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MOTEUR TURBOCOMPOUND [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-10-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Engines (Motor Vehicles)
- Aircraft Propulsion Systems
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- turbocompound engine
1, record 1, English, turbocompound%20engine
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- turbo-compound engine 2, record 1, English, turbo%2Dcompound%20engine
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
an engine compounded by using the exhaust jet of the principal component to drive smaller auxiliary turbines. 1, record 1, English, - turbocompound%20engine
Record 1, Key term(s)
- turbo compound engine
- turbocompound
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
- Propulsion des aéronefs
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- moteur turbocompound
1, record 1, French, moteur%20turbocompound
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- turbomoteur à échangeur de chaleur 2, record 1, French, turbomoteur%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9changeur%20de%20chaleur
correct, masculine noun
- moteur compound 2, record 1, French, moteur%20compound
correct, masculine noun
- moteur à double récupération d'énergie par turbine 3, record 1, French, moteur%20%C3%A0%20double%20r%C3%A9cup%C3%A9ration%20d%27%C3%A9nergie%20par%20turbine
see observation, masculine noun, France
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
moteur classique à pistons, où l'énergie des gaz d'échappement est en partie récupérée sur les aubes d'une turbine. 2, record 1, French, - moteur%20turbocompound
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
moteur à double récupération d'énergie par turbine : terme proposé en 1999 par la Commission de terminologie et de néologie de l'automobile (France). 3, record 1, French, - moteur%20turbocompound
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les renseignements provenant de la source NUT-3 (Véhicules automobiles, lexique anglais-français) sont reproduits avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations-Unies à Genève. 4, record 1, French, - moteur%20turbocompound
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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