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ECROU AUTO-FREINE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-06-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Joining Elements (Mechanical Components)
- Metal Fasteners
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- locknut
1, record 1, English, locknut
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- self-locking nut 2, record 1, English, self%2Dlocking%20nut
correct, standardized, officially approved
- self locking nut 3, record 1, English, self%20locking%20nut
officially approved
- check nut 4, record 1, English, check%20nut
- lock nut 5, record 1, English, lock%20nut
- jack nut 6, record 1, English, jack%20nut
- lock-nut 6, record 1, English, lock%2Dnut
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A nut so constructed that it locks itself when screwed up tight. 4, record 1, English, - locknut
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Self-locking nuts. Nuts are made self-locking by employing wedging action, spring action or functional material; many varieties are available ... 7, record 1, English, - locknut
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
self-locking nut: term standardized by ISO. 8, record 1, English, - locknut
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
self locking nut: term officially approved by the Aeronautical Terminology Standardization Committee (ATSC) - Helicopters. 9, record 1, English, - locknut
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
self-locking nut: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 9, record 1, English, - locknut
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éléments d'assemblage (Composants mécaniques)
- Clouterie et visserie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- écrou auto-freiné
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9crou%20auto%2Dfrein%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- écrou autofreiné 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9crou%20autofrein%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- écrou freiné 3, record 1, French, %C3%A9crou%20frein%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- écrou autobloquant 4, record 1, French, %C3%A9crou%20autobloquant
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- écrou auto-bloquant 5, record 1, French, %C3%A9crou%20auto%2Dbloquant
correct, masculine noun
- écrou à freinage interne 6, record 1, French, %C3%A9crou%20%C3%A0%20freinage%20interne
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- écrou de blocage 7, record 1, French, %C3%A9crou%20de%20blocage
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] écrou qui, même en cas de la diminution de la tension de serrage, [...] continue à opposer une certaine résistance au dévissage. 8, record 1, French, - %C3%A9crou%20auto%2Dfrein%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les deux principaux types d'écrous autofreinés utilisent le freinage interne [bague de polyamide ou de métal dans le corps de l'écrou] ou la déformation de métal au niveau du filetage. 9, record 1, French, - %C3%A9crou%20auto%2Dfrein%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
écrou auto-freiné : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. 10, record 1, French, - %C3%A9crou%20auto%2Dfrein%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
écrou freiné : terme accepté par le Comité d'étude de la terminologie des cartes de travail du DC-9. 11, record 1, French, - %C3%A9crou%20auto%2Dfrein%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
écrou à freinage interne : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 11, record 1, French, - %C3%A9crou%20auto%2Dfrein%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
écrou autobloquant : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Hélicoptères. 12, record 1, French, - %C3%A9crou%20auto%2Dfrein%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 OBS
écrou autofreiné; écrou autobloquant : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 12, record 1, French, - %C3%A9crou%20auto%2Dfrein%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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