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HEATING PLANT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-09-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Heating
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- heating plant
1, record 1, English, heating%20plant
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- heating system 2, record 1, English, heating%20system
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The whole system for heating an enclosed space. 3, record 1, English, - heating%20plant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The essential components of a system of central heating are an appliance in which fuel may be burned ...; a medium conveyed in pipes or ducts for transferring the heat ...; and an emitting apparatus in the spaces for releasing the heat ... 4, record 1, English, - heating%20plant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
heating system: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 5, record 1, English, - heating%20plant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chauffage
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- installation de chauffage
1, record 1, French, installation%20de%20chauffage
correct, feminine noun, Canada, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- système de chauffage 2, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20chauffage
masculine noun, Canada
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Installations de chauffage. Nous citerons, parmi les installations locales [...] les cheminées ou feux ouverts [...], les poêles à combustible [...] et les radiateurs électriques. Plus importantes sont les installations à centre unique de production de chaleur, dites à chauffage central. Le fluide vecteur de distribution peut être l'eau chaude [...], la vapeur [...] et l'air chaud. 3, record 1, French, - installation%20de%20chauffage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Une installation de chauffage comporte toujours un ou plusieurs appareils générateurs de chaleur [...] Une installation de chauffage dit «central» comporte, en outre, un réseau de distribution [...]; des émetteurs de chaleur qui, au niveau du local à chauffer, cèdent à ce local la chaleur dont il a besoin. Une installation de chauffage peut aussi comporter un ou plusieurs appareils mécaniques qui assurent ou accélèrent la circulation du fluide chauffant. 4, record 1, French, - installation%20de%20chauffage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
installation de chauffage : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 5, record 1, French, - installation%20de%20chauffage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Calefacción
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- instalación de calefacción
1, record 1, Spanish, instalaci%C3%B3n%20de%20calefacci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- calefacción 2, record 1, Spanish, calefacci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Instalación para calentar un espacio con objeto de conseguir condiciones de vida térmicamente óptimas. 2, record 1, Spanish, - instalaci%C3%B3n%20de%20calefacci%C3%B3n
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