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AIR COOLED ENGINE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-01-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Engines (Motor Vehicles)
- Aircraft Propulsion Systems
- Motorcycles and Snowmobiles
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- air-cooled engine
1, record 1, English, air%2Dcooled%20engine
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An engine that is cooled by the passage of air around cylinders, and not by the passage of liquid through water jackets. 2, record 1, English, - air%2Dcooled%20engine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
air-cooled engine: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 3, record 1, English, - air%2Dcooled%20engine
Record 1, Key term(s)
- air cooled engine
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
- Propulsion des aéronefs
- Motos et motoneiges
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- moteur refroidi à l'air
1, record 1, French, moteur%20refroidi%20%C3%A0%20l%27air
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- moteur refroidi par air 2, record 1, French, moteur%20refroidi%20par%20air
correct, masculine noun
- moteur refroidi par l'air 3, record 1, French, moteur%20refroidi%20par%20l%27air
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- moteur à refroidissement à air 4, record 1, French, moteur%20%C3%A0%20refroidissement%20%C3%A0%20air
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Moteur dans lequel les cylindres et les culasses sont refroidis par de l'air. 5, record 1, French, - moteur%20refroidi%20%C3%A0%20l%27air
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Moteur [...] à refroidissement à air : moins efficace que le refroidissement liquide, le moteur est refroidit par l'air qui passe dans les ailettes de la culasse. 6, record 1, French, - moteur%20refroidi%20%C3%A0%20l%27air
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
moteur refroidi par air : terme reproduit avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations-Unies à Genève. 1, record 1, French, - moteur%20refroidi%20%C3%A0%20l%27air
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
moteur refroidi par l'air : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 1, record 1, French, - moteur%20refroidi%20%C3%A0%20l%27air
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-09-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Aircraft Propulsion Systems
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- air-cooled diesel-engine 1, record 2, English, air%2Dcooled%20diesel%2Dengine
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, Key term(s)
- air cooled diesel engine
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Propulsion des aéronefs
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- moteur diesel à refroidissement par air
1, record 2, French, moteur%20diesel%20%C3%A0%20refroidissement%20par%20air
see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On écrirait mieux «diésel». 2, record 2, French, - moteur%20diesel%20%C3%A0%20refroidissement%20par%20air
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
diésel : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 3, record 2, French, - moteur%20diesel%20%C3%A0%20refroidissement%20par%20air
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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