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SPRINKLER SYSTEM [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Fixed Rescue Facilities (fire)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- automatic sprinkler system
1, record 1, English, automatic%20sprinkler%20system
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sprinkler system 2, record 1, English, sprinkler%20system
correct, officially approved
- fire-protection sprinkler system 3, record 1, English, fire%2Dprotection%20sprinkler%20system
correct
- automatic fire sprinkling system 4, record 1, English, automatic%20fire%20sprinkling%20system
correct
- automatic fire sprinkler system 4, record 1, English, automatic%20fire%20sprinkler%20system
correct
- sprinkler installation 5, record 1, English, sprinkler%20installation
correct
- sprinkler 6, record 1, English, sprinkler
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A heat-activated grid system of water pipes and spaced discharge heads installed in a building for protection against fire. 3, record 1, English, - automatic%20sprinkler%20system
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
For fire protection purposes, an integrated system of underground and overhead piping designed in accordance with fire protection engineering standards. 7, record 1, English, - automatic%20sprinkler%20system
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
automatic sprinkler system; sprinkler system: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 8, record 1, English, - automatic%20sprinkler%20system
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Installations fixes de secours (incendies)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- installation d'extincteurs à eau du type sprinkleur
1, record 1, French, installation%20d%27extincteurs%20%C3%A0%20eau%20du%20type%20sprinkleur
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- système d'extincteurs à eau du type sprinkleur 1, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20d%27extincteurs%20%C3%A0%20eau%20du%20type%20sprinkleur
correct, masculine noun
- installation fixe d'extinction automatique à eau du type sprinkleur 2, record 1, French, installation%20fixe%20d%27extinction%20automatique%20%C3%A0%20eau%20du%20type%20sprinkleur
correct, feminine noun
- système d'extincteurs automatiques à eau 3, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20d%27extincteurs%20automatiques%20%C3%A0%20eau
correct, masculine noun
- système d'extinction automatique 4, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20d%27extinction%20automatique
correct, masculine noun
- installation d'extincteurs automatiques 5, record 1, French, installation%20d%27extincteurs%20automatiques
correct, feminine noun
- installation d'extinction automatique à eau 6, record 1, French, installation%20d%27extinction%20automatique%20%C3%A0%20eau
correct, feminine noun
- installation de sprinkleurs 7, record 1, French, installation%20de%20sprinkleurs
correct, feminine noun
- installation d'extincteurs automatique à eau 8, record 1, French, installation%20d%27extincteurs%20automatique%20%C3%A0%20eau
correct, feminine noun
- installation sprinkler 9, record 1, French, installation%20sprinkler
correct, feminine noun
- installation par sprinklers 9, record 1, French, installation%20par%20sprinklers
correct, feminine noun
- installation automatique d'extinction par l'eau 10, record 1, French, installation%20automatique%20d%27extinction%20par%20l%27eau
correct, feminine noun
- réseau d'extincteurs automatiques 11, record 1, French, r%C3%A9seau%20d%27extincteurs%20automatiques
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- système d'extincteurs automatiques 12, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20d%27extincteurs%20automatiques
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- extincteurs automatiques à eau 6, record 1, French, extincteurs%20automatiques%20%C3%A0%20eau
correct, masculine noun, plural
- extincteurs automatiques 13, record 1, French, extincteurs%20automatiques
correct, masculine noun, plural
- système de gicleurs 14, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20gicleurs
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- installation fixe d'extinction à eau 15, record 1, French, installation%20fixe%20d%27extinction%20%C3%A0%20eau
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Système automatique constitué de tuyauteries d'eau équipées de «sprinkleurs» disposés à intervalles et hauteurs appropriés, conçu pour détecter, contenir ou éteindre automatiquement un incendie en projetant de l'eau. 1, record 1, French, - installation%20d%27extincteurs%20%C3%A0%20eau%20du%20type%20sprinkleur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Système intégré de protection contre l'incendie comprenant un réseau de conduites souterraines et aériennes, conçu d'après les normes techniques de protection contre l'incendie. 14, record 1, French, - installation%20d%27extincteurs%20%C3%A0%20eau%20du%20type%20sprinkleur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Sprinkler et sprinkleur] Sprinkler : Anglicisme technique. 16, record 1, French, - installation%20d%27extincteurs%20%C3%A0%20eau%20du%20type%20sprinkleur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Pour toutes les vedettes renfermant les termes «extincteur» ou «extinction automatique» sans la précision «à eau» ou «du type sprinkleur (sprinkler)» : Tous les systèmes ou installations d'extinction automatiques ne fonctionnent pas nécessairement à l'eau; on utilise parfois de la mousse, du gaz carbonique ou une poudre spéciale. Lorsque tel est le cas, on qualifie toujours de quel type d'extincteurs ou de système d'extinction automatique il s'agit; dans le cas de l'eau, le qualifiant peut être implicite. 17, record 1, French, - installation%20d%27extincteurs%20%C3%A0%20eau%20du%20type%20sprinkleur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
