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NORIA [3 records]

Record 1 2015-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Semiconductors (Electronics)
DEF

[A charge-transfer device] consisting of an analog shift register or delay line comprising capacitors and clocked switches in which charge packets are conducted serially from one capacitor to the next at a rate determined by a clock signal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Semi-conducteurs (Électronique)
DEF

Dispositif à transfert de charges où le déplacement des paquets de charges électriques s'effectue par l'intermédiaire de dispositifs de commutation insérés entre les éléments d'accumulation des charges.

OBS

dispositif en chapelet : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 1er avril 2015.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Semiconductores (Electrónica)
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Record 2 2009-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pumps
  • Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes
  • Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bombas
  • Drenaje y riego (Agricultura)
DEF

Máquina compuesta de dos grandes ruedas engranadas que, mediante cangilones, sube el agua de los pozos, acequias, etc.

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Record 3 2007-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

A psychrometer in which the wet- and dry-bulb thermometers are mounted upon a frame connected to a handle at one end by means of a bearing or a length of chain.

OBS

The psychrometer may be whirled by hand to produce sufficient air velocity past the thermometer bulbs, particularly the wet bulb, to provide rapid evaporation from the wick and thus cooling of that bulb.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Psychromètre attaché à une ficelle, à une chaînette ou à un léger châssis, et que l'observateur fait tourner comme une fronde en vue d'assurer une bonne ventilation de l'organe sensible.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
DEF

Psicrómetro unido a un hilo, cadena pequeña o soporte ligero que el observador hace girar como una honda para conseguir una buena ventilación del elemento sensible.

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