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MOLINO MULTIPALA AMERICANO [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-08-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electric Rotary Machines - Types
- Wind Energy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- American farm windmill
1, record 1, English, American%20farm%20windmill
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- American windmill 2, record 1, English, American%20windmill
correct
- classic windmill 3, record 1, English, classic%20windmill
correct
- farm windmill 4, record 1, English, farm%20windmill
correct
- Chicago windmill 5, record 1, English, Chicago%20windmill
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tower-shaped multi-bladed horizontal axis windmill first introduced in the American and Canadian Western Great Plains and used by farmers mainly for pumping water from deep underground. 6, record 1, English, - American%20farm%20windmill
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Machines tournantes électriques - types
- Énergie éolienne
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- moulin américain
1, record 1, French, moulin%20am%C3%A9ricain
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- éolienne américaine 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9olienne%20am%C3%A9ricaine
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Éolienne multipale à axe horizontal, montée sur pylône, apparue à l'origine dans les grandes plaines de l'Ouest américain et canadien, employée par les fermiers principalement pour le pompage de l'eau souterraine. 3, record 1, French, - moulin%20am%C3%A9ricain
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le moulin américain étant une éolienne multipale, on ne saurait considérer cette dernière comme un synonyme absolu du moulin américain mais plutôt comme un générique. 3, record 1, French, - moulin%20am%C3%A9ricain
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Prendre note que l'«éolienne américaine» dont il est question sur cette fiche et qui est synonyme de «moulin américain» ne doit pas être confondue avec le générique «éolienne américaine» décrivant les éoliennes d'origine américaine. 3, record 1, French, - moulin%20am%C3%A9ricain
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Máquinas rotativas eléctricas - tipos
- Energía eólica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- molino multipala americano
1, record 1, Spanish, molino%20multipala%20americano
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] en la segunda mitad del siglo XIX [tuvo] lugar uno de los más importantes avances en la tecnología del aprovechamiento del viento, con la aparición del popular molino multipala americano, utilizado para bombeo de agua prácticamente en todo el mundo y cuyas características habrían de sentar las bases para el diseño de los modernos generadores eólicos. 1, record 1, Spanish, - molino%20multipala%20americano
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-07-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Electric Rotary Machines - Types
- Wind Energy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- rosette windmill
1, record 2, English, rosette%20windmill
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- umbrella windmill 1, record 2, English, umbrella%20windmill
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An American water-pumping windmill where the vanes of the rotor were assembled in hinged segments. 2, record 2, English, - rosette%20windmill
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The segments flew open in high winds to regulate the speed and power of the rotor. Because they were more complicated and costly than the fixed rotors of their late 19th-century competitors, they generally fell out of favour. 2, record 2, English, - rosette%20windmill
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Machines tournantes électriques - types
- Énergie éolienne
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- moulin américain à pales reliées
1, record 2, French, moulin%20am%C3%A9ricain%20%C3%A0%20pales%20reli%C3%A9es
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- éolienne américaine à pales reliées 1, record 2, French, %C3%A9olienne%20am%C3%A9ricaine%20%C3%A0%20pales%20reli%C3%A9es
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Éolienne de pompage américaine dont les pales, formées de segments reliés entre eux par des charnières, s'ouvraient par grand vent afin de réguler la vitesse et la puissance du rotor. 2, record 2, French, - moulin%20am%C3%A9ricain%20%C3%A0%20pales%20reli%C3%A9es
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Máquinas rotativas eléctricas - tipos
- Energía eólica
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- molino multipala americano
1, record 2, Spanish, molino%20multipala%20americano
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- molino multiaspa 1, record 2, Spanish, molino%20multiaspa
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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