, un certain temps mesurable s'écoule entre le début d'injection et le début de la combustion. Cet intervalle est connu sous le nom de «délai d'allumage» (...)

OBS

délai d'allumage; délai d'inflammation : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Blasting Work (Mining)
DEF

The firing of several shots in sequence, at designed intervals of time, usually by means of delay detonators, detonating relays, or sequence switches.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travail aux explosifs (Exploitation minière)

Spanish

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Record 3 1981-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Motors (Machinery)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteurs mécaniques

Spanish

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