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WHEEL TYRE [15 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2017-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wheels and Tires (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
DEF

The outer part of a tyre or wheel that makes contact with the road, especially the grooved surface of a pneumatic tyre.

OBS

tread: term standardized by ISO.

OBS

tread; tire tread: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

PHR

nonskid tread

French

Domaine(s)
  • Roues et pneus (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
DEF

Bande entourant extérieurement la carcasse d'un pneumatique et qui est conçue pour assurer le contact avec le sol.

CONT

C'est pour assurer l'évacuation rapide de l'eau à la surface de la route que les bandes de roulement sont garnies de sculptures.

OBS

bande de roulement : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

OBS

bande de roulement de pneu : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

PHR

bande de roulement antidérapante

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ruedas y neumáticos (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
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Record 2 2016-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wheels and Tires (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Braking Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
CONT

[The anti-lock braking system] is designed to prevent wheel/tyre lock-up under heavy braking as a locked wheel decelerates less effectively.

OBS

locked wheel: term proposed by the World Road Association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Roues et pneus (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Freins (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
CONT

Alors que l'on pourrait supposer que l'efficacité du freinage est plus importante avec les roues bloquées, il n'en est rien.

OBS

roue bloquée : terme proposé par l'Association mondiale de la route.

Spanish

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Record 3 2007-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wheels and Tires (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Trucks and Dollies (Materials Handling)
OBS

solid tyre wheel : term standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • solid tire wheel
  • solid-rubber wheel
  • solid-tyre wheel

French

Domaine(s)
  • Roues et pneus (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Chariots de manutention
OBS

roue à bandage plein : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 4 2007-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wheels and Tires (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Cycling
DEF

A metal or plastic screw-on cover intended to protect the innards of a tire valve from dust and other foreign matter.

CONT

Put the wheel back, pump up the tyre, and replace the lock nut and valve dust cap.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Roues et pneus (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Cyclisme

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ruedas y neumáticos (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
  • Ciclismo
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Record 5 2007-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wheels and Tires (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Trucks and Dollies (Materials Handling)
CONT

Press-on tires ... Rubber or polyurethane is bonded onto a flat steel baseband for pressing onto cast or fabricated hub.

OBS

pressed-on tyre : In the cited ISO standard, the standardized terms are "pressed-on tyre wheel" and "roue pour bandage fretté".

Key term(s)
  • pressed on solid tire
  • pressed on solid tyre
  • pressed on tire
  • pressed on tyre
  • press on tire
  • press on tyre

French

Domaine(s)
  • Roues et pneus (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Chariots de manutention
OBS

Notice de montage à la presse - bandages pleins increvables [...] Poser le cône de montage sur la jante. Poser le bandage plein sur le cône. Poser la virole sur le bandage puis descendre le piston de la presse [...]

OBS

bandage fretté : Dans la norme ISO citée, les termes normalisés sont «pressed-on tyre wheel» et «roue pour bandage fretté».

Spanish

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Record 6 2007-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wheels and Tires (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Trucks and Dollies (Materials Handling)
OBS

pressed-on tyre wheel : term standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • pressed-on-tire wheel
  • pressed-on-tyre wheel
  • pressed on tire wheel
  • pressed on tyre wheel

French

Domaine(s)
  • Roues et pneus (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Chariots de manutention
OBS

roue pour bandage fretté : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 7 2001-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Landing Gear (Aeroindustry)
CONT

Tyre bursts on aircraft with single wheel undercarriage units when they are taking off or landing at high speed are extremely hazardous.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Atterrisseur (Constructions aéronautiques)
CONT

À noter ici qu'il y a des systèmes d'atterrissage à roue simple.

Spanish

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Record 8 1993-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Acoustics (Physics)
DEF

Outside diameter of the rim(wheel) on to which the solid tyre is pressed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acoustique (Physique)
DEF

Diamètre extérieur de la jante (roue) sur laquelle est adapté le bandage plein.

