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CANON RAILS [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-01-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Advanced Technology Weapons
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- railgun
1, record 1, English, railgun
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- rail gun 1, record 1, English, rail%20gun
correct, officially approved
- rail launcher 2, record 1, English, rail%20launcher
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A weapon that uses electromagnetic force to launch high-velocity projectiles. 1, record 1, English, - railgun
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A railgun uses a pair of parallel conductors (rails) along which a sliding armature is accelerated by the electromagnetic effects of a current that flows down one rail, into the armature and then back along the other rail. 1, record 1, English, - railgun
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
railgun; rail gun: designations and definition officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel. 3, record 1, English, - railgun
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Armes de haute technicité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- canon à rails
1, record 1, French, canon%20%C3%A0%20rails
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- canon électrique 1, record 1, French, canon%20%C3%A9lectrique
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- lanceur à rails 2, record 1, French, lanceur%20%C3%A0%20rails
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Arme se servant d’une force électromagnétique pour lancer des projectiles à haute vitesse. 1, record 1, French, - canon%20%C3%A0%20rails
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un canon à rails est muni d’une paire de conducteurs parallèles(rails) le long desquels glisse une armature, accélérée par les effets électromagnétiques du courant qui circule le long d’un rail, à travers l'armature puis le long de l'autre rail dans le sens opposé. 1, record 1, French, - canon%20%C3%A0%20rails
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
canon à rails; canon électrique : désignations et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d’experts en terminologie interarmées. 3, record 1, French, - canon%20%C3%A0%20rails
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- railway gun
1, record 2, English, railway%20gun
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
railway gun: an item in the "Armaments" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology" category. 2, record 2, English, - railway%20gun
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- canon sur rails
1, record 2, French, canon%20sur%20rails
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
canon sur rails : objet de la classe «Armement» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour les sciences et la technologie». 2, record 2, French, - canon%20sur%20rails
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2020-10-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Field Artillery
- Rail Transport
- Antique and Obsolete Weapons
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- railway gun
1, record 3, English, railway%20gun
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- railroad gun 2, record 3, English, railroad%20gun
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a large artillery piece ... mounted on, transported by, and fired from a specially designed railway wagon. 3, record 3, English, - railway%20gun
Record 3, Key term(s)
- rail-way gun
- rail-road gun
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Artillerie de campagne
- Transport par rail
- Armes anciennes
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- canon sur rail
1, record 3, French, canon%20sur%20rail
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- canon sur rails 2, record 3, French, canon%20sur%20rails
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Artillería de campaña
- Transporte ferroviario
- Armas anticuadas
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- cañón ferroviario
1, record 3, Spanish, ca%C3%B1%C3%B3n%20ferroviario
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- cañón sobre vía férrea 1, record 3, Spanish, ca%C3%B1%C3%B3n%20sobre%20v%C3%ADa%20f%C3%A9rrea
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-06-28
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Guns (Land Forces)
- Advanced Technology Weapons
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- electromagnetic railgun
1, record 4, English, electromagnetic%20railgun
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- electromagnetic rail gun 2, record 4, English, electromagnetic%20rail%20gun
correct
- electromagnetic launcher 3, record 4, English, electromagnetic%20launcher
correct
- electromagnetic gun 4, record 4, English, electromagnetic%20gun
correct
- EM gun 5, record 4, English, EM%20gun
correct
- electro-magnetic gun 6, record 4, English, electro%2Dmagnetic%20gun
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] device designed to launch small projectiles at high velocities by converting electrical energy into kinetic energy. 7, record 4, English, - electromagnetic%20railgun
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Defense Department is exploring the hypervelocity electromagnetic rail gun. The rail gun uses an extremely powerful magnetic field to launch projectiles at speeds of miles per second. 8, record 4, English, - electromagnetic%20railgun
Record 4, Key term(s)
- electro-magnetic railgun
- electro-magnetic rail gun
- electro-magnetic launcher
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Canons (Forces terrestres)
- Armes de haute technicité
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- canon électromagnétique
1, record 4, French, canon%20%C3%A9lectromagn%C3%A9tique
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- canon électromagnétique à rails 2, record 4, French, canon%20%C3%A9lectromagn%C3%A9tique%20%C3%A0%20rails
masculine noun
- lanceur électromagnétique 3, record 4, French, lanceur%20%C3%A9lectromagn%C3%A9tique
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cañones (Ejército de tierra)
- Armas de tecnología avanzada
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- cañón electromagnético
1, record 4, Spanish, ca%C3%B1%C3%B3n%20electromagn%C3%A9tico
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- cañón de rail 1, record 4, Spanish, ca%C3%B1%C3%B3n%20de%20rail
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Su funcionamiento, que pasamos a detallar, se basa en los principios que rigen el comportamiento de los campos magnéticos y las corrientes eléctricas. Por todos es sabido que los polos homólogos de los campos magnéticos se repelen. Si acercamos los dos polos N de dos imanes estos intentaran separarse. Si llevamos este sistema a sus extremos nos da lugar a un arma excepcional. Su funcionamiento es simple: Dos raíles (De ahí su otro nombre "Arma de rail") conectados a una potente fuente de pulsos eléctricos convenientemente posicionados en el entorno de un poderoso campo magnético. Mediante un sistema neumático se lanza entre esos raíles un proyectil cuya superficie sea conductora y haga contacto con los raíles a una velocidad considerable cortocircuitándolos y formando a su alrededor un nuevo campo magnético que será intensamente repelido por el otro campo "local" haciendo que acelere excepcionalmente y que el proyectil sea proyectado fuera del sistema a una gran velocidad. 1, record 4, Spanish, - ca%C3%B1%C3%B3n%20electromagn%C3%A9tico
Record 5 - internal organization data 2003-04-07
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Space Weapons
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- kinetic energy rail gun
1, record 5, English, kinetic%20energy%20rail%20gun
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Armes orbitales
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- canon à rails à énergie cinétique
1, record 5, French, canon%20%C3%A0%20rails%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9nergie%20cin%C3%A9tique
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1987-05-01
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Space Weapons
- Advanced Technology Weapons
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- reconnection gun
1, record 6, English, reconnection%20gun
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Armes orbitales
- Armes de haute technicité
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- canon à rebranchement
1, record 6, French, canon%20%C3%A0%20rebranchement
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A la différence des canons électromagnétiques classiques(Railgun) où le projectile est accéléré entre deux rails conducteurs entre lesquels passe un puissant courant électrique, le canon à rebranchement(Reconnection Gun) utilise deux champs magnétiques isolés comme accélérateur pour propulser le projectile. 1, record 6, French, - canon%20%C3%A0%20rebranchement
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1981-07-27
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- included angle 1, record 7, English, included%20angle
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
With reference to ejection seats, that angle formed by the intersection of the axis of the guide rails and/or gun and the long axis of the spinal column. 1, record 7, English, - included%20angle
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- angle inclus
1, record 7, French, angle%20inclus
masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En ce qui se rapporte aux sièges éjectables, c'est l'angle formé par l'intersection de l'axe des rails de guidage et/ou du canon et de l'axe longitudinal de la colonne vertébrale. 1, record 7, French, - angle%20inclus
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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