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AIR CAPACITOR [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-06-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electrical Engineering
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- air capacitor
1, record 1, English, air%20capacitor
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] capacitor which uses air as the dielectric medium located between conductive plates. 2, record 1, English, - air%20capacitor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Air capacitors are] used especially for tuning radio-frequency circuits. 3, record 1, English, - air%20capacitor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
air capacitor: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 4, record 1, English, - air%20capacitor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Électrotechnique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- condensateur à air
1, record 1, French, condensateur%20%C3%A0%20air
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un condensateur se compose de deux lamelles conductrices, séparées par un isolant. [...] Il existe aussi des condensateurs à air (l'air est un isolant), ces condensateurs variables étaient utilisés dans les anciens postes radio. [...] De nos jours, les condensateurs à air des postes radio sont remplacés par des diodes varicap, beaucoup plus petites. Les isolants utilisés s'appellent le diélectrique. 2, record 1, French, - condensateur%20%C3%A0%20air
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
condensateur à air : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 3, record 1, French, - condensateur%20%C3%A0%20air
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-07-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Telecommunications Switching
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- variable air capacitor
1, record 2, English, variable%20air%20capacitor
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Commutation (Télécommunications)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- condensateur variable à air
1, record 2, French, condensateur%20variable%20%C3%A0%20air
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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