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TENSION ELECTRICA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-10-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electrical Measurements
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- voltage
1, record 1, English, voltage
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- electrical voltage 2, record 1, English, electrical%20voltage
correct, less frequent
- electric pressure 3, record 1, English, electric%20pressure
correct, less frequent
- electric tension 3, record 1, English, electric%20tension
correct, less frequent
- electromotive force 4, record 1, English, electromotive%20force
correct, obsolete
- emf 4, record 1, English, emf
correct, obsolete
- emf 4, record 1, English, emf
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The electric potential difference between two points. 5, record 1, English, - voltage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Voltage is the pressure from an electrical circuit's power source that pushes charged electrons (current) through a conducting loop, enabling them to do work such as illuminating a light. 6, record 1, English, - voltage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
voltage: designation officially approved by the Electronics and Telecommunications Terminology Committee (CUTEL). 5, record 1, English, - voltage
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mesures électriques
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tension
1, record 1, French, tension
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- voltage 2, record 1, French, voltage
avoid, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Différence de potentiel entre deux points. 3, record 1, French, - tension
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La tension électrique (notée U) est une grandeur qui représente la circulation du champ électrique le long d'un circuit. 4, record 1, French, - tension
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tension : désignation uniformisée par les Comités d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes et Maintenance. 5, record 1, French, - tension
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
tension : désignation uniformisée par le Comité d'uniformisation des termes de l'électronique et des télécommunications (CUTEL). 6, record 1, French, - tension
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medición eléctrica
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tensión
1, record 1, Spanish, tensi%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- voltaje 2, record 1, Spanish, voltaje
correct, masculine noun
- tensión eléctrica 3, record 1, Spanish, tensi%C3%B3n%20el%C3%A9ctrica
correct, feminine noun
- diferencia de potencial 4, record 1, Spanish, diferencia%20de%20potencial
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cantidad de voltios que actúan en un aparato o sistema eléctrico. 5, record 1, Spanish, - tensi%C3%B3n
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Diferencia algebraica entre los potenciales de dos puntos; por lo tanto, tensión existente entre esos dos puntos. 6, record 1, Spanish, - tensi%C3%B3n
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 DEF
Diferencia de potencial entre las extremidades de un conductor eléctrico o entre los bornes de un generador de corriente. 7, record 1, Spanish, - tensi%C3%B3n
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cuando hablamos de voltaje de una batería o el voltaje que se puede obtener de un tomacorriente en la pared, estamos hablando de una tensión. En el primer caso es una fuente de tensión de corriente directa y en el segundo, una fuente de tensión de corriente alterna. 7, record 1, Spanish, - tensi%C3%B3n
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Cuando hablamos de voltaje de una batería o el voltaje que se puede obtener de un tomacorriente en la pared, estamos hablando de una tensión. En el primer caso es una fuente de tensión de corriente directa y en el segundo, una fuente de tensión de corriente alterna. 8, record 1, Spanish, - tensi%C3%B3n
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