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COQUE DEPLACEMENT [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-05-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ship and Boat Parts
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- displacement hull
1, record 1, English, displacement%20hull
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A displacement hull lies inside the water, and displaces it as it moves. 2, record 1, English, - displacement%20hull
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Parties des bateaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- coque à déplacement
1, record 1, French, coque%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9placement
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- carène à déplacement 2, record 1, French, car%C3%A8ne%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9placement
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[…] coque conçue pour naviguer dans l'eau et ainsi créer un déplacement plutôt que de naviguer sur la surface […] 3, record 1, French, - coque%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9placement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Bien que les termes «coque» et «carène» aient des sens légèrement différents (la carène étant la partie immergée de la coque), ils sont utilisés de façon interchangeable dans ce contexte. 4, record 1, French, - coque%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9placement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Partes de los barcos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- casco de desplazamiento
1, record 1, Spanish, casco%20de%20desplazamiento
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un casco de desplazamiento es cualquier casco que desplaza agua. 1, record 1, Spanish, - casco%20de%20desplazamiento
Record 2 - internal organization data 2018-03-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Water Transport
- Transport of Goods
- Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- squat
1, record 2, English, squat
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Squat refers to the increase of a ship's draught as a result of its motion through water. It is a hydraulic phenomenon whereby the water displaced creates an increase in current velocity past the moving hull causing a reduction in pressure resulting in a localised reduction of the water level and, consequently, in a settling of the vessel deeper in the water. For various reasons-having to do with hull design, trim and other physical and operational factors-squat may be different at the fore and aft. 2, record 2, English, - squat
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Transport par eau
- Transport de marchandises
- Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- accroupissement
1, record 2, French, accroupissement
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- squat 2, record 2, French, squat
correct, masculine noun
- effet de squat 3, record 2, French, effet%20de%20squat
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Surenfoncement du navire par petits fonds dû à la vitesse. 4, record 2, French, - accroupissement
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le squat est l'augmentation du tirant d’eau d’un navire résultant du déplacement de celui-ci dans l'eau. Il s’agit d’un phénomène hydraulique par lequel l'eau déplacée crée une augmentation de la vitesse du courant le long de la coque en mouvement, causant ainsi une réduction de pression qui, à son tour, a pour effet de produire une baisse locale du niveau d’eau, permettant au navire de s’enfoncer plus profondément dans l'eau. 5, record 2, French, - accroupissement
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Transporte por agua
- Transporte de mercancías
- Mecánica de fluidos e hidráulica (Física)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- asentamiento
1, record 2, Spanish, asentamiento
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tendencia del barco a reposar o a sentarse cuando comienza a moverse. 1, record 2, Spanish, - asentamiento
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-02-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- mobile drilling platform
1, record 3, English, mobile%20drilling%20platform
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- movable structure 2, record 3, English, movable%20structure
correct
- mobile platform 1, record 3, English, mobile%20platform
correct
- offshore mobile drilling unit 2, record 3, English, offshore%20mobile%20drilling%20unit
correct, see observation
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mobile drilling platform. The underwater search has been made possible only by vast improvement in offshore technology ... new types [of platform] stress characteristics of mobility and the capacity for work in [deep] water. The world's mobile platform fleet can be divided into four main groupings: self-elevating platform, submersibles, semisubmersibles, and floating drill ships. The most widely used mobile platform is the self-elevating, or jack-up unit. It is towed to location, where the legs are lowered to the sea floor, and the platform is jacked up above wave height. 1, record 3, English, - mobile%20drilling%20platform
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
for "offshore mobile drilling unit": offshore mobile drilling unit 2, record 3, English, - mobile%20drilling%20platform
Record 3, Key term(s)
- mobile drilling unit
- mobile unit
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- infrastructure mobile
1, record 3, French, infrastructure%20mobile
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- support de forage mobile 2, record 3, French, support%20de%20forage%20mobile
correct, masculine noun
- unité mobile 2, record 3, French, unit%C3%A9%20mobile
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Aussi pour exécuter [les forages d’exploration] qui ne durent que quelques mois chacun, utilise-t-on des infrastructures mobiles, que l'on déplace d’un site à un autre [...] À faible profondeur on utilise des «jack-up» ou plates-formes autoélévatrices à piles mobiles verticalement actionnées par vérins ou par crémaillères. En cours de déplacement le pont fait office de coque et flotte à la surface de l'eau, les piles étant relevées [...] Au-delà de [90 mètres d’eau], on utilise des engins de forage flottants, navires ou plates-formes semi-submersibles. 1, record 3, French, - infrastructure%20mobile
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-06-02
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- MODU/surface
1, record 4, English, MODU%2Fsurface
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A MODU with a ship or barge-type displacement hull of single or multiple hull construction intended for operation in the floating condition. 1, record 4, English, - MODU%2Fsurface
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
MODU/surface: From the federal certification project (Marine Certification Regulations Section 2) to become effective after 1996. 2, record 4, English, - MODU%2Fsurface
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
MODU is the acronym for "Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit." 3, record 4, English, - MODU%2Fsurface
Record 4, Key term(s)
- Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit/surface
- surface MODU
- surface Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- UMFM/surface
1, record 4, French, UMFM%2Fsurface
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
UMFM à coque unique ou multiple de déplacement du type navire ou chaland destinée à l'exploitation en situation de flottaison. 1, record 4, French, - UMFM%2Fsurface
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
UMFM/surface : Extrait du projet de règlement fédéral (Règlement sur la délivrance des brevets et des certificats - Marine Article 2) qui entrera en vigueur après 1996. 2, record 4, French, - UMFM%2Fsurface
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
UMFM est l’acronyme de «unité mobile de forage en mer». 3, record 4, French, - UMFM%2Fsurface
Record 4, Key term(s)
- unité mobile de forage en mer/surface
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2001-05-04
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Energy Transformation
- Thermonuclear fusion
- Atomic Physics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- kink instability
1, record 5, English, kink%20instability
correct, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- wriggling instability 2, record 5, English, wriggling%20instability
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Magnetohydrodynamic instability which sometimes develops in a thin plasma column carrying a strong axial current such that, if a kink begins to develop in such a column, the magnetic forces on the inside of the kink become larger than those on the outside, so that in general it tends to grow in size and the column then becomes unstable and undergoes a gross lateral displacement toward the walls of the discharge vessel. 2, record 5, English, - kink%20instability
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
kink instability: term and definition standardized by ISO. 3, record 5, English, - kink%20instability
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Transformation de l'énergie
- Fusion thermonucléaire
- Physique atomique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- instabilité à coques
1, record 5, French, instabilit%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20coques
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- instabilité à coudes 2, record 5, French, instabilit%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20coudes
feminine noun
- instabilité à coude 3, record 5, French, instabilