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WOBBLE STICK [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-06-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electrical Appliances and Equipment
- Electrical Circuits and Circuit Breakers
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wobble stick
1, record 1, English, wobble%20stick
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Selector switches and complete operators :Wobble stick operator... for use with... contact block... Building block construction of contact blocks make possible many circuitry combinations. 2, record 1, English, - wobble%20stick
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
wobble stick : term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee(New Brunswick). 3, record 1, English, - wobble%20stick
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Appareillage électrique
- Circuits électriques et coupe-circuits
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tige à ressort
1, record 1, French, tige%20%C3%A0%20ressort
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- tige à battement latéral 2, record 1, French, tige%20%C3%A0%20battement%20lat%C3%A9ral
feminine noun, officially approved
- tige à oscillation 3, record 1, French, tige%20%C3%A0%20oscillation
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] interrupteurs de position [munis] de têtes de commande et de dispositifs d'attaque [ayant comme] élément de contact : [1] têtes à mouvement rectiligne - poussoir à bille ou à galet en bout, de côté à galet vertical ou horizontal; [2] ressort ou tige à ressort, action dans un ou deux sens [...] 4, record 1, French, - tige%20%C3%A0%20ressort
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«wobble stick head/tête à tige à ressort»; «wobble stick operating head/tête à tige à ressort». 1, record 1, French, - tige%20%C3%A0%20ressort
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
tige à battement latéral : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 5, record 1, French, - tige%20%C3%A0%20ressort
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-03-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Technical Aids for Persons with Disabilities
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- wobble stick switch
1, record 2, English, wobble%20stick%20switch
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Aides techniques pour personnes handicapées
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- commutateur à oscillateur
1, record 2, French, commutateur%20%C3%A0%20oscillateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-03-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Technical Aids for Persons with Disabilities
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- coil spring wobble stick switch
1, record 3, English, coil%20spring%20wobble%20stick%20switch
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A type of lever switch. 1, record 3, English, - coil%20spring%20wobble%20stick%20switch
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Aides techniques pour personnes handicapées
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- commutateur bâtonnet à oscillation à ressort hélicoidal
1, record 3, French, commutateur%20b%C3%A2tonnet%20%C3%A0%20oscillation%20%C3%A0%20ressort%20h%C3%A9licoidal
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Type d'interrupteur à levier. 1, record 3, French, - commutateur%20b%C3%A2tonnet%20%C3%A0%20oscillation%20%C3%A0%20ressort%20h%C3%A9licoidal
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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