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FOAM TYPE EXTINGUISHER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- foam extinguisher
1, record 1, English, foam%20extinguisher
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- foam fire extinguisher 2, record 1, English, foam%20fire%20extinguisher
correct, officially approved
- foam type extinguisher 3, record 1, English, foam%20type%20extinguisher
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] fire extinguisher containing foam solution as the extinguishing medium. 4, record 1, English, - foam%20extinguisher
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
foam extinguisher; foam fire extinguisher: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 5, record 1, English, - foam%20extinguisher
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- extincteur à mousse
1, record 1, French, extincteur%20%C3%A0%20mousse
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- extincteur d'incendie à mousse 2, record 1, French, extincteur%20d%27incendie%20%C3%A0%20mousse
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La présente norme s'applique uniquement aux extincteurs à mousse entrant dans le domaine d'application de la norme NF S 61-901 «Extincteurs mobiles» : [...] L'agent extincteur peut être obtenu de deux façons : par l'action d'une solution acide sur une solution basique contenant un produit émulsifiant; la mousse est alors dite chimique; par l'effet d'une pression auxiliaire sur une émulsion ou une solution contenant un émulsifiant; la mousse est alors dite physique. 3, record 1, French, - extincteur%20%C3%A0%20mousse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
extincteur à mousse; extincteur d'incendie à mousse : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 4, record 1, French, - extincteur%20%C3%A0%20mousse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Equipo de salvamento y lucha contra incendios
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- extintor de espuma
1, record 1, Spanish, extintor%20de%20espuma
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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