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Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-07-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Wheels and Tires (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
- Cycling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pinch flat
1, record 1, English, pinch%20flat
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- snakebite 1, record 1, English, snakebite
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An internal puncture marked by two small holes caused by the tube being squeezed against the rim. 1, record 1, English, - pinch%20flat
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It results from riding into an object too hard for the air pressure in the tube. Also called a snakebite. 1, record 1, English, - pinch%20flat
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Roues et pneus (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
- Cyclisme
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- crevaison par pincement
1, record 1, French, crevaison%20par%20pincement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La crevaison par pincement consiste à venir pincer la chambre entre le sol et la jante. La jante fait alors 2 trous caractéristiques dans la chambre, que l'on appelle parfois "morsure de serpent" [...] 2, record 1, French, - crevaison%20par%20pincement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ruedas y neumáticos (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
- Ciclismo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pinchazo de mordedura de serpiente
1, record 1, Spanish, pinchazo%20de%20mordedura%20de%20serpiente
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- ponchadura de mordida de serpiente 2, record 1, Spanish, ponchadura%20de%20mordida%20de%20serpiente
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-03-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Plastics Manufacturing
- Facilities and Equipment (Rubber)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- extruder barrel
1, record 2, English, extruder%20barrel
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- extruder cylinder 2, record 2, English, extruder%20cylinder
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A cylindrical steel tube, either nitrided to resist wear or fitted with a special hard alloy liner, which forms the housing around the extruder screw and contains the plastic material as it is conveyed through the extruder. 3, record 2, English, - extruder%20barrel
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Plasturgie
- Installations et équipement (Caoutchouc)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fourreau
1, record 2, French, fourreau
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- fût 2, record 2, French, f%C3%BBt
correct, masculine noun
- corps d'extrudeuse 3, record 2, French, corps%20d%27extrudeuse
correct, masculine noun
- corps de boudineuse 4, record 2, French, corps%20de%20boudineuse
correct, masculine noun, obsolete
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le fourreau de l'extrudeuse est l'enceinte cylindrique à l'intérieur de laquelle tournent la ou les vis. La partie arrière du fourreau comporte une ouverture de chargement [...] Dans la solution la plus ancienne, un corps en acier Martin ou en fonte sphéroïdale comporte un chemisage intérieur en acier allié nickel-chrome trempé ou en acier nitruré. [...] Aujourd'hui, le système du corps monobloc est à peu près universel. On utilise soit un acier de nitruration [...], soit un acier allié de construction nickel-chrome revêtu, par centrifugation, d'un alliage à haute résistance à l'usure [...] 5, record 2, French, - fourreau
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-02-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Worms and Related Organisms
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- northern cod worm 1, record 3, English, northern%20cod%20worm
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- hard tube worm 1, record 3, English, hard%20tube%20%20worm
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Vers et organismes apparentés
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- spirorbe
1, record 3, French, spirorbe
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
D'après GDEL. 1, record 3, French, - spirorbe
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-09-13
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Illumination Engineering
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- background luminance
1, record 4, English, background%20luminance
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Light produced by an electronic display has to be of adequate intensity, often vaguely described as its "brightness". A more scientific term is luminance in candels per square metre(cd/m2). Visual perception of a pattern depends crucially on contrast. This becomes very noticeable when the controls are adjusted on a CRT [cathode-ray tube] display. Characters may become hard to distinguish and may be lost in the background luminance when the controls are wrongly set. 2, record 4, English, - background%20luminance
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cd/m2: cd/m2 3, record 4, English, - background%20luminance
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Éclairagisme
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- luminance du fond
1, record 4, French, luminance%20du%20fond
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- luminance de fond 2, record 4, French, luminance%20de%20fond
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Luminotecnia
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- luminancia de fondo
1, record 4, Spanish, luminancia%20de%20fondo
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2007-10-15
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Effects of Heat (Energy Transfer)
- Water Heaters and Softeners (Household)
- Ovens, Furnaces and Boilers (Heating)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- boiler scale
1, record 5, English, boiler%20scale
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The problem of boiler scale. Practically all equipment coming in contact with hard water is affected by scale. Scale causes damage, inconvenience and serious maintenance problems. Scale reduces heat transfer, causes overheating of the tube metal which results in rupture. 2, record 5, English, - boiler%20scale
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Effets de la chaleur (Transfert de l'énergie)
- Chauffe-eau et adoucisseurs d'eau
- Fours et chaudières (Chauffage)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- calcin
1, record 5, French, calcin
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dépôt calcaire à l'intérieur des chaudières à vapeur. 2, record 5, French, - calcin
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Efectos del calor (Traspaso de energía)
- Calentadores y suavizadores de agua
- Hornos y calderas (Calefacción)
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- calcina
1, record 5, Spanish, calcina
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Costra calcárea que se forma en las calderas de vapor. 1, record 5, Spanish, - calcina
Record 6 - internal organization data 2003-11-18
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Ovens, Furnaces and Boilers (Heating)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- fire tube
1, record 6, English, fire%20tube
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- firetube 2, record 6, English, firetube
correct
- fire-tube 3, record 6, English, fire%2Dtube
correct
- firing tube 4, record 6, English, firing%20tube
- flue 5, record 6, English, flue
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A passage for conveying flame and hot gases around or through water in a steam boiler. 1, record 6, English, - fire%20tube
