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GASTIGHT [11 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-08-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ship and Boat Parts
- Naval Forces
- CBRNE Operations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- citadel
1, record 1, English, citadel
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A pressurized, gastight portion of the ship with limited entrances and supplied with fresh air through special filtration units. 2, record 1, English, - citadel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
citadel: designation standardized by NATO. 3, record 1, English, - citadel
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Parties des bateaux
- Forces navales
- Opérations CBRNE
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- citadelle
1, record 1, French, citadelle
correct, feminine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie sous pression du navire, étanche aux gaz, aux entrées limitées et approvisionnée d'air frais par l'entremise de centrales de filtration spéciales. 2, record 1, French, - citadelle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
citadelle : désignation normalisée par l'OTAN. 3, record 1, French, - citadelle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-05-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Brazing (Metals)
- Pipes and Fittings
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- sweat joint
1, record 2, English, sweat%20joint
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- soldered joint 2, record 2, English, soldered%20joint
officially approved
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Gastight joint obtained by the joining of metal parts with metallic mixtures or alloys that melt at temperatures below the melting point of the metal parts being joined. 3, record 2, English, - sweat%20joint
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A sweat joint is made by heating the pipes to be joined after they are in position with a blowtorch and allowing molten solder to flow into the small space provided between the pipes. 4, record 2, English, - sweat%20joint
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
soldered joint: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 5, record 2, English, - sweat%20joint
Record 2, Key term(s)
- brazed joint
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Brasage (Métal)
- Tuyauterie et raccords
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- joint brasé
1, record 2, French, joint%20bras%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Joint entre deux métaux, réalisé à l'aide de métal fondu, différent des métaux à joindre (généralement un métal à base d'étain, de plomb et d'argent). 2, record 2, French, - joint%20bras%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
joint brasé : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 3, record 2, French, - joint%20bras%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-11-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- hermeticity
1, record 3, English, hermeticity
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The state of being airtight or gastight. 1, record 3, English, - hermeticity
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- herméticité
1, record 3, French, herm%C3%A9ticit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qualité de ce qui est clos ou de ce qui clôt d'une manière hermétique. 1, record 3, French, - herm%C3%A9ticit%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Vocabulario técnico y científico general
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- hermeticidad
1, record 3, Spanish, hermeticidad
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cualidad de hermético, [es decir,] impenetrable, cerrado. 2, record 3, Spanish, - hermeticidad
Record 4 - internal organization data 2015-04-09
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Shipbuilding
- Air Conditioning and Heating
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- air filtration unit
1, record 4, English, air%20filtration%20unit
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- AFU 1, record 4, English, AFU
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Air filtration units (AFU’s) allow fresh air to enter the citadel, while filtering out this [chemical or radiological] contamination. 1, record 4, English, - air%20filtration%20unit
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
citadel : The main group of interconnecting compartments... grouped together within an unbroken gastight boundary. 1, record 4, English, - air%20filtration%20unit
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Air filtration unit. 1, record 4, English, - air%20filtration%20unit
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Constructions navales
- Conditionnement de l'air et chauffage
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- groupe de filtration 1, record 4, French, groupe%20de%20filtration
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cooling unit : Groupe de refroidissement. 2, record 4, French, - groupe%20de%20filtration
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
compressed air unit : Groupe motocompresseur. 3, record 4, French, - groupe%20de%20filtration
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2014-10-30
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Ship and Boat Parts
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- gastight bulkhead
1, record 5, English, gastight%20bulkhead
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gastight bulkhead : Terminology officially approved by the Naval Terminology Standardization Committee. 2, record 5, English, - gastight%20bulkhead
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Parties des bateaux
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- cloison étanche aux gaz
1, record 5, French, cloison%20%C3%A9tanche%20aux%20gaz
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cloison étanche aux gaz : Terminologie officialisée par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale. 2, record 5, French, - cloison%20%C3%A9tanche%20aux%20gaz
