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VARIATION PRESSION [6 records]

Record 1 2013-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
OBS

pressure variation: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
OBS

variation de pression : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques
OBS

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

Spanish

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Record 3 1993-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Helicopters (Military)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
DEF

Variation of pressure with time, occurring arbitrarily.

OBS

Term officialized by the ATSC - Helicopters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hélicoptères (Militaire)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
  • Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
DEF

Variation aléatoire de la pression.

OBS

Termes uniformisés par le CUTA - Hélicoptères.

Spanish

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Record 4 1993-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
DEF

Pressure rise and fall over a longer period of time.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
DEF

Accroissement et chute de pression pendant un temps relativement long.

Spanish

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Record 5 1988-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Acoustics (Physics)
  • Hearing
OBS

the tympanic membrane is made to vibrate in synchrony with the sound pressure change, with an amplitude dependent on their magnitude. [Also called sound pressure fluctuation p.52]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acoustique (Physique)
  • Ouïe
OBS

(...) le tympan tendu sur un volume généralement clos est sensible aux variations de pression provoquées par exemple par l'arrivée d'une onde acoustique.

Spanish

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Record 6 1982-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shipbuilding

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions navales

Spanish

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