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Record 1 2017-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Batteries and Alternators (Motor Vehicles)
CONT

[In] the automotive wiring system ... the return circuit ... called the ground ... is through the car frame and the engine block.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électrotechnique
  • Accumulateurs et alternateurs (Véhicules automobiles)
OBS

Le retour du courant à la batterie [...] se fait par la «masse» [...] la masse métallique de la voiture sert de conducteur au courant de retour jusqu'à la batterie.

OBS

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

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Electrotecnia
  • Acumuladores y alternadores (Vehículos automotores)
DEF

Conjunto de partes metálicas del automóvil (bastidor, carrocería y motor) que es utilizado como conductor para cerrar los circuitos eléctricos del vehículo.

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