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TYRE PRESSURE [7 records]

Record 1 2017-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Wheels and Tires (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
DEF

[A] gauge used to measure the pressure of tires ...

OBS

tire pressure gauge; tire pressure gage: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • tire-inflation gauge
  • tire-inflation gage
  • tyre-inflation gauge

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de mesure
  • Roues et pneus (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
DEF

Instrument de mesure servant à vérifier la pression de gonflage des pneus.

OBS

manomètre pour pneu : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wheels and Tires (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Safety Equipment (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
CONT

Tire pressure monitoring systems use state-of-the-art radio and sensor technologies to continually track the pressure and temperature of each tire on the vehicle while it is in motion. Wheel mounted sensors transmit this data to an interactive display module mounted inside the vehicle. The display module alerts the driver to abnormal readings, and also includes several preset warning levels to alert the driver in advance of a total pressure loss.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Roues et pneus (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Sécurité (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
DEF

Système de diagnostic embarqué fonctionnant grâce à des capteurs, qui permet d’alerter le conducteur en cas de baisse de pression d’un ou de plusieurs pneus de son véhicule.

OBS

système de surveillance de la pression des pneus; SSPP; surveillance de la pression des pneus : termes, abréviation et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 28 juillet 2015.

Spanish

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Record 3 2007-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wheels and Tires (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
Key term(s)
  • tyre inflation pressure

French

Domaine(s)
  • Roues et pneus (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
OBS

En contexte, on parlera de la pression «des pneus» ou «du pneu».

Key term(s)
  • pression de gonflage des pneus
  • pression des pneus
  • pression de gonflage des pneumatiques
  • pression des pneumatiques

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ruedas y neumáticos (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
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Record 4 2007-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wheels and Tires (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Safety Equipment (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
CONT

A tire pressure warning system, including a valve stem-mounted tire pressure detector, including means for sensing the tire pressure and means for transmitting an encoded signal when the tire pressure drops below a predetermined level, and a receiver that can receive and recognize the encoded signal ... and provide a warning signal to the vehicule operator.

Key term(s)
  • tire-pressure detector
  • tyre pressure detector
  • tyre-pressure detector

French

Domaine(s)
  • Roues et pneus (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Sécurité (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)

Spanish

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Record 5 1989-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
  • Landing Gear (Aeroindustry)
CONT

... allows operators to check instantly, from the flight deck, the pressure of all the tires on an aircraft.

Key term(s)
  • tyre pressure indicating system
  • tyre pressure information system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
  • Atterrisseur (Constructions aéronautiques)
CONT

[...] le TPIS comprend un capteur de pression, un module électronique de conversion, et un transformateur rotatif qui assure la transmission par le moyen de l'information de pression.

Spanish

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Record 6 1988-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wheels and Tires (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Trucking (Road Transport)
  • Land Forces

French

Domaine(s)
  • Roues et pneus (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Camionnage
  • Forces terrestres
DEF

Dispositif permettant à partir de la cabine d'adapter la pression des pneus à la nature du terrain.

Spanish

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Record 7 1988-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Landing Gear (Aeroindustry)
Key term(s)
  • tire pressure indication system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Atterrisseur (Constructions aéronautiques)

Spanish

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