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CONTROLLABLE PITCH PROPELLER [1 record]

Record 1 2015-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Propulsion of Water-Craft
DEF

A screw propeller with controllable pitch of the blades.

OBS

controllable-pitch propeller: term and definition standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • controllable-pitch propellor
  • controllable pitch propellor
  • variable pitch propellor

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propulsion des bateaux
DEF

Hélice dont les pales peuvent être orientées à volonté de la passerelle.

OBS

À noter : le pas est variable, les pales sont orientables.

OBS

hélice à pales orientables : terme et définition uniformisés par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Propulsión de los barcos
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