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BELLOWS [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-10-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Couplings (Mechanical Components)
- Armour
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bellows
1, record 1, English, bellows
correct, see observation, plural, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A soft, pleated seal attached between a vehicle's turret and hull. 2, record 1, English, - bellows
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bellows: designation and definition officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel. 3, record 1, English, - bellows
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
bellows: noun used with a singular or plural noun. 3, record 1, English, - bellows
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Accouplements (Composants mécaniques)
- Arme blindée
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- joint-soufflet
1, record 1, French, joint%2Dsoufflet
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Joint d'étanchéité souple, plissé et monté entre la tourelle et la caisse d'un véhicule. 2, record 1, French, - joint%2Dsoufflet
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
joint-soufflet : désignation et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre; désignation uniformisée par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre. 3, record 1, French, - joint%2Dsoufflet
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- bellows
1, record 2, English, bellows
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bellows: an item in the "Temperature Control Equipment" class of the "Furnishings" category. 2, record 2, English, - bellows
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- soufflet
1, record 2, French, soufflet
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
soufflet : objet de la classe «Équipement de régulation de la température» de la catégorie «Ameublement et accessoires». 2, record 2, French, - soufflet
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-10-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Photography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- bellows
1, record 3, English, bellows
correct, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The expansible portion of a photographer's camera. 2, record 3, English, - bellows
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- soufflet
1, record 3, French, soufflet
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie pliée en accordéon, sur un appareil photo, qui sert à éloigner l'objectif du boîtier ayant ainsi pour effet d'augmenter le rapport de grandissement en abaissant la distance de mise au point. 2, record 3, French, - soufflet
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Comme les bagues allonges, [le soufflet] est destiné à réduire la distance de mise au point, avec l’avantage de pouvoir être allongé ou raccourci à volonté [...] 3, record 3, French, - soufflet
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-08-24
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Rail Transport
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- bellows 1, record 4, English, bellows
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- bellows connector 1, record 4, English, bellows%20connector
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Transport par rail
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- manchon de dilatation
1, record 4, French, manchon%20de%20dilatation
masculine noun, officially approved
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
collecteur d'échappement. 1, record 4, French, - manchon%20de%20dilatation
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
manchon de dilatation : terme uniformisé par le Canadien Pacifique. 1, record 4, French, - manchon%20de%20dilatation
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2006-05-02
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Wind Instruments
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- bellows
1, record 5, English, bellows
correct, plural
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The mode of inflation may be either by the player's breath or by a small pair of bellows strapped to his arm, the former used usually for outdoor instruments of powerful tone, the latter for the more delicate and refined indoor pipes. 2, record 5, English, - bellows
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... used in some bagpipes to fill the bag instead of filling it with the breath from the lung via a blowpipe. 3, record 5, English, - bellows
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de musique à vent
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- soufflet
1, record 5, French, soufflet
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dispositif dont sont pourvus certains instruments - accordéon, cornemuse, harmonium [...], qui assure leur ventilation par un contrôle permanent de la pression d'air. 2, record 5, French, - soufflet
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'air arrive aux anches soit directement de la bouche du musicien par un tuyau d'insufflation, soit par l'intermédiaire d'un soufflet fixé à la taille du musicien. 3, record 5, French, - soufflet
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Sur une cornemuse, les soufflets sont placés sous les bras du musicien et, telle une pompe, ils servent à remplir d'air le sac. 4, record 5, French, - soufflet
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2005-09-07
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Pipes and Fittings
- Thermal Insulation
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- expansion compensator bellows 1, record 6, English, expansion%20compensator%20bellows
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- bellows 2, record 6, English, bellows
correct, see observation
- expansion bellows 3, record 6, English, expansion%20bellows
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of various enclosures of variable volume with walls like those of an accordion (as in sealed expansion joints and thermostats). 4, record 6, English, - expansion%20compensator%20bellows
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Usually constructed of metal, this mechanical device [bellows] finds wide application in mechanical, thermal, instrumentation, and control systems. A metal bellows may be defined as a flexible, expansible, and collapsible metal vessel consisting of a series of annular plates having their inner and outer circumferences joined together. ... Bellows are used in thermal systems where, because of expansion and contraction resulting from temperature changes, flexibility of a leakproof nature must be imparted to piping and other connections. 5, record 6, English, - expansion%20compensator%20bellows
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "bellows" can be used to refer to a part of the compensator, or it can refer to the expansion compensator itself. 6, record 6, English, - expansion%20compensator%20bellows
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Tuyauterie et raccords
- Isolation thermique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- compensateur de dilatation à soufflet
1, record 6, French, compensateur%20de%20dilatation%20%C3%A0%20soufflet
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- soufflet de dilatation 2, record 6, French, soufflet%20de%20dilatation
see observation, masculine noun
- soufflet d'expansion 3, record 6, French, soufflet%20d%27expansion
masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
compensateur de dilatation : appareil ou dispositif absorbant la variation de longueur d'une tuyauterie dans laquelle circule un fluide à température variable ou différente de la température ambiante. 4, record 6, French, - compensateur%20de%20dilatation%20%C3%A0%20soufflet
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le soufflet représente une partie du dispositif appelé «compensateur de dilatation» mais le terme est quelquefois employé pour désigner le tout. Dans ce cas il devient synonyme de «compensateur de dilatation». 5, record 6, French, - compensateur%20de%20dilatation%20%C3%A0%20soufflet
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2005-09-07
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
- Air Conditioning and Heating
- Heating
- Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- bellows
1, record 7, English, bellows
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A metallic [or other material] accordian-like box which can be compressed mechanically or with fluid pressure (like a spring), and which will return to its normal shape when the pressure is released. 2, record 7, English, - bellows
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A typical assembly of well head equipment at such a bore is shown ... The various components are connected together by means of pipework with conventional provision for thermal expansion - i.e. loops or bellows pieces - and most of them and their associated pipework will be thermally lagged. 3, record 7, English, - bellows
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
- Conditionnement de l'air et chauffage
- Chauffage
- Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- soufflet
1, record 7, French, soufflet
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chauffage [...] Compensateurs axiaux. Ils absorbent les mouvements de dilatation dans une direction axiale. L'élément fondamental mobile en est un soufflet métallique (tube ondulé) en tombac, bronze, acier ou acier spécial. 2, record 7, French, - soufflet
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
le débit de fluide augmentant alors fait remonter la pression d'évaporation. Cette pression agissant sur le soufflet tend à l'allonger, d'où fermeture du pointeau. 3, record 7, French, - soufflet
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1985-09-01
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Traction (Rail)
- Mechanical Components
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- bellows 1, record 8, English, bellows
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Traction (Chemins de fer)
- Composants mécaniques
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- soufflet
1, record 8, French, soufflet
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
soufflet : terme uniformisé par le CN. 2, record 8, French, - soufflet
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1980-04-10
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Packaging
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- bellows 1, record 9, English, bellows
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The gussets or tucks in the sides of a bag. 1, record 9, English, - bellows
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Emballages
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- soufflets
1, record 9, French, soufflets
masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Goussets ou plis dans les côtés d'un sac. 1, record 9, French, - soufflets
Record 9, Key term(s)
- soufflet
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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