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APPAREIL DILATATION [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Switchgear (Rail Transport)
- Tracks and Roadways (Rail Transport)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bridge splice 1, record 1, English, bridge%20splice
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Appareils de voie (Transport par rail)
- Voies ferrées
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- appareil de dilatation
1, record 1, French, appareil%20de%20dilatation
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Appareil servant sur les débarquadères des traversiers, constitué d'un rail bisauté posé à plat et sur lequel vient se poser un second rail lui aussi bisauté afin de permettre la dilatation de la voie. 1, record 1, French, - appareil%20de%20dilatation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Par analogie de forme avec l'appareil de dilatation de barres longues. 1, record 1, French, - appareil%20de%20dilatation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1990-02-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Switchgear (Rail Transport)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- expansion joint 1, record 2, English, expansion%20joint
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Appareils de voie (Transport par rail)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- appareil de dilatation
1, record 2, French, appareil%20de%20dilatation
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- dispositif de dilatation 1, record 2, French, dispositif%20de%20dilatation
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Appareil de voie assurant la continuité d'une voie principale et dont les rails des deux files interrompues peuvent se déplacer longitudinalement sur un seul tronçon de voie ou sur 2 tronçons à la fois. (IGSN, VB-77c, no 1). 1, record 2, French, - appareil%20de%20dilatation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Electrical Appliances and Equipment
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- hot wire instrument 1, record 3, English, hot%20wire%20instrument
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An instrument in which the expansion of a wire, directly or indirectly heated by a current, is transmitted to the moving element. 1, record 3, English, - hot%20wire%20instrument
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Appareillage électrique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- appareil thermique à fil chaud
1, record 3, French, appareil%20thermique%20%C3%A0%20fil%20chaud
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- appareil à dilatation 1, record 3, French, appareil%20%C3%A0%20dilatation
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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