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COLUMNA ARTICULADA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-03-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
- Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- articulated platform
1, record 1, English, articulated%20platform
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- oscillating platform 2, record 1, English, oscillating%20platform
correct, less frequent
- articulated column 3, record 1, English, articulated%20column
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An offshore platform, sometimes called an oscillating platform, which combines the advantages of fixed and floating structures ... 2, record 1, English, - articulated%20platform
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
One design ... consists of a cylindrical deck on top of a long cylindrical tube 7 metres in diameter, supported on a universal joint, the lower half of which is fixed to a rectangular concrete and steel base on the sea floor. Vertical inclination is assured by six buoyancy tanks clustered around the tube just below the surface. 2, record 1, English, - articulated%20platform
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
- Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plate-forme articulée
1, record 1, French, plate%2Dforme%20articul%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- plateforme articulée 2, record 1, French, plateforme%20articul%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- colonne articulée 3, record 1, French, colonne%20articul%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Support de plate-forme pétrolière en mer, constitué d'une colonne, ou pied, reliée par une articulation à une embase posée sur le fond. 4, record 1, French, - plate%2Dforme%20articul%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour les profondeurs d'eau supérieures, les plates-formes articulées sont une solution d'avenir, déjà utilisables au demeurant aux profondeurs courantes actuelles, de 100 à 150 mètres. [...] Ces plates-formes se composent d'un fût cylindrique émergeant à la surface de la mer, supportant les installations de production, et articulé au niveau du fond par un cardan solidaire d'une embase poids. 2, record 1, French, - plate%2Dforme%20articul%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des plateformes, des plates-formes. 5, record 1, French, - plate%2Dforme%20articul%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
plateforme (sing.); plateformes (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004). 6, record 1, French, - plate%2Dforme%20articul%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Perforación de pozos petrolíferos
- Equipo para extracción de petróleo y gas natural
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- columna articulada
1, record 1, Spanish, columna%20articulada
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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