Spanish

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Record 9 1993-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Acoustics (Physics)
DEF

Material of very low extensibility which is incorporated in the base of a solid tyre to retain the tyre on the rim(wheel).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acoustique (Physique)
DEF

Matériau à très faible extensibilité incorporé à la base d'un bandage plein pour retenir ce dernier sur la jante (roue).

Spanish

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Record 10 1993-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Acoustics (Physics)
DEF

Solid tyre with a cylindrical shaped base. It is retained on the rim(wheel) by an interference fit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acoustique (Physique)
DEF

Bandage plein dont la base est de forme cylindrique. Ce bandage est retenu sur la jante (roue) par montage à force.

Spanish

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Record 11 1986-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wheels and Tires (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
CONT

Dunlop have been approached by two American tyre manufacturers who are interested in the licensing rights to the "total mobility" tyre and wheel package developed by the British Company to replace the spare wheel eventually.

Key term(s)
  • total mobility tire

French

Domaine(s)
  • Roues et pneus (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
CONT

Ce pneu baptisé à mobilité totale, permet à l'automobiliste de poursuivre sa route sur une distance pouvant atteindre 160 km. (Larousse, p. 365)

Spanish

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Record 12 1986-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Metallurgy - General
OBS

(centre lathe; tool, tool room; axle; crank, crank shaft; gun; hub; wheel and tyre; roll; brass, bronze, aluminum, etc.) capstan lathe, turret lathe operator finisher, fitter and turner(general hand; cock work)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Métallurgie générale
OBS

tourneur outilleur tourneur sur matrices

Spanish

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Record 13 1983-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wheels and Tires (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
CONT

The Tylock wheel security system(...) is designed to prevent a tyre from slipping off a wheel rim in the event of the side wall collapsing and thus enable the vehicle to continue without damage to the wheel rims.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Roues et pneus (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
CONT

Le dispositif consiste en un ruban de métal qui, placé à l'intérieur de la roue, empêche les talons du pneu de glisser.

Spanish

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Record 14 1981-09-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Braking Devices (Mechanical Components)
  • Braking Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
OBS

Improvements in tyre adhesion permit speeds of up to 300 km/h and, as a result, more strain is placed on the suspension components and wheel bearing arrangements. The trend to outboard disc brakes at the front has not made the task of the bearing any easier.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Freins (Composants mécaniques)
  • Freins (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
OBS

L'amélioration de l'adhérence des pneumatiques a permis d'atteindre des vitesses de 300 km/h, représentant des contraintes accrues pour la suspension et les montages de roues. La nette tendance à placer les freins à disques extérieurement aux roues, à l'avant, n'a pas facilité la tâche du roulement.

Spanish

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Record 15 1981-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Transport
OBS

The distance between two planes parallel to the longitudinal median plane(of the vehicle) and touching the vehicle on either side of the said plane. NOTE All parts of the vehicle, including any lateral projections of fixed parts(wheel hubs, door-handles, bumpers, etc.) are contained between these two planes, except the rear-view mirrors, side marker lamps, tyre pressure indicators, direction indicator lamps, position lights, customs seals, flexible mudguards, retractable steps, snow chains and the deflected part of the tyre walls immediately above the point of contact with the ground.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport routier
OBS

Distance comprise entre deux plans parallèles au plan longitudinal médian (du véhicule) et touchant le véhicule de part et d'autre de ce plan. NOTE Tous éléments du véhicule et, en particulier, tous organes fixes faisant saillie latéralement (moyeux de roues, poignées de portes, pare-chocs, etc.) sont compris entre ces deux plans à l'exception des rétroviseurs, des feux de signalisation latérale, des indicateurs de la pression des pneus, des feux indicateurs de direction, des feux de position, des sceaux de la douane, des bavettes anti-projection souples, des marches rétractables, des chaînes à neige, et de la déflexion du pneu immédiatement au-dessus du plan d'appui.

Spanish

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