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HELICAL PLATE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-06-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Springs (Mechanical Components)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hook plate with coil holes
1, record 1, English, hook%20plate%20with%20coil%20holes
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A hook plate with pitched holes in which to screw coils of a helical extension spring. 1, record 1, English, - hook%20plate%20with%20coil%20holes
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hook plate with coil holes: term and definition standardized by ISO. 2, record 1, English, - hook%20plate%20with%20coil%20holes
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Ressorts (Composants mécaniques)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plaque crochet avec trous pour spires
1, record 1, French, plaque%20crochet%20avec%20trous%20pour%20spires
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Crochet plat pourvu d'orifices sur ses deux côtés pour y visser les spires d'un ressort de traction hélicoïdal. 1, record 1, French, - plaque%20crochet%20avec%20trous%20pour%20spires
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
plaque crochet avec trous pour spires : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 2, record 1, French, - plaque%20crochet%20avec%20trous%20pour%20spires
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-06-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Cells and Batteries
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- helical plate
1, record 2, English, helical%20plate
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- helical-plate 2, record 2, English, helical%2Dplate
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A plate formed of helices of ribbed strips of soft lead fixed in pockets in cells of hard lead. 1, record 2, English, - helical%20plate
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Piles et accumulateurs
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- plaque à rosettes
1, record 2, French, plaque%20%C3%A0%20rosettes
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Grande plaque constituée de bandes de plomb doux nervurées, lesquelles sont enroulées en spirale (rosettes) et insérées dans les alvéoles d'un support en plomb dur. 2, record 2, French, - plaque%20%C3%A0%20rosettes
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Pilas y acumuladores
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- placa de rosetas
1, record 2, Spanish, placa%20de%20rosetas
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-03-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
- Physics
- Semiconductors (Electronics)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- twisted nematic
1, record 3, English, twisted%20nematic
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- TN 2, record 3, English, TN
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Twisted nematic : Cigar-like organic molecules form long helical chains when those along one face of the panel are oriented in one direction and those along the other face are oriented at right angles. A polarizing plate allows only ambient light polarized in one direction to pass through. This light is twisted 90 degrees by the helices. A second polarizer on the opposite face, polarized in the same direction as the first one, will block the light, creating a dark display. An applied voltage untwists the helix at a crosspoint, allowing light through and making a bright spot. A plate polarized at right angles will produce a bright display that goes dark at points where voltage is applied. Twisted nematic liquid crystal display(LCD). 3, record 3, English, - twisted%20nematic
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Photo-électricité et optique électronique
- Physique
- Semi-conducteurs (Électronique)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- nématique en hélice
1, record 3, French, n%C3%A9matique%20en%20h%C3%A9lice
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- cristal liquide en phase nématique en hélice 2, record 3, French, cristal%20liquide%20en%20phase%20n%C3%A9matique%20en%20h%C3%A9lice
correct, masculine noun
- nématique torsadée 3, record 3, French, n%C3%A9matique%20torsad%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
- nématique à torsade 3, record 3, French, n%C3%A9matique%20%C3%A0%20torsade
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Prenons l'exemple de l'effet qui est utilisé dans tous les dispositifs à cristaux liquides actuellement sur le marché : les nématiques en hélice [...]. La couche de cristal liquide nématique dont toutes les molécules sont parallèles est insérée entre deux plaques de verre distantes d'une dizaine de microns, avec des électrodes sur les faces internes. Au départ, les molécules sont parallèles aux plaques, mais par un traitement adéquat des lames on distord l'arrangement des molécules qui se placent en hélice. On place sur les faces externes des plaques deux polariseurs de lumière croisée qui ne devraient pas laisser passer de lumière. Mais grâce à l'anisotropie optique des molécules, l'hélice fait tourner de 90 degrés le plan de polarisation de la lumière qui la traverse. Ainsi, tant que l'hélice existe, la lumière passe. Là où on la détruit, ce qui se fait très simplement en appliquant une tension de quelques volts qui oriente les molécules perpendiculairement aux plaques, le dispositif devient noir. 4, record 3, French, - n%C3%A9matique%20en%20h%C3%A9lice
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1990-07-18
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Pest Control Equipment
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- cone-nozzle sprayer
1, record 4, English, cone%2Dnozzle%20sprayer
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sprayer equipped with a cone nozzle. 2, record 4, English, - cone%2Dnozzle%20sprayer
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cone nozzle. Liquid is forced through a swirl plate, having one or more tangential or helical slots or holes, into a swirl chamber. An air core is formed as the liquid passes with a high rotational velocity from the swirl chamber through a circular orifice. The thin sheet of liquid emerging from the orifice forms a hollow cone as it moves away from the orifice, owing to the tangential and axial components of velocity. A solid cone pattern can be achieved by passing liquid centrally through the nozzle to fill the air core : this gives a narrower angle of spray and larger droplets. 3, record 4, English, - cone%2Dnozzle%20sprayer
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Matériel de protection des végétaux
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- pulvérisateur à jet conique
1, record 4, French, pulv%C3%A9risateur%20%C3%A0%20jet%20conique
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pulvérisateur dont la buse produit un jet conique. 2, record 4, French, - pulv%C3%A9risateur%20%C3%A0%20jet%20conique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Jet conique : jet dont la forme générale présente l'aspect d'un cône. 3, record 4, French, - pulv%C3%A9risateur%20%C3%A0%20jet%20conique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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