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D.C COMMUTATOR MACHINE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-06-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Measurements of Electricity
- Electric Rotary Machines - Types
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- direct-current commutator machine
1, record 1, English, direct%2Dcurrent%20commutator%20machine
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- direct current machine 2, record 1, English, direct%20current%20machine
correct, standardized
- d.c. machine 2, record 1, English, d%2Ec%2E%20machine
correct, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A machine incorporating an armature winding connected via a commutator to a direct current system and having magnetic poles that are excited from a source of direct or undulating current or that are permanent magnets. 2, record 1, English, - direct%2Dcurrent%20commutator%20machine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
direct current machine; d.c. machine: terms and definition standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). 3, record 1, English, - direct%2Dcurrent%20commutator%20machine
Record 1, Key term(s)
- DC commutator machine
- DC machine
- d.c. commutator machine
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mesures de grandeurs électriques
- Machines tournantes électriques - types
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- machine à courant continu
1, record 1, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20courant%20continu
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- machine à collecteur à courant continu 2, record 1, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20collecteur%20%C3%A0%20courant%20continu
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Machine comprenant un enroulement d'induit raccordé à un réseau à courant continu par l'intermédiaire d'un collecteur et ayant des pôles magnétiques excités par une source de courant continu ou ondulé ou constitués d'aimants permanents. 1, record 1, French, - machine%20%C3%A0%20courant%20continu
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
machine à courant continu : terme et définition normalisés par la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI). 3, record 1, French, - machine%20%C3%A0%20courant%20continu
Record 1, Key term(s)
- machine à cc
- machine à c.c.
- machine à collecteur à CC
- machine à collecteur à C.C.
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medida de la electricidad
- Máquinas rotativas eléctricas - tipos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- máquina de corriente continua
1, record 1, Spanish, m%C3%A1quina%20de%20corriente%20continua
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Máquina que comprende un devanado inducido conectado a una red de corriente continua por medio de un colector y que tiene polos magnéticos excitados por una fuente de corriente continua u ondulada o que son imanes permanentes. 1, record 1, Spanish, - m%C3%A1quina%20de%20corriente%20continua
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