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2011-06-01
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Vacuum Tubes (Electronics)
- Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- electronic tube
1, record 6, English, electronic%20tube
correct, standardized
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
- V 2, record 6, English, V
correct, see observation
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- electron tube 3, record 6, English, electron%20tube
correct, United States, standardized
- V 2, record 6, English, V
correct, see observation
- V 2, record 6, English, V
- valve 4, record 6, English, valve
avoid, Great Britain, obsolete
- V 2, record 6, English, V
correct, see observation
- V 2, record 6, English, V
- vacuum tube 5, record 6, English, vacuum%20tube
avoid, see observation
- V 2, record 6, English, V
correct, see observation
- V 2, record 6, English, V
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tube in which conduction by electrons takes place through a vacuum or gaseous medium within a gastight envelope. 6, record 6, English, - electronic%20tube
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"V" is the circuit designation symbol used in schematic diagrams to identify electron tubes to their place in a given circuit. 7, record 6, English, - electronic%20tube
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
vacuum tube: not entirely synonymous since some types of electron tubes are gas-filled. 7, record 6, English, - electronic%20tube
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 3 OBS
valve: obsolescent British synonym for electron tube; it is being replaced gradually by "electron tube". 7, record 6, English, - electronic%20tube
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 4 OBS
electronic tube: term standardized by CEI; electron tube: term standardized by the IEEE. 7, record 6, English, - electronic%20tube
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Tubes et lampes (Électronique)
- Aérotechnique et maintenance
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- tube électronique
1, record 6, French, tube%20%C3%A9lectronique
correct, masculine noun, standardized, officially approved
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- lampe 2, record 6, French, lampe
correct, feminine noun, obsolete
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tube dans lequel le passage du courant est produit par des électrons ou des ions entre des électrodes, dans le vide ou dans un milieu gazeux, à l'intérieur d'une enveloppe étanche aux gaz. 3, record 6, French, - tube%20%C3%A9lectronique
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans les schémas d'origine anglo-saxonne ou japonaise, les tubes électroniques sont systématiquement identifiés à l'aide d'un repère commençant par «V» et suivi d'un nombre. Les ouvrages français qui reprennent les mêmes schémas exploitent volontiers ces repères. Cependant, dans leurs propres schémas, les Français n'utilisent pas spontanément de tels repères pour les tubes électroniques. 4, record 6, French, - tube%20%C3%A9lectronique
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
On voit le mot «lampe» surtout dans les expressions classiques telles que «lampemètre» et «voltmètre à lampes». 4, record 6, French, - tube%20%C3%A9lectronique
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 3 OBS
tube électronique : terme terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance et normalisé par la CEI. 4, record 6, French, - tube%20%C3%A9lectronique
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tubos de vacío (Electrónica)
- Ingeniería aeronáutica y mantenimiento
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- tubo electrónico
1, record 6, Spanish, tubo%20electr%C3%B3nico
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tubo al alto vacío o lleno de gas, cuyas características esenciales se deben a la emisión de electrones por uno o varios electrodos. 1, record 6, Spanish, - tubo%20electr%C3%B3nico
Record 7 - internal organization data 2003-12-17
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Boring and Drilling (Mines)
- Geological Research and Exploration
- Oil Drilling
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- plug
1, record 7, English, plug
correct, noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A cylindrical piece of wood or an expandable apparatus placed in a borehole to act as a watertight or gastight seal or as a base into which the drive wedge of a borehole deflection device is driven. 2, record 7, English, - plug
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Sondage et forage miniers
- Recherches et prospections géologiques
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- bouchon
1, record 7, French, bouchon
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Bouchon plein, le plus souvent reforable, mis intentionnellement à une profondeur déterminée pour occlure la section interne d'une colonne. 2, record 7, French, - bouchon
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sondeo y perforación (Minas)
- Investigaciones y prospecciones geológicas
- Perforación de pozos petrolíferos
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- tapón
1, record 7, Spanish, tap%C3%B3n
masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2000-06-13
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
- Sewers and Drainage
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- open joint
1, record 8, English, open%20joint
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Joints and connections in the plumbing systems shall be gastight and watertight for the pressure required by test, with the exception of those portions of perforated or open joint piping which are installed for the purpose of collecting and conveying ground or seepage water. 2, record 8, English, - open%20joint
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 CONT
It is desirable, in laying the tile, that the slope be between 0.1 and 0.3 per cent to give both adequate distribution and adequate time for percolation of water through the open joint in the line. 3, record 8, English, - open%20joint
