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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Dissipation of oscillatory or vibratory energy with motion or with time.  2, record 1, English, - damping

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

A gyrocompass can take a number of different forms, all of them making use of the principle of the gyroscope and the pendulum. The instruments have to be mounted so as to isolate them from the rolling, pitching, and other motions of the ships [or vehicles] on which they are placed. They also incorporate "damping" features to control the motion of the gyroscope as it responds to the earth's gravity.  2, record 1, English, - damping

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Réduction par dissipation d'énergie de l'amplitude des oscillations causées par une excitation.  2, record 1, French, - amortissement

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Le compas gyroscopique est basé sur le principe que tout corps qui tourne sur lui même tend à maintenir son axe de rotation dans une direction donnée. L'axe de rotation du compas gyroscopique est stabilisé dans la direction du nord géographique. Un système d'amortissement (volant d'inertie) conserve cette direction quels que soient les mouvements du navire [ou du véhicule].  3, record 1, French, - amortissement

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A fluid that provides viscous damping forces or torques to the inertial sensing element.  4, record 2, English, - damping%20fluid

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

... AlliedSignal has changed the way it manufactures its highly accurate gyros in an effort to stretch their service lives to prevent a future shutdown. But the basic design of the gyros has not changed, since they are about twice as accurate as the next-best gyros available, according to Hubble Program Manager John Campbell. The problem is the tiny leads that carry power to the gyro rotors. Sunk in a thick damping fluid, the hair-like wires corrode over time and break. The six new gyros Discovery’s crew will install retain the fine power leads, but the damping fluid was loaded into the gyros in a manner that engineers hope kept oxygen out of the system, reducing the risk of oxidation.  5, record 2, English, - damping%20fluid

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT

Gyroscope damping is introduced by making the coupling pin slightly eccentric.  3, record 2, English, - damping%20fluid

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Les gyroscopes «1 axe» [...] comportent éventuellement : un liquide amortisseur dans lequel baigne un carter étanche contenant la toupie; il en résulte l'application à ce carter d'un couple «visqueux» [...]; en outre, la flottaison ainsi obtenue permet de soulager la liaison boîtier-carter, qui peut alors être constituée par des ensembles pivot-rubis.  1, record 2, French, - liquide%20amortisseur

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Un gyroscope 1 axe [...] comprend essentiellement : un boîtier [...]; un anneau de cardan[...] Certains appareils comportent de plus : un dispositif d'amortissement visqueux (dash-pot, fluide dans lequel baigne un carter étanche [...]; un rappel élastique (ressort, arbre de torsion, asservissement électronique [...]  5, record 2, French, - liquide%20amortisseur

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish