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WIPE CONTACT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-02-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electrical Appliances and Equipment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sliding contact
1, record 1, English, sliding%20contact
correct, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- wiping contact 2, record 1, English, wiping%20contact
correct
- self-cleaning contact 2, record 1, English, self%2Dcleaning%20contact
correct
- self-wiping contact 3, record 1, English, self%2Dwiping%20contact
correct
- wipe contact 4, record 1, English, wipe%20contact
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A switch or relay contact designed to move laterally with a wiping motion after it touches a mating contact. 5, record 1, English, - sliding%20contact
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sliding contact: term standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission. 6, record 1, English, - sliding%20contact
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
sliding contact: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 6, record 1, English, - sliding%20contact
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Appareillage électrique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- contact glissant
1, record 1, French, contact%20glissant
correct, masculine noun, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- contact à glissement 2, record 1, French, contact%20%C3%A0%20glissement
correct, masculine noun
- curseur 3, record 1, French, curseur
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- frotteur 4, record 1, French, frotteur
correct, masculine noun
- contact de glissement 5, record 1, French, contact%20de%20glissement
masculine noun
- contact à frottement 5, record 1, French, contact%20%C3%A0%20frottement
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Contact dont l'élément mobile se déplace parallèlement à la surface de contact. 6, record 1, French, - contact%20glissant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
contact glissant : terme normalisés par la Commission électrotechnique internationale. 7, record 1, French, - contact%20glissant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
contact glissant; curseur : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 7, record 1, French, - contact%20glissant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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