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
- Égouts et drainage
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- joint ouvert
1, record 8, French, joint%20ouvert
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Joint dont l'extrémité du tuyau n'est pas emboîtée à fond dans la cloche du tuyau suivant. 2, record 8, French, - joint%20ouvert
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les joints ouverts des tuyaux sont entourés de matériaux filtrants [...] et recouverts d'un morceau de tuile ou d'ardoise pour éviter [...] l'introduction de la terre. 3, record 8, French, - joint%20ouvert
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1999-02-09
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Gas Industry
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- piston type gas holder
1, record 9, English, piston%20type%20gas%20holder
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- waterless gas holder 1, record 9, English, waterless%20gas%20holder
correct
- dry gas holder 2, record 9, English, dry%20gas%20holder
correct
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tall vessel, polygonal or circular in shape inside of which a disk or piston, with a gastight sliding joint or flexible diaphragm connection with the vessel, is free to move vertically; the gas is stored in the space beneath the disk or piston, at low pressure. 1, record 9, English, - piston%20type%20gas%20holder
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Industrie du gaz
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- gazomètre sec
1, record 9, French, gazom%C3%A8tre%20sec
masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- gazomètre à sec 2, record 9, French, gazom%C3%A8tre%20%C3%A0%20sec
masculine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Corps creux fixe dont la surface de base est de forme circulaire ou polygonale, fermé à la partie supérieure par un piston mobile et destiné au stockage du gaz à basse pression. 1, record 9, French, - gazom%C3%A8tre%20sec
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Industria del gas
Record 9, Main entry term, Spanish
- gasómetro seco
1, record 9, Spanish, gas%C3%B3metro%20seco
masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 9, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cuerpo cóncavo fijo, cuya superficie de base tiene forma circular o poligonal, cerrado en su parte superior por un pistón móvil y destinado a almacenar gas a baja presión. 1, record 9, Spanish, - gas%C3%B3metro%20seco
Record 10 - internal organization data 1995-11-08
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
- Wastewater Treatment
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- floating cover
1, record 10, English, floating%20cover
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In wastewater treatment, a gastight metal cover floating on the sludge in a digestion tank, with guides to assist in smooth vertical travel as the sludge level changes. 2, record 10, English, - floating%20cover
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
- Traitement des eaux usées
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- cloche à gaz
1, record 10, French, cloche%20%C3%A0%20gaz
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Couverture étanche, flottant sur un digesteur anaérobie, par exemple, soutenue par la pression du gaz surmontant le liquide et pourvue d'un joint hydraulique. 1, record 10, French, - cloche%20%C3%A0%20gaz
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1992-08-21
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Biological Sciences
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- countercurrent moving bed reactor
1, record 11, English, countercurrent%20moving%20bed%20reactor
proposal
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
- countercurrent reactor 1, record 11, English, countercurrent%20reactor
proposal
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Reactors. The most widely applied reactors for gasification of biomass are the moving bed types and the fluidized bed types.... Moving bed-counter current. The moving bed reactor is a vertical shaft through which the biomass flows slowly downwards as a packed bed. The reactor has a gastight feeding system at the top and an ash removal system at the bottom. The moving bed reactor is used for biomass having dimensions of 1 to 10 cm. Three sub-types can be distinguished : cocurrent, countercurrent and cross-current reactors. The countercurrent moving bed gasifier is the most simple reactor type. The gas, produced in the reduction zone, leaves the reactor together with the pyrolysis products and the steam from the drying zone. The producer gas is rich in hydrocarbons and it has a temperature of about 400°C. The gas can be used for direct heating purposes. If it is to be used for electricity generation by internal combustion engines, it has to be cleaned thoroughly. 2, record 11, English, - countercurrent%20moving%20bed%20reactor
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Sciences biologiques
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- réacteur à contre-courant
1, record 11, French, r%C3%A9acteur%20%C3%A0%20contre%2Dcourant
correct, masculine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(...) réacteurs (...) dans lesquels les flux d'alimentation et de sortie circulent en sens inverse de part et d'autre de la membrane, [et qui] réalisent simultanément la catalyse enzymatique et la purification du produit. 1, record 11, French, - r%C3%A9acteur%20%C3%A0%20contre%2Dcourant
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) les supports membranaires peuvent équiper des réacteurs de conceptions technologiques très diverses. Dans certains cas, la membrane constitue une simple barrière physique retenant les macromolécules dans le compartiment réactionnel : c'est le principe des membranes d'infiltration utilisées pour récupérer le biocatalyseur dans les réacteurs agités (...) 1, record 11, French, - r%C3%A9acteur%20%C3%A0%20contre%2Dcourant
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
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