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MOTOR REPULSION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-08-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electric Motors
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- repulsion motor
1, record 1, English, repulsion%20motor
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A single-phase induction motor with a primary winding, on the stator, connected to the power source, and a secondary winding, on the rotor, connected to a commutator the brushes of which are short-circuited and can occupy different positions. 2, record 1, English, - repulsion%20motor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
repulsion motor: term standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission. 3, record 1, English, - repulsion%20motor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
repulsion motor: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 3, record 1, English, - repulsion%20motor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Moteurs électriques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- moteur à répulsion
1, record 1, French, moteur%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A9pulsion
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Moteur à induction monophasé dont l'enroulement primaire, statorique, est relié à la source d'alimentation et dont l'enroulement secondaire, rotorique, est relié à un collecteur dont les balais sont en court-circuit et peuvent occuper différentes positions. 2, record 1, French, - moteur%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A9pulsion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
moteur à répulsion : terme normalisé par la Commission électrotechnique internationale. 3, record 1, French, - moteur%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A9pulsion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
moteur à répulsion : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 3, record 1, French, - moteur%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A9pulsion
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Motores eléctricos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- motor de repulsión
1, record 1, Spanish, motor%20de%20repulsi%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Motor monofásico de inducción cuyo devanado primario, estatórico, está unido a la fuente de alimentación y cuyo devanado secundario, rotórico, está unido a un colector cuyas escobillas están en cortocircuito y dispuestas de forma que se puedan variar sus posiciones angulares. 1, record 1, Spanish, - motor%20de%20repulsi%C3%B3n
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