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METAL ENVELOPE [8 records]

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Record 1 2023-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paper or Paperboard Goods
  • Postal Correspondence
  • Office Equipment and Supplies
DEF

[An envelope] of which the flap is closed with a metal clasp.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Objets en papier ou en carton
  • Objets de correspondance (Postes)
  • Équipement et fournitures de bureau

Spanish

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Record 2 2021-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
DEF

An evacuated glass, metal, or ceramic envelope in which charged particles are accelerated.

CONT

[The cyclotron] took four years to build ... The magnet is made up of four iron castings ... Surrounded by this heavy magnet is the accelerating chamber, about sixty inches in diameter, in which atomic particles are produced.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
CONT

Le cyclotron à énergie variable. On remarque l'imposante masse rectangulaire de la culasse de l'électroaimant, qui englobe deux bobines cylindriques entre lesquelles est placée la chambre d'accélération.

Spanish

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Record 3 2015-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thermonuclear fusion
DEF

A metal envelope within the vacuum chamber of a fusion device.

OBS

liner: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fusion thermonucléaire
DEF

Enveloppe métallique à l'intérieur de la chambre à vide d'un dispositif de fusion.

OBS

chemise conductrice; gaine conductrice; enveloppe conductrice; tube conducteur : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 4 2011-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vacuum Tubes (Electronics)
CONT

A vacuum tube consists of two or more electrodes in a vacuum inside an airtight enclosure. Most tubes have glass envelopes, though ceramic and metal envelopes(atop insulating bases) have also been used. The electrodes are attached to leads which pass through the envelope via an airtight seal. On most tubes, the leads, in the form of pins, plug into a tube socket for easy replacement of the tube...

OBS

envelope: term officially approved by the Electronics and Telecommunications Terminology Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tubes et lampes (Électronique)
OBS

enveloppe; ampoule : termes uniformisés par le Comité d’uniformisation des termes de l’électronique et des télécommunications (CUTEL).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tubos de vacío (Electrónica)
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Record 5 2002-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Conductivity and Superconductivity (Electricity)
CONT

A Super Thermal Conductor comprises of a sealed evacuated metal envelope containing porous capillary action wick lining which is charged with a working fluid.

Key term(s)
  • superthermal conductor

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conductivité et supraconductivité (Électricité)

Spanish

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Record 6 2000-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrothermics
DEF

A metal or ceramic rod projected into the flame envelope to function as an electrode in a flame detection circuit.

CONT

There are various flame detection methods used in burner and boiler systems. The commonly used detection methods are: Flame rod; Ultra-violet; Infra-red; Photocell.

CONT

Each burner ... was fitted with a flame rod, (a flame detection and ignition device used to replace fire eyes and igniters).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électrothermie
CONT

Pyronics [...] Accessoires [...] Électrodes d'allumage et de détection de flamme.

Spanish

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Record 7 1999-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vacuum Tubes (Electronics)
DEF

An electronic tube containing within one glass or metal envelope, two or more units or groups of electrodes associated with separate electron streams.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tubes et lampes (Électronique)
DEF

Tube électronique comprenant dans une même enveloppe plusieurs sections ou groupes d'électrodes correspondant à des flux d'électrons indépendants, bien que, parfois, une ou plusieurs électrodes soient communes. Exemples : double diode, double triode, triode-heptode, etc.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tubos de vacío (Electrónica)
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Record 8 1993-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
DEF

On a gas balloon, a metal circular frame on which is suspended the car or basket and above which is attached the envelope.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques

Spanish

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