[Extincteurs automatiques à eau et extincteurs automatiques]. Il n'est pas toujours possible de distinguer en contexte si ces termes, au pluriel, désignent une installation d'extinction ou une tête d'extincteur. 17, record 1, French, - installation%20d%27extincteurs%20%C3%A0%20eau%20du%20type%20sprinkleur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
système de gicleurs : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie. 17, record 1, French, - installation%20d%27extincteurs%20%C3%A0%20eau%20du%20type%20sprinkleur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 OBS
installation fixe d'extinction à eau; système d'extincteurs automatiques; réseau d'extincteurs automatiques : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 18, record 1, French, - installation%20d%27extincteurs%20%C3%A0%20eau%20du%20type%20sprinkleur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Instalaciones fijas de salvamento (incendios)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- instalación de rociadores
1, record 1, Spanish, instalaci%C3%B3n%20de%20rociadores
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- instalación de sprinkler 1, record 1, Spanish, instalaci%C3%B3n%20de%20sprinkler
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-04-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
- Water Distribution (Water Supply)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- sprinkler system 1, record 2, English, sprinkler%20system
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
At the time the Vasa was raised, in 1961, there were no conventional techniques adequate to preserve such an enormous artifact. ... While new methods were being worked on, the ship was enclosed in a large storage house .... The sprinkler system was the best solution. To arrest the rotting, a soluble compound of seven parts boric acid and three parts of borax was mixed with fresh water and sprayed over the entire hull. ... to stabilize the wood and keep it from shrinking and cracking, the ship was sprayed with a solution of polyethylene glycol (PEG) and fresh water. 1, record 2, English, - sprinkler%20system
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
- Distribution de l'eau
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- système d'arrosage automatique
1, record 2, French, syst%C3%A8me%20d%27arrosage%20automatique
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le traitement de consolidation et de conservation du bois [...] fait intervenir des procédés complexes [...]. La [méthode] plus répandue, [...] consiste à imprégner le bois gorgé d'eau de polyéthylène glycol (PEG) [...] à l'aide d'une solution plus ou moins concentrée jusqu'à ce que le produit se substitue de façon satisfaisante à l'eau. En refroidissant, le PEG se solidifie et consolide le bois, tout en maintenant sa forme et son apparence. Cette méthode fut utilisée [...] en 1961 pour le traitement du Vasa [...]. Ne pouvant être démonté, l'imposant navire fut imprégné par un système d'arrosage automatique [...]. Le système d'arrosage automatique au PEG fut aussi utilisé en 1970 [...]. 1, record 2, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20d%27arrosage%20automatique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-10-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
- Irrigation (Civil Engineering)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- sprinkler irrigation system
1, record 3, English, sprinkler%20irrigation%20system
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- sprinkler system 2, record 3, English, sprinkler%20system
correct
- automatic sprinkler system 3, record 3, English, automatic%20sprinkler%20system
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
All of the equipment required to apply water to a given area, from the source of water supplying the system, to the revolving sprinkler, nozzles or perforated pipe. 1, record 3, English, - sprinkler%20irrigation%20system
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A sprinkler system consists of pipelines which carry water under pressure from a pump or elevated source to lateral lines along which sprinkler heads are spaced to appropriate intervals. 4, record 3, English, - sprinkler%20irrigation%20system
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Sprinkler systems are used mostly where the land has an irregular surface and is difficult to irrigate by flooding or furrow irrigation. 5, record 3, English, - sprinkler%20irrigation%20system
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
- Irrigation (Génie civil)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- réseau d'irrigation par aspersion
1, record 3, French, r%C3%A9seau%20d%27irrigation%20par%20aspersion
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- système d'irrigation par asperseur 2, record 3, French, syst%C3%A8me%20d%27irrigation%20par%20asperseur
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Réseau d'irrigation dans lequel l'aspersion est le procédé principal. 1, record 3, French, - r%C3%A9seau%20d%27irrigation%20par%20aspersion
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1991-04-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- sprinkler system
1, record 4, English, sprinkler%20system
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- système d'arrosage
1, record 4, French, syst%C3%A8me%20d%27arrosage
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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