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BACK-OFF [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-01-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- back-off
1, record 1, English, back%2Doff
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- backoff 2, record 1, English, backoff
noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The procedure whereby one threaded piece (such as a pipe) is unscrewed from another. 1, record 1, English, - back%2Doff
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- remontée des tiges
1, record 1, French, remont%C3%A9e%20des%20tiges
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- relevage tige par tige 2, record 1, French, relevage%20tige%20par%20tige
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Phase d'une instrumentation - ou d'un repêchage - au cours de laquelle une colonne de tiges de forage est récupérée par sections au moyen du devissage des raccords. 2, record 1, French, - remont%C3%A9e%20des%20tiges
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Durant la descente et la remontée des tiges [de forage], l'exploitant doit s'assurer que le trou est rempli d'une quantité suffisante de fluide de forage après que chaque ensemble de cinq longueurs de tige de forage ou que chaque longueur de masse-tige est retirée du trou. 1, record 1, French, - remont%C3%A9e%20des%20tiges
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-07-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Applications of Electronics
- Telecommunications
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- backoff
1, record 2, English, backoff
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- back-off 2, record 2, English, back%2Doff
correct, noun
- power backoff 1, record 2, English, power%20backoff
correct, noun
- power back-off 2, record 2, English, power%20back%2Doff
correct, noun
Record 2, Key term(s)
- back off
- power back off
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Applications de l'électronique
- Télécommunications
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- réduction de puissance
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9duction%20de%20puissance
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- décote 2, record 2, French, d%C3%A9cote
feminine noun
- décote en puissance 2, record 2, French, d%C3%A9cote%20en%20puissance
feminine noun
- recul 2, record 2, French, recul
masculine noun
- recul en puissance 2, record 2, French, recul%20en%20puissance
masculine noun
- abaissement de la puissance 2, record 2, French, abaissement%20de%20la%20puissance
masculine noun
- réduction de la puissance 2, record 2, French, r%C3%A9duction%20de%20la%20puissance
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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