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H-V [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-02-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electrical Engineering
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- high voltage
1, record 1, English, high%20voltage
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- H.V. 2, record 1, English, H%2EV%2E
correct
- hv 2, record 1, English, hv
correct
- h.v. 2, record 1, English, h%2Ev%2E
correct
- HV 2, record 1, English, HV
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- high-voltage 3, record 1, English, high%2Dvoltage
correct
- H-V 2, record 1, English, H%2DV
correct
- HV 2, record 1, English, HV
correct
- H-V 2, record 1, English, H%2DV
- high tension 4, record 1, English, high%20tension
correct, officially approved
- H.T. 2, record 1, English, H%2ET%2E
correct
- ht 5, record 1, English, ht
correct
- HT 5, record 1, English, HT
correct, officially approved
- H.T. 2, record 1, English, H%2ET%2E
- high-tension 3, record 1, English, high%2Dtension
correct
- H.T. 2, record 1, English, H%2ET%2E
correct
- ht 2, record 1, English, ht
correct
- HT 2, record 1, English, HT
correct
- H.T. 2, record 1, English, H%2ET%2E
- high potential 6, record 1, English, high%20potential
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A voltage on the order of thousands of volts. 7, record 1, English, - high%20voltage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
... any voltage above 750 volts. 8, record 1, English, - high%20voltage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
high voltage: term standardized by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA). 9, record 1, English, - high%20voltage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
high tension; HT: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces. 10, record 1, English, - high%20voltage
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Électrotechnique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- haute tension
1, record 1, French, haute%20tension
correct, feminine noun, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- HT 2, record 1, French, HT
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- haut voltage 3, record 1, French, haut%20voltage
avoid, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tension élevée (plusieurs milliers de volts). 4, record 1, French, - haute%20tension
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Tension supérieure à 750 volts. 5, record 1, French, - haute%20tension
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les appellations des domaines de tension diffèrent suivant le point de vue ayant servi de base à la classification. 6, record 1, French, - haute%20tension
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
haute tension : terme normalisé par l'Association canadienne de normalisation (ACNOR). 7, record 1, French, - haute%20tension
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
haute tension; HT : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes. 8, record 1, French, - haute%20tension
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Electrotecnia
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- alta tensión
1, record 1, Spanish, alta%20tensi%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Tensión] de más de 250 voltios, especialmente la de millares y hasta centenares de millares de voltios que existe entre los conductores de las líneas destinadas al transporte de energía. 2, record 1, Spanish, - alta%20tensi%C3%B3n
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