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MAGNETIC LEVITATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-05-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Rolling and Suspension Components (Railroad)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- magnetic levitation
1, record 1, English, magnetic%20levitation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The raising of a vehicle by magnetic force, either by attraction or by repulsion. 2, record 1, English, - magnetic%20levitation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the most interesting possibility is to try to use magnetic levitation to lift trains. 3, record 1, English, - magnetic%20levitation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Roulement et suspension (Chemins de fer)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lévitation magnétique
1, record 1, French, l%C3%A9vitation%20magn%C3%A9tique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- sustentation magnétique 2, record 1, French, sustentation%20magn%C3%A9tique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Démonstration de lévitation magnétique par supraconductivité. 1, record 1, French, - l%C3%A9vitation%20magn%C3%A9tique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La sustentation est mise en œuvre dans des véhicules se déplaçant sans contact avec le sol; elle est réalisée par coussin d'air (Aérotrain, aéroglisseur) ou magnétiquement. La sustentation magnétique fait appel soit à l'attraction qui s'exerce entre une structure ferromagnétique et un électroaimant parcouru par un courant continu (sustentation électromagnétique), soit à la répulsion entre un bobinage alimenté en courant continu qui se déplace devant une plaque conductrice (non ferromagnétique), ce qui développe dans celle-ci des courants de sens contraires à ceux de la bobine (sustentation électrodynamique). La propulsion est assurée par un moteur linéaire [...] 2, record 1, French, - l%C3%A9vitation%20magn%C3%A9tique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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