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SACUDIDA ELECTRICA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-07-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electric Currents
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- electric shock
1, record 1, English, electric%20shock
correct, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A physiological effect resulting from an electric current passing through a human body. 2, record 1, English, - electric%20shock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
electric shock: term and definition standardized by ISO. 3, record 1, English, - electric%20shock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
electric shock: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 3, record 1, English, - electric%20shock
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Courants (Électrocinétique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- choc électrique
1, record 1, French, choc%20%C3%A9lectrique
correct, masculine noun, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Effet physiologique résultant d'un courant électrique traversant le corps humain. 2, record 1, French, - choc%20%C3%A9lectrique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
choc électrique : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 3, record 1, French, - choc%20%C3%A9lectrique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
choc électrique : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques du Nouveau-Brunswick. 3, record 1, French, - choc%20%C3%A9lectrique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Corriente eléctrica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- choque eléctrico
1, record 1, Spanish, choque%20el%C3%A9ctrico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- sacudida eléctrica 1, record 1, Spanish, sacudida%20el%C3%A9ctrica
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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