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Record 1 2007-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vacuum Tubes (Electronics)
OBS

In a vacuum tube.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tubes et lampes (Électronique)
OBS

Perte de vide (d'un tube à vide).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tubos de vacío (Electrónica)
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Record 2 2003-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Insulation and Acoustical Design
DEF

A crack or hole that accidentally admits a gas or lets it escape.

DEF

[More specifically, in the case of a building], it is the free movement of air from one location to another through unintended interstitial passages that connect interior and exterior environments of a building enclosure.

Key term(s)
  • air leakage

French

Domaine(s)
  • Isolation et acoustique architecturale
DEF

[Dans le cas d'un bâtiment, il s'agit] du mouvement libre de l'air d'un endroit à un autre par des interstices reliant la face intérieure à la face extérieure de l'enveloppe d'un bâtiment.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aislamiento y acústica arquitectónicos
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Record 3 1998-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
  • Propulsion des aéronefs
OBS

Terme et équivalent extraits du Lexique du CF-18 de Canadair.

Spanish

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Record 4 1998-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
  • Propulsion des aéronefs
OBS

Terme et équivalent extraits du Lexique du CF-18 de Canadair.

Spanish

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Record 5 1998-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
  • Propulsion des aéronefs
OBS

Terme et équivalent extraits du Lexique du CF-18 de Canadair.

Spanish

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Record 6 1998-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
  • Propulsion des aéronefs
OBS

Terme et équivalent extraits du Lexique du CF-18 de Canadair.

Spanish

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Record 7 1990-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
  • Aircraft Systems

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
  • Circuits des aéronefs

Spanish

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Record 8 1981-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
CONT

Pulsation frequency is connected with the setting of the suction flow into the chamber; the latter is adjusted by partial opening of an air leak valve in the suction circuit where a blower is used or by simply throttling the suction line in the case of a fan.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
CONT

La fréquence des pulsations est liée au réglage du débit aspiré dans la cloche; il s'effectue par ouverture partielle d'une vanne de fuite d'air sur le circuit d'aspiration dans le cas d'utilisation d'un surpresseur, ou par simple vannage sur la tuyauterie d'aspiration dans le cas d'un ventilateur.

Spanish

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