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MATERIAL AISLADOR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insulators and Supporting Materials (Electr.)
- Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- insulant
1, record 1, English, insulant
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- insulating material 2, record 1, English, insulating%20material
correct, standardized
- insulator 1, record 1, English, insulator
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A substance, material or body having a conductivity of zero or, in practice, a very small conductivity and which is used to prevent or to reduce the passage of electricity. 3, record 1, English, - insulant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Whenever an "insulating material" or "insulator" is used in an application where its dielectric characteristics play a prominent role, it is often called a "dielectric" (as in capacitors), but the terms should not be interchanged indiscriminately. Compare with that other record in TERMIUM. 4, record 1, English, - insulant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
insulating material: term standardized by ISO. 5, record 1, English, - insulant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Isolateurs et supports (Électricité)
- Physique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- matériau isolant
1, record 1, French, mat%C3%A9riau%20isolant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- isolant 2, record 1, French, isolant
correct, masculine noun
- matière isolante 1, record 1, French, mati%C3%A8re%20isolante
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Matière ou matériau qui, en raison de sa conductivité nulle ou très faible, est utilisé pour empêcher ou pour réduire le passage de l'électricité. 3, record 1, French, - mat%C3%A9riau%20isolant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les isolants gazeux servent à diminuer les résistances d'isolement ou contribuent à l'extinction des arcs; ce sont toujours des gaz polyatomiques dont les principaux sont l'air, l'azote, l'hydrogène et l'hexafluorure de soufre. 4, record 1, French, - mat%C3%A9riau%20isolant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les isolants liquides ou huiles isolantes ont pour but d'accroître la rigidité diélectrique d'une isolation et aussi d'évacuer la chaleur produite par les pertes électriques et magnétiques dans les circuits environnants. Ces liquides sont soit des huiles minérales dérivées du pétrole, soit des huiles de synthèse ininflammables (askarels). On les emploie couramment dans les transformateurs, les inductances, les condensateurs, les câbles et les disjoncteurs. 4, record 1, French, - mat%C3%A9riau%20isolant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Parmi les isolants solides on distingue les isolants minéraux (verre, quartz, céramique, mica, amiante) et les isolants organiques, naturels (cellulose, bitumes, caoutchoucs) ou synthétiques (polymères thermoplastiques ou thermodurcissables, composites divers, élastomères). 4, record 1, French, - mat%C3%A9riau%20isolant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Aisladores y soportes (Electricidad)
- Física
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- aislante
1, record 1, Spanish, aislante
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- material aislante 1, record 1, Spanish, material%20aislante
correct, masculine noun
- material aislador 1, record 1, Spanish, material%20aislador
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Substancia o cuerpo cuya conductibilidad es nula o, en la práctica, muy pequeña. 1, record 1, Spanish, - aislante
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