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HOT WATER HEATER [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-10-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electric Rotary Machines
- Machinery
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hot water heater 1, record 1, English, hot%20water%20heater
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Machines tournantes électriques
- Machines
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- radiateur à eau chaude
1, record 1, French, radiateur%20%C3%A0%20eau%20chaude
masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
radiateur à eau chaude : terme uniformisé par le Canadien Pacifique. 1, record 1, French, - radiateur%20%C3%A0%20eau%20chaude
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-09-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Water Heaters and Softeners (Household)
- Plumbing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hot-water heater
1, record 2, English, hot%2Dwater%20heater
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- water heater 2, record 2, English, water%20heater
correct, officially approved
- service water heater 1, record 2, English, service%20water%20heater
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A heating equipment to provide hot water for domestic or commercial purposes other than to heat space. 3, record 2, English, - hot%2Dwater%20heater
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hot-water heater; water heater; service water heater: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 4, record 2, English, - hot%2Dwater%20heater
Record 2, Key term(s)
- hot water heater
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chauffe-eau et adoucisseurs d'eau
- Plomberie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- chauffe-eau
1, record 2, French, chauffe%2Deau
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les chauffe-eau sont des appareils à production instantanée qui ne diffèrent des chauffe-bains que par leur puissance plus faible, égale à 125 mth-mn [millithermies par minute]. 2, record 2, French, - chauffe%2Deau
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
chauffe-eau : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 3, record 2, French, - chauffe%2Deau
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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