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INNER TUBE [4 records]

Record 1 2017-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cycling
  • Motorized Sports
  • Wheels and Tires (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
DEF

An airtight tube of rubber placed inside the casing of a pneumatic tire to hold air under pressure.

OBS

inner tube: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • tire tube
  • tire inner tube
  • tyre tube
  • tyre inner tube

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cyclisme
  • Sports motorisés
  • Roues et pneus (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
DEF

Tube circulaire gonflé d'air, partie intérieure d'un pneumatique.

OBS

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

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciclismo
  • Deportes motorizados
  • Ruedas y neumáticos (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
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Record 2 2011-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment
  • Heat Exchangers
  • Steam-Powered Machines and Condensers
OBS

Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company's catalogue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie analytique
  • Outillage industriel
  • Échangeurs de chaleur
  • Machines à vapeur et condenseurs
OBS

Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire.

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Household Cleaning and Maintenance
  • Laundry Work
DEF

A movable automatic washer compartment in which items are placed for washing, rinsing, and extracting, sometimes called the washbasket.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de nettoyage et d'entretien (Arts ménagers)
  • Blanchissage
DEF

(...) pièce cylindrique, mobile et perforée, qui, contenant le linge, permet son brassage dans la solution lessivielle de la cuve.

Spanish

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Record 4 1985-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Underwater Diving (Sports)
CONT

Floats, buoys, inflated rubber inner tubes, surf mats, paddleboards, and boats are other flotation equipment that should be employed by skin divers.

CONT

Most divers take a float with them ... Two of the most common floats are the inner tube and the surf mat ... and either one can be used as a rescue device.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plongée sous-marine (Sports)
OBS

Source : Fédération des activités subaquatiques du Québec.

Spanish

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