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GEAR TIMING [7 records]

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Record 1 2023-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Fishing
  • Ecology (General)
  • Environmental Management
DEF

A collective term for [an apparatus] that is used [for fishing] on the seabed.

CONT

Bottom-contact fishing gear has impacts on benthic populations, communities, and habitats. The effects are not uniform, and depend on at least the specific features of the seafloor habitat, including the natural disturbance regime; the species present; the type of gear used; the methods and timing of deployment of the gear; and the frequency with which a site is impacted by specific gears.

Key term(s)
  • bottom contact fishing gear
  • bottom contacting fishing gear
  • bottom contact gear
  • bottom contacting gear

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pêche commerciale
  • Écologie (Généralités)
  • Gestion environnementale
CONT

Les engins de pêche en contact avec le fond ont des effets négatifs sur les populations, les communautés et les habitats benthiques. Les effets sont variables, mais dépendent des caractéristiques précises des habitats du plancher océanique, incluant le régime de perturbation naturelle, les espèces présentes, le type d'engin utilisé, les méthodes et le moment du déploiement de l'engin, et la fréquence à laquelle on a dérangé un site avec un engin donné.

Spanish

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Record 2 2019-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diesel Motors
  • Gasoline Motors
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
DEF

The total mechanism that causes the valves of an engine to lift and close.

OBS

The valve train... includes a camshaft, a means of rotating the camshaft(such as the timing gear or timing chain), valve lifters or tappets, pushrods, and rocker arms.

Key term(s)
  • valvetrain

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteurs diesel
  • Moteurs à essence
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)

Spanish

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Record 3 2017-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
  • Ignition Systems (Motor Vehicles)
CONT

Timing gears at the front of the block are housed in a die-cast alloy cover ....

OBS

timing gear : term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee(New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • timing gear train

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Allumage (Véhicules automobiles)
OBS

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

Spanish

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Record 4 2016-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gears and Friction Wheels
OBS

gear timing : term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee(New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engrenages et roues de friction
OBS

réglage des repères de distribution : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 5 2007-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Control Instrumentation (Mechanical Components)
  • Guns (Land Forces)
  • Armour
CONT

The gear clutch assembly provides means for timing between the index drive and the shouldered shafts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs de commande (Composants mécaniques)
  • Canons (Forces terrestres)
  • Arme blindée

Spanish

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Record 6 1981-09-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gears and Friction Wheels
  • Couplings (Mechanical Components)
OBS

Many SKF ball bearings are used in the various moving parts, from the throttle linkage to the timing gear train.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engrenages et roues de friction
  • Accouplements (Composants mécaniques)
OBS

SKF a fourni de nombreux roulements à billes pour les différentes parties tournantes, depuis le papillon des gaz jusqu'au pignon d'arbre à cames.

Spanish

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Record 7 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
  • Motors (Machinery)
OBS

--the gear train with a two to one reduction through which the crankshaft drives the camshaft and thus control valve timing in a four-stroke cycle internal-combustion engine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
  • Moteurs mécaniques
OBS

--ensemble des organes mécaniques commandant l'ouverture et la fermeture des soupapes du moteur d'une machine, particulièrement d'une automobile. [fiche timing]

Spanish

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