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OPPOSITE POLARITY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
- Aircraft Systems
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- opposite polarity
1, record 1, English, opposite%20polarity
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Polarity (electricity). A term which refers to the designation of positive and negative terminals in an electric circuit carrying a current. The choice positive charge, and thereby of positive potential, is a purely arbitrary one which had been made long before the discovery of the electron. It is now known that the primary current carriers in most circuit elements are electrons, which possess negative charge. 2, record 1, English, - opposite%20polarity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Aérotechnique et maintenance
- Circuits des aéronefs
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- polarité opposée
1, record 1, French, polarit%C3%A9%20oppos%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'essai diélectrique des enroulements d'excitation des alternateurs doit se faire en appliquant entre les bagues collectrices et la masse et entre les bagues collectrices de polarité opposée, une tension c.a., sans interruption, égale à 10 fois la tension d'excitation mais jamais inférieure à 1 500 volts. 2, record 1, French, - polarit%C3%A9%20oppos%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
polarité : État d'un système dont deux points quelconques présentent des caractéristiques différentes (opposées ou distinctes). 3, record 1, French, - polarit%C3%A9%20oppos%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Pôle négatif (ou positif), dans une machine à courant continu, celui des pôles qui se trouve au potentiel le moins élevé (ou le plus élevé). 3, record 1, French, - polarit%C3%A9%20oppos%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
polarité opposée : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance. 4, record 1, French, - polarit%C3%A9%20oppos%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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