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THUMPER [3 records]

Record 1 2000-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Field Engineering (Military)
  • Tools and Equipment (Mechanics)
DEF

A cylindrical tool used to drive pickets.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie (Militaire)
  • Outillage (Mécanique)
DEF

Outil cylindrique servant à planter des piquets.

OBS

plante-piquet : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie; terme uniformisé par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geological Research and Exploration
  • Seismic Prospecting
  • Petroleum Technology - Equipment
DEF

A hydraulically operated hammer used in obtaining a seismograph in oil exploration. It is mounted on a vehicle and, when dropped, creates shock waves in subsurface formation, which are recorded and interpreted to reveal geological information.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recherches et prospections géologiques
  • Prospection sismique
  • Appareillage (Technologie pétrolière)

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautics and Aerospace Industry
OBS

i.e. a tube used to create seismic waves on the lunar surface

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aéronautique et aérospatiale
OBS

BT-138

Spanish

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