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ANGLE VALVE [1 record]

Record 1 2017-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taps and Plumbing Accessories
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
DEF

One which is set at the angle of a pipe. It is either screwed or flanged.

DEF

A manually operated valve with its outlet opening oriented at right angles to its inlet opening; used for regulating the flow of a fluid in a pipe.

DEF

... a special type of globe valve that ... is suitable for use on a 90° change of direction in the pipe.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Robinetterie et accessoires
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
CONT

Les robinets peuvent être droits, à deux ou trois voies ou à passage d'équerre. [...] Les robinets d'équerre qui comportent toujours un about fileté briggs sont utilisés comme robinet de départ liquide.

CONT

La construction navale utilise un montage [...] de plusieurs robinets à soupape d'équerre [...] qui permet de faire communiquer [...] une canalisation principale [...] avec une série de tuyauteries à 90 degrés.

OBS

robinet d'équerre : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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