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AMPERAGE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-11-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electrical Measurements
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- amperage
1, record 1, English, amperage
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- amp 2, record 1, English, amp
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The amount of electrical current that exists when a number of electrons, having one coulomb ... of charge, move past a given point in one second. 3, record 1, English, - amperage
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mesures électriques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- intensité de courant électrique
1, record 1, French, intensit%C3%A9%20de%20courant%20%C3%A9lectrique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- intensité de courant 2, record 1, French, intensit%C3%A9%20de%20courant
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
- intensité 3, record 1, French, intensit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
- ampérage 4, record 1, French, amp%C3%A9rage
avoid, anglicism, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Quantité de courant qui peut circuler dans un conducteur par unité de temps. 1, record 1, French, - intensit%C3%A9%20de%20courant%20%C3%A9lectrique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lorsqu'on branche une lampe sur un générateur, on établit un circuit passant par l'ampoule. Une certaine quantité d'électrons transite par les fils et le filament de la lampe. Ce flux correspond à l'intensité et s'exprime en ampères [...] 5, record 1, French, - intensit%C3%A9%20de%20courant%20%C3%A9lectrique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plus le conducteur est gros, plus l’intensité de courant peut être élevée. 1, record 1, French, - intensit%C3%A9%20de%20courant%20%C3%A9lectrique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
intensité de courant : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance. 6, record 1, French, - intensit%C3%A9%20de%20courant%20%C3%A9lectrique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medición eléctrica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- intensidad de corriente
1, record 1, Spanish, intensidad%20de%20corriente
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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