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DRY CELL BATTERY [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-01-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Storage Cells (Electr.)
- Dry Cells
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dry battery
1, record 1, English, dry%20battery
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- dry cell battery 2, record 1, English, dry%20cell%20battery
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A battery made up of a series, parallel, or series-parallel arrangement of dry cells in a single housing to provide desired voltage and current values. 3, record 1, English, - dry%20battery
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dry battery: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 4, record 1, English, - dry%20battery
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Accumulateurs (Électricité)
- Piles sèches
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- batterie sèche
1, record 1, French, batterie%20s%C3%A8che
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pile sèche 2, record 1, French, pile%20s%C3%A8che
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
batterie sèche : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 3, record 1, French, - batterie%20s%C3%A8che
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-11-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Cells and Batteries
- Peace-Keeping Operations
- Arms Control
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- D-cell battery
1, record 2, English, D%2Dcell%20battery
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, Key term(s)
- dry cell battery
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Piles et accumulateurs
- Opérations de maintien de la paix
- Contrôle des armements
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pile D
1, record 2, French, pile%20D
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Reproduit du lexique «Disarmament and Peace Keeping/Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève. 2, record 2, French, - pile%20D
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1993-01-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Dry Cells
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- dry cell battery 1, record 3, English, dry%20cell%20battery
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Piles sèches
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- batterie de piles sèches
1, record 3, French, batterie%20de%20piles%20s%C3%A8ches
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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