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RATE COMBUSTION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-12-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
- Pre-Fire Planning
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- burning rate
1, record 1, English, burning%20rate
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- rate of burning 2, record 1, English, rate%20of%20burning
correct
- rate of combustion 2, record 1, English, rate%20of%20combustion
correct
- combustion rate 2, record 1, English, combustion%20rate
correct
- burning velocity 3, record 1, English, burning%20velocity
United States
- combustion velocity 4, record 1, English, combustion%20velocity
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The rate (in millimetres per minute) at which the depth of a pool of liquid decreases as the liquid burns. 5, record 1, English, - burning%20rate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
- Prévision des incendies
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vitesse de combustion
1, record 1, French, vitesse%20de%20combustion
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- vitesse de la combustion 2, record 1, French, vitesse%20de%20la%20combustion
correct, feminine noun
- rapidité de combustion 2, record 1, French, rapidit%C3%A9%20de%20combustion
correct, feminine noun
- rapidité de la combustion 3, record 1, French, rapidit%C3%A9%20de%20la%20combustion
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vitesse (en millimètres par minute) à laquelle diminue l'épaisseur d'une nappe de liquide enflammé. 4, record 1, French, - vitesse%20de%20combustion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour les liquides inflammables, la vitesse de combustion dépend de la vitesse à laquelle la vapeur se dégage de la surface du liquide et de l'apport d'air ou d'oxygène alimentant la combustion. 2, record 1, French, - vitesse%20de%20combustion
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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