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SIDE GAGE [3 records]

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Record 1 2019-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Railroad Maintenance
  • Tracks and Roadways (Rail Transport)
DEF

[A rail defect characterized by a] progressive horizontal separation which may crack out at any level on the gage side, generally at the upper gage corner.

OBS

It extends longitudinally, not as a true horizontal or vertical crack, but at an angle related to the amount of rail wear.

OBS

shelling: term officially approved by the Rail Terminology Approval Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entretien (Équipement ferroviaire)
  • Voies ferrées
OBS

[Il y a «défibrage» quand les] rails présentent tout d'abord des fissurations longitudinales et des taches noires allongées, irrégulièrement espacées sur le congé intérieur de raccordement de la face latérale du rail à la table de roulement [...]

OBS

Défaut de rail.

OBS

défibrage : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie ferroviaire.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
OBS

[On a] squaring shear.

OBS

side gauge; side gage : terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee(New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Usinage (Métallurgie)
OBS

[Sur une] cisaille guillotine.

OBS

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

Spanish

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Record 3 - external organization data 2005-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
  • Aircraft Systems
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
DEF

An instrument component that detects a fluid pressure and produces an electrical signal related to the pressure.

CONT

The gage pressure transducer(pressure ratio limiter switch) is mounted on the top aft side of the [engine-driven compressor] and consists of a switch housing and bellows assembly.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
  • Circuits des aéronefs
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Les transducteurs de pression sont des dispositifs qui convertissent les mesures de pression en un signal électrique.

OBS

transducteur : Dispositif assurant une conversion ou un transfert de signaux et dans lequel un signal au moins est de nature électrique.

OBS

transducteur de pression : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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