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IMPULSE PRINCIPLE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-08-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- all-or-none law
1, record 1, English, all%2Dor%2Dnone%20law
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The principle that a nerve impulse is either evoked at full strength or not evoked at all. 2, record 1, English, - all%2Dor%2Dnone%20law
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- loi du tout ou rien
1, record 1, French, loi%20du%20tout%20ou%20rien
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-07-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Human Behaviour
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- repetition compulsion
1, record 2, English, repetition%20compulsion
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- compulsion to repeat 2, record 2, English, compulsion%20to%20repeat
correct
- reenactment behaviour 3, record 2, English, reenactment%20behaviour
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
the impulse to reenact earlier emotional experiences. Considered by Freud more fundamental than the pleasure principle. 4, record 2, English, - repetition%20compulsion
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Comportement humain
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- compulsion de répétition
1, record 2, French, compulsion%20de%20r%C3%A9p%C3%A9tition
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- automatisme de répétition 2, record 2, French, automatisme%20de%20r%C3%A9p%C3%A9tition
correct, masculine noun
- contrainte de répétition 2, record 2, French, contrainte%20de%20r%C3%A9p%C3%A9tition
correct, feminine noun
- répétition corrective 2, record 2, French, r%C3%A9p%C3%A9tition%20corrective
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tendance incoercible à répéter automatiquement des choses vécues antérieurement, même si elles sont sources de déplaisir et contraires aux besoins du moi. Elle agirait au-delà du principe de plaisir. 3, record 2, French, - compulsion%20de%20r%C3%A9p%C3%A9tition
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1990-01-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Taps and Plumbing Accessories
- Heating
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- impulse trap
1, record 3, English, impulse%20trap
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- impulse steam trap 2, record 3, English, impulse%20steam%20trap
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Impulse Trap. Under normal loads the discharge from this trap is intermittent. When the load is heavy, however, the discharge is continuous. This type of trap may be used on any equipment where the pressure at the trap outlet does not exceed 25% of the inlet pressure. 3, record 3, English, - impulse%20trap
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The impulse steam trap operates on the principle that hot water under pressure tends to flash into vapor when the pressure is reduced. When hot water is flowing to the trap the pressure in the control chamber is reduced, causing the valve to rise from its seal and discharge the water. As steam enters the trap, the pressure in the chamber increases, causing the valve to close, thus reducing the flow of steam to that which can pass through the small center orifice in the valve. 2, record 3, English, - impulse%20trap
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Robinetterie et accessoires
- Chauffage
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- purgeur à impulsion
1, record 3, French, purgeur%20%C3%A0%20impulsion
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Purgeur thermodynamique dont l'obturateur constitué soit d'un piston, soit d'un disque, s'ouvre sous l'action des condensats pour en permettre l'évacuation, puis se ferme à l'arrivée de la vapeur. 2, record 3, French, - purgeur%20%C3%A0%20impulsion
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1987-06-04
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Steam Turbines
- Hydraulic Turbines
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- on the impulse principle 1, record 4, English, on%20the%20impulse%20principle
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Another steam-driven machine... used a jet of steam impinging on blades projecting from a wheel causing it to rotate. This machine operated on the impulse principle. 1, record 4, English, - on%20the%20impulse%20principle
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Turbines à vapeur
- Turbines hydrauliques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- par action 1, record 4, French, par%20action
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Comme l'eau dans les turbines hydrauliques, la vapeur peut agir uniquement par sa force vive sur les aubes de la roue mobile d'une turbine, qui fonctionne alors par action. 1, record 4, French, - par%20action
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1985-01-23
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Human Behaviour
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- instinctual impulse
1, record 5, English, instinctual%20impulse
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Freud viewed repetition-compulsion as an unconscious, instinctual impulse that is more fundamental than the pleasure-pain principle... 1, record 5, English, - instinctual%20impulse
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Comportement humain
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- motion pulsionnelle
1, record 5, French, motion%20pulsionnelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
expression utilisée par Freud pour caractériser la fonction dynamique de la pulsion, notamment dans le sens de son actualisation. 1, record 5, French, - motion%20pulsionnelle
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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