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ASCENSEUR-DESCENSEUR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-06-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Elevators
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- passenger elevator
1, record 1, English, passenger%20elevator
correct, United States, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- elevator 2, record 1, English, elevator
correct, see observation, United States
- passenger lift 3, record 1, English, passenger%20lift
correct, Great Britain
- lift 2, record 1, English, lift
correct, see observation, noun, Great Britain
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An elevator used primarily to carry persons other than the operator and persons necessary for loading and unloading. 1, record 1, English, - passenger%20elevator
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Passenger elevators have relatively wide, shallow cars with wide entrances, so that people can enter and leave quickly at each stop. 4, record 1, English, - passenger%20elevator
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Strictly speaking, "elevator" and "lift" are terms referring to hoisting equipment for people and materials as well; however the terms are commonly used without qualifier to refer to the French "ascenseur" which is used to hoist people only. 5, record 1, English, - passenger%20elevator
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
passenger elevator: term standardized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (Standards Committee). 6, record 1, English, - passenger%20elevator
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Ascenseurs et monte-charge
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ascenseur
1, record 1, French, ascenseur
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ascenseur-descenseur 2, record 1, French, ascenseur%2Ddescenseur
masculine noun, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Appareil élévateur permettant de transporter des personnes dans une cabine se déplaçant entre des guides verticaux, ou faiblement inclinés sur la verticale, et actionnée par une machinerie. 3, record 1, French, - ascenseur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ascenseur : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. 4, record 1, French, - ascenseur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Appareil qui sert à monter (et, en général, à descendre) des personnes aux différents étages d'un immeuble. 2, record 1, French, - ascenseur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Ascenseur [...] On dit parfois, pour préciser, ascenseur-descenseur. Un élévateur est un appareil servant à soulever des choses, non des personnes [...] en Amérique du Nord l'anglais se sert du même mot "elevator" pour désigner l'ascenseur, l'élévateur et le monte-charge. En Europe, «ascenseur» se dit «lift» en anglais [...] 5, record 1, French, - ascenseur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ascensores y montacargas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ascensor
1, record 1, Spanish, ascensor
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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