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SURROUNDING AIR [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Conditioning and Heating
  • Engineering
DEF

Generally, the air [that is] surrounding an object.

CONT

To control comfort we need to control the cooling rate of the body ... Both heating and cooling systems simply control the temperature differential between the body and the ambient, or surrounding air.

OBS

ambient air: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement de l'air et chauffage
  • Ingénierie
DEF

[...] air qui entoure un objet [...]

CONT

L'air ambiant c'est l'air chauffé à 19 °C ou l'air climatisé à 24 °C dans des conditions de confort apprécié par les occupants.

OBS

air ambiant : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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