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CAPACITIVE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-06-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Capacitors (Static Electr.)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- capacitive
1, record 1, English, capacitive
correct, adjective, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Of or relating to capacitance. 2, record 1, English, - capacitive
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
capacitive: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 3, record 1, English, - capacitive
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Condensateurs (Élect. statique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- capacitif
1, record 1, French, capacitif
correct, adjective, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui fait appel à une capacité. 2, record 1, French, - capacitif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une mesure sera capacitive si la grandeur à évaluer agit, par exemple, sur l'armature mobile d'un condensateur variable dont la capacité sera mesurée au moyen d'un fréquencemètre. 2, record 1, French, - capacitif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
capacitif : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 3, record 1, French, - capacitif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-01-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- capacitive
1, record 2, English, capacitive
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- capacity 1, record 2, English, capacity
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
capacity dimension. 2, record 2, English, - capacitive
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- capacitaire
1, record 2, French, capacitaire
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Relatif à la propriété d'un objet de contenir une certaine quantité de substance. 1, record 2, French, - capacitaire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
aspect, dimension capacitaire. 2, record 2, French, - capacitaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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