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Steel boilers are fabricated into one assembly of a given size and rating, usually by welding. The heat exchange surface past the firebox usually is an assembly of vertical, horizontal, or slanted tubes. The tubes may be firetube (flue gas inside, heated fluid outside) or watertube (fluid inside). 6, record 6, English, - fire%20tube
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The firing tubes are copper clad on the water side. The 2 in. OD by number 13 gauge tubes are formed by telescoping a. 030 in. hard phosphorized copper tube over a. 065 in. seamless steel tube and drawing over a mandrel and through a die for a tight bond. Long tube life is positively assured under the most aggressive conditions. 4, record 6, English, - fire%20tube
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Fours et chaudières (Chauffage)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- tube de fumée
1, record 6, French, tube%20de%20fum%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- tube à fumée 2, record 6, French, tube%20%C3%A0%20fum%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
- conduit de fumée 3, record 6, French, conduit%20de%20fum%C3%A9e
masculine noun
- tuyau de fumée 3, record 6, French, tuyau%20de%20fum%C3%A9e
masculine noun
- tube de flamme 4, record 6, French, tube%20de%20flamme
masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chacun des tubes dans lesquels circulent les gaz chauds dans une chaudière. 2, record 6, French, - tube%20de%20fum%C3%A9e
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hornos y calderas (Calefacción)
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- conducto de humo
1, record 6, Spanish, conducto%20de%20humo
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
- humero 2, record 6, Spanish, humero
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tubería que une un horno a una caldera con su chimenea. 3, record 6, Spanish, - conducto%20de%20humo
Record 7 - internal organization data 2002-06-18
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Optics
- Infantry
- Missiles and Rockets
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- hard glass optics
1, record 7, English, hard%20glass%20optics
plural
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
High resolution image transfer from the launcher sights to the cupola is by hard glass optics via a sight path protected by a flexible tube of Kevlar nylon armour... 1, record 7, English, - hard%20glass%20optics
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Optique
- Infanterie
- Missiles et roquettes
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- système optique classique
1, record 7, French, syst%C3%A8me%20optique%20classique
masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le transfert de l'image des viseurs à la coupole, sans dégradation notable du pouvoir séparateur, s'effectue par un système optique classique; le canal de transmission de l'image est protégé par un tube souple en nylon balistique Kevlar [...] 1, record 7, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20optique%20classique
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1994-05-02
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Pipes and Fittings
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- socket stop
1, record 8, English, socket%20stop
proposal
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- stop of the socket 2, record 8, English, stop%20of%20the%20socket
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Assemble the joint by inserting the tube into the fitting making sure that the tube is hard up against the stop of the socket. 2, record 8, English, - socket%20stop
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Tuyauterie et raccords
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- épaulement du manchon
1, record 8, French, %C3%A9paulement%20du%20manchon
masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour faire le joint, insérer l'extrémité du tube dans le raccord, jusqu'à l'épaulement du manchon. 1, record 8, French, - %C3%A9paulement%20du%20manchon
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1993-06-09
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Pipes and Fittings
- Metal Quenching
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- light drawn tube 1, record 9, English, light%20drawn%20tube
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- semi hard temper tube 1, record 9, English, semi%20hard%20temper%20tube
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hard temper and semi hard temper copper tube is furnished in 12 and 20 foot lengths. 1, record 9, English, - light%20drawn%20tube
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Tuyauterie et raccords
- Trempe (Métal)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- tube écroui demi-dur
1, record 9, French, tube%20%C3%A9croui%20demi%2Ddur
masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les tubes écrouis durs et écrouis demi-durs sont fabriqués en longueurs de 12 et 20 pi. 1, record 9, French, - tube%20%C3%A9croui%20demi%2Ddur
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1993-05-26
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Metal Quenching
- Pipes and Fittings
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- hard temper tube
1, record 10, English, hard%20temper%20tube
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
- hard drawn tube 2, record 10, English, hard%20drawn%20tube
proposal
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Various types of copper tubing are available to the plumbing trade in three different tempers: (i) hard temper (hard drawn), (ii) semi hard temper (light drawn), and (iii) soft temper (annealed). 1, record 10, English, - hard%20temper%20tube
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Trempe (Métal)
- Tuyauterie et raccords
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- tube écroui dur
1, record 10, French, tube%20%C3%A9croui%20dur
masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il existe plusieurs types de tubes en cuivre utilisés en plomberie, qui peuvent être trempés de trois façons différentes : (i) trempe dure (tube écroui dur), (ii) trempe demi-dure (tube écroui demi-dur), (iii) trempe douce (tube recuit). 1, record 10, French, - tube%20%C3%A9croui%20dur
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1982-11-22
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Copper and Copper Alloys (Metallurgy)
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- hard-drawn temper 1, record 11, English, hard%2Ddrawn%20temper
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Temper used only where there is need for a tube as hard or as strong as is commercially feasible for the size in question. 1, record 11, English, - hard%2Ddrawn%20temper
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Cuivre et alliages du cuivre (Métallurgie)
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- état étiré dur 1, record 11, French, %C3%A9tat%20%C3%A9tir%C3%A9%20dur
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
État des tubes possédant la plus grande dureté et la plus grande résistance à la tension possible commercialement dans les dimensions considérées. 1, record 11, French, - %C3%A9tat%20%C3%A9tir%C3%A9%20dur
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1981-03-19
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Electronics
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- hard tube 1, record 12, English, hard%20tube
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Électronique
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- tube à vide poussé 1, record 12, French, tube%20%C3%A0%20vide%20pouss%C3%A9
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
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