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INJECTION DELAY [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-06-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Diesel Motors
- Engines (Motor Vehicles)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ignition lag
1, record 1, English, ignition%20lag
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ignition delay 2, record 1, English, ignition%20delay
correct, officially approved
- delay of ignition 3, record 1, English, delay%20of%20ignition
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In a diesel engine, the delay in time between the injection of fuel and the start of combustion. 4, record 1, English, - ignition%20lag
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ignition lag; ignition delay: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 5, record 1, English, - ignition%20lag
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Moteurs diesel
- Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- délai d'allumage
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9lai%20d%27allumage
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- délai d'inflammation 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9lai%20d%27inflammation
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il [le combustible) s'enflamme spontanément à mesure qu'il est injecté, néanmoins, un certain temps mesurable s'écoule entre le début d'injection et le début de la combustion. Cet intervalle est connu sous le nom de «délai d'allumage» (...) 3, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9lai%20d%27allumage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
délai d'allumage; délai d'inflammation : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 4, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9lai%20d%27allumage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-10-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Plastics Manufacturing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- injection delay
1, record 2, English, injection%20delay
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Figure 82.4. Process description of a typical three-station injection blow-molding machine. 1, record 2, English, - injection%20delay
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Plasturgie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- délai d'injection
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9lai%20d%27injection
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Figure 30. Cycle d'injection-soufflage. 1, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9lai%20d%27injection
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1987-05-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Aerodynamics and Theory of Gases
- Environmental Studies and Analyses
- Scientific Measurements and Analyses
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- decay method
1, record 3, English, decay%20method
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
time delay between the injection of tracer gas and the rise in concentration of tracer gas in the sampled air. 1, record 3, English, - decay%20method
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Théorie des gaz et aérodynamique
- Études et analyses environnementales
- Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- méthode de désintégration
1, record 3, French, m%C3%A9thode%20de%20d%C3%A9sint%C3%A9gration
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
méthode qui consiste à calculer le temps écoulé (intervalle) entre le moment d'injection du gaz de traçage et celui de l'augmentation de la concentration en gaz de traçage dans l'air échantillonné. 1, record 3, French, - m%C3%A9thode%20de%20d%C3%A9sint%C3%A9gration
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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