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TEMPS COMPRESSION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-02-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Engines (Motor Vehicles)
- Climate-Control Equipment (Motor Vehicles)
- Aircraft Propulsion Systems
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- compression stroke
1, record 1, English, compression%20stroke
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The piston movement from BDC [bottom dead center] to TDC [top dead center] immediately following the intake stroke, during which both the intake valve and the exhaust valve are closed while the air fuel mixture in the cylinder is compressed. 2, record 1, English, - compression%20stroke
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
compression stroke: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 3, record 1, English, - compression%20stroke
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
- Système de conditionnement de l'air (Véhicules automobiles)
- Propulsion des aéronefs
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- course de compression
1, record 1, French, course%20de%20compression
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- temps de compression 2, record 1, French, temps%20de%20compression
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Deuxième temps du cycle à quatre temps (phase résistante). 2, record 1, French, - course%20de%20compression
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La soupape d'aspiration se ferme et, dans sa course ascendante, le piston comprime le mélange explosif jusqu'au point mort haut. 2, record 1, French, - course%20de%20compression
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
course de compression : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 3, record 1, French, - course%20de%20compression
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-08-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- compression time
1, record 2, English, compression%20time
proposal
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- temps de compression
1, record 2, French, temps%20de%20compression
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[En sismologie,] l'action de l'A.V.C. comporte un «temps de compression», durant lequel le gain est progressivement réduit [...] 1, record 2, French, - temps%20de%20compression
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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