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REDUCING FLAME [3 records]

Record 1 2011-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gas Welding
DEF

A gas flame having a reducing effect. [Definition standardized by the AWS.]

OBS

According to the American Welding Society, "reducing flame" should be preferred to "carburizing flame."

OBS

reducing flame: term standardized by the American Welding Society (AWS).

OBS

reducing flame; carburizing flame: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Soudage au gaz
DEF

Flamme au chalumeau qui survient lorsque le débit d'acétylène est supérieur au débit d'oxygène.

OBS

flamme carburante; flamme réductrice : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Burners and Steamfitting
DEF

A rich flame or fire resulting from combustion of a mixture containing too much fuel and too little air.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fumisterie et brûleurs
DEF

Flamme obtenue avec un excès de combustible.

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Prosthetic Dentistry
DEF

The part of the blow pipe flame which is least apt to cause oxidation of the metal when melting or soldering.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dentisterie prothétique
DEF

Partie de la flamme d'un chalumeau qui entraîne le minimum d'oxydation du métal au cours de la fonte ou de la soudure.

Spanish

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