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CIRCUITOS PARALELOS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-04-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electrical Circuits and Circuit Breakers
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- parallel circuits
1, record 1, English, parallel%20circuits
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- shunt circuits 2, record 1, English, shunt%20circuits
correct, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An arrangement of electrical devices in which the current divides and travels through two or more paths and then returns through a common path. 3, record 1, English, - parallel%20circuits
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Electric or magnetic circuits are said to be in parallel (or shunt) when the current or flux is divided between them. 2, record 1, English, - parallel%20circuits
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Circuits électriques et coupe-circuits
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- circuits en parallèle
1, record 1, French, circuits%20en%20parall%C3%A8le
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- circuits en dérivation 2, record 1, French, circuits%20en%20d%C3%A9rivation
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Des circuits sont dits en parallèle ou en dérivation l'un par rapport à l'autre, lorsque les courants ou les flux se partagent entre eux. 2, record 1, French, - circuits%20en%20parall%C3%A8le
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Circuitos eléctricos e interruptores automáticos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- circuitos en paralelo
1, record 1, Spanish, circuitos%20en%20paralelo
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- circuitos en derivación 2, record 1, Spanish, circuitos%20en%20derivaci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun, plural
- circuitos paralelos 3, record 1, Spanish, circuitos%20paralelos
masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Circuitos eléctricos en los que los elementos, ramales o componentes están conectados entre dos puntos, con uno de los dos extremos de cada componente conectado al otro. 3, record 1, Spanish, - circuitos%20en%20paralelo
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