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PLAQUE OSCILLANTE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-06-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Pumps
- Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
- Aircraft Systems
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- swash plate
1, record 1, English, swash%20plate
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- wobble plate 2, record 1, English, wobble%20plate
correct, officially approved
- yoke plate 3, record 1, English, yoke%20plate
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A revolving circular plate set obliquely on a shaft and acting as a cam to give a reciprocating motion to a rod in a direction parallel to the shaft. 4, record 1, English, - swash%20plate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The swashplate is called yoke plate on DC-8's. 5, record 1, English, - swash%20plate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
wobble plate: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 6, record 1, English, - swash%20plate
Record 1, Key term(s)
- swashplate
- swash-plate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pompes
- Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
- Circuits des aéronefs
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plateau oscillant
1, record 1, French, plateau%20oscillant
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- plateau incliné tournant 2, record 1, French, plateau%20inclin%C3%A9%20tournant
masculine noun
- plaque oscillante 3, record 1, French, plaque%20oscillante
feminine noun
- disque oscillant 3, record 1, French, disque%20oscillant
masculine noun
- plateau incliné 3, record 1, French, plateau%20inclin%C3%A9
masculine noun
- plateau incliné rotatif 4, record 1, French, plateau%20inclin%C3%A9%20rotatif
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pièce d'une pompe d'un genre particulier (pompe à plateau oscillant) qui imprime en tournant un mouvement de va-et-vient au piston plongeur pour effectuer le pompage. Il s'agit d'un disque ou d'un plateau qui accuse un certain angle par rapport à l'arbre rotatif sur lequel il est monté. 5, record 1, French, - plateau%20oscillant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
plateau oscillant : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes. 6, record 1, French, - plateau%20oscillant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
plateau oscillant : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 6, record 1, French, - plateau%20oscillant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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