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Record 1 2017-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Engineering
DEF

[A] capacitor which uses air as the dielectric medium located between conductive plates.

OBS

[Air capacitors are] used especially for tuning radio-frequency circuits.

OBS

air capacitor: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électrotechnique
CONT

Un condensateur se compose de deux lamelles conductrices, séparées par un isolant. [...] Il existe aussi des condensateurs à air (l'air est un isolant), ces condensateurs variables étaient utilisés dans les anciens postes radio. [...] De nos jours, les condensateurs à air des postes radio sont remplacés par des diodes varicap, beaucoup plus petites. Les isolants utilisés s'appellent le diélectrique.

OBS

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

Spanish

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