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HELICAL COIL [10 records]

Record 1 2014-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Springs (Mechanical Components)
DEF

The ground coil end of a helical compression spring.

OBS

ground end: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ressorts (Composants mécaniques)
DEF

Extrémité de spire d'un ressort de compression hélicoïdal meulée.

OBS

extrémité meulée : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Springs (Mechanical Components)
DEF

The flat end of a helical compression spring whose end coil face is perpendicular to the spring axis and whose end tip is not in contact with the adjacent coil.

OBS

open flat end: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ressorts (Composants mécaniques)
DEF

Extrémité plate d'un ressort de compression hélicoïdal dont la face est perpendiculaire à l'axe du ressort et n'est pas en contact avec la spire adjacente.

OBS

extrémité plate ouverte : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 3 2014-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Springs (Mechanical Components)
DEF

A hook formed by raising the end coil halfway at the end of a helical extension spring.

OBS

inclined side hook: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ressorts (Composants mécaniques)
DEF

Crochet formé par le demi-redressement de la dernière spire, à l'extrémité d'un ressort de traction hélicoïdal.

OBS

crochet latéral incliné : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 4 2014-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Springs (Mechanical Components)
DEF

A circular hook formed at the side of the coil circle of a helical extension spring.

OBS

full loop at side: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ressorts (Composants mécaniques)
DEF

Crochet circulaire formé sur le côté du cercle d'une spire d'un ressort de traction hélicoïdal.

OBS

boucle fermée latérale : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 5 2014-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Springs (Mechanical Components)
DEF

A helical compression spring with a hyperbolic spring coil axis.

OBS

arc compression coil spring: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ressorts (Composants mécaniques)
DEF

Ressort de compression hélicoïdal dont l'axe d'enroulement est hyperbolique.

OBS

ressort de compression hélicoïdal courbe : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 6 2008-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pipes and Fittings
  • Plastic Materials
  • Manufactured Products (Rubber)
  • Nuclear Science and Technology
DEF

A connection obtained between two hose assemblies, or a hose assembly and a pipeline end or manifold, by screwing together the two connector elements. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

CONT

Threaded connections. Where threaded fasteners are permitted..., helical coil or other metallic inserts may be used...

OBS

threaded connection: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
  • Matières plastiques
  • Produits fabriqués (Caoutchouc)
  • Sciences et techniques nucléaires
DEF

Raccordement obtenu entre deux flexibles ou un flexible et une extrémité de tuyauterie ou un collecteur en vissant les deux raccords. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

raccordement fileté : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 7 2004-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
DEF

Thermometer equipped with a device providing a continuous record of temperature.

CONT

A thermograph is a recording thermometer. Usually configured with a pen that records temperature on a revolving cylinder. The pen is at the end of a lever that is controlled by a bi-metal strip of temperature-sensitive metal which bends as the temperature changes.

OBS

The thermometric element is most commonly either a bimetal strip or a Bourdon tube filled with a liquid. In the first case the bimetal element has the form of a helical coil with one end rigidly fastened to the instrument and the other to the recording pen. In the second case the tube is made with an elliptical cross section so that an expression of the liquid caused by a temperature increase will cause the radius or curvature of the bend to increase, thus moving the instrument pen, which is fastened to the tip of the tube. A resistance thermometer and a thermoelectric thermometer may be converted into thermographs if provision is made to record their output.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
DEF

Thermomètre muni d'un dispositif qui enregistre continuellement la température.

CONT

[Le] thermographe [...] est utilisé pour enregistrer l'évolution des températures en fonction du temps. Le thermographe utilise en fait un bilame métallique dont l'une des extrémités est reliée à une pointe feutre qui inscrit les variations de température sur un diagramme, lui même enroulé sur un cylindre tournant, mû par un mouvement d'horlogerie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
DEF

Termómetro dotado de un dispositivo que registra continuamente la temperatura.

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Record 8 2003-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biological Sciences
CONT

One method used to assess the effect of ions on protein conformation is to measure the melting temperature(Tm) which is the midpoint of the reversible folding... unfolding transformation or order=disorder transformation. It can be illustrated by the thermally induced conversion of collagen from the triple helical order form to the disordered random coil conformation where Tm is the temperature at which the helical and the coil forms are equally stable. Tm decreases by about 16[ degrees c] per mole if calcium chloride is added and is approximately linear with molarity. The transformation can be followed by a plot of change in optical rotation against temperature.

OBS

Ions can potentially affect the three major factors namely hydrogen bonding, hydrophobic bonds and electrostatic interaction, that hold an enzyme in an optimal conformation.

OBS

The term Tm should read T[subscript]m.

OBS

Because of technical constraints, the formula(s) given in CBT-167 could not be reproduced.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences biologiques
DEF

Température à laquelle la moitié des molécules ont subi une transformation réversible de type déploiement de chaîne ou dénaturation.

OBS

Ce terme est aussi employé pour désigner le point médian de la variation de température nécessaire pour séparer les deux brins d'une molécule d'ADN

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciencias biológicas
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Record 9 2002-11-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Springs (Mechanical Components)
DEF

The helical spring consists essentially of a bar or wire of uniform cross section wound into a helix.

OBS

"Coil spring" is more commonly used but also more generic, referring to spiral as well as helical springs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ressorts (Composants mécaniques)
DEF

Ressort formé par un fil métallique enroulé en hélice cylindrique, et terminé à ses extrémités soit par une surface plane perpendiculaire à l'axe d'enroulement, quand on veut le faire travailler à la compression, soit par des anneaux, quand il doit travailler à la traction.

OBS

ressort hélicoïdal, ressort à boudin : termes uniformisés par le CUTA - Opérations aériennes.

Key term(s)
  • ressort à boudins

Spanish

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Record 10 1981-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électronique

Spanish

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