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MONORAIL [4 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

monorail car: an item in the "Rail Transportation Equipment" class of the "Distribution and Transportation Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

monorail : objet de la classe «Équipement de transport ferroviaire» de la catégorie «Objets de manutention et de transport».

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mass Transit
  • Rail Transport
DEF

A [transit] system in which vehicles are either supported by or suspended from a single rail or beam guideway and have no other support but this single rail.

OBS

The guideway is usually elevated.

OBS

monorail: term recommended by the Terminology Committee and standardized by the Validation Committee of the Sustainable Mobility Glossary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transports en commun
  • Transport par rail
OBS

monorail : terme recommandé par le Comité de terminologie et normalisé par le Comité de validation du Lexique de la mobilité durable.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte público
  • Transporte ferroviario
DEF

Ferrocarril cuyos vagones corren sobre un solo carril aéreo o suspendidos de él.

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Record 3 2011-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Monorail Systems (Continuous Handling)
  • Mining Equipment and Tools

French

Domaine(s)
  • Monorails (Manutention continue)
  • Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)
CONT

Les monorails, comme d'ailleurs les convoyeurs du type à simple voie, ne comportent qu'un rail porteur. Cependant, à l'inverse de ce qui se passe sur les convoyeurs aériens, les chariots d'un monorail sont des appareils de manutention autonome, munis de leur propre moyen d'entraînement [...]

Spanish

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Record 4 1985-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
CONT

[With the view camera,] focusing is accomplished by moving the front standard or back frame along the camera bed. This is accomplished by loosening the focusing shaft lock knob of either the front or back carriage and turning the focusing shaft knob while checking the focus on the ground glass.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie

Spanish

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