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top dead center [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-06-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Engines (Motor Vehicles)
- Diesel Motors
- Pumps
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- top dead center
1, record 1, English, top%20dead%20center
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- TDC 2, record 1, English, TDC
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- top dead centre 3, record 1, English, top%20dead%20centre
correct
- TDC 3, record 1, English, TDC
correct
- TDC 3, record 1, English, TDC
- upper dead center 4, record 1, English, upper%20dead%20center
correct
- UDC 5, record 1, English, UDC
correct
- UDC 5, record 1, English, UDC
- upper dead centre 3, record 1, English, upper%20dead%20centre
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The piston position when the piston has reached the upper limit of its travel in the cylinder, and the center line of the connecting rod is parallel to the cylinder walls. 6, record 1, English, - top%20dead%20center
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Often this position is marked on the flywheel. 7, record 1, English, - top%20dead%20center
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
top dead center; TDC: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 3, record 1, English, - top%20dead%20center
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
- Moteurs diesel
- Pompes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- point mort haut
1, record 1, French, point%20mort%20haut
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- PMH 1, record 1, French, PMH
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- point mort supérieur 2, record 1, French, point%20mort%20sup%C3%A9rieur
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fin de la course ascendante du piston dans la partie supérieure du cylindre. 3, record 1, French, - point%20mort%20haut
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
point mort haut; PMH : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 2, record 1, French, - point%20mort%20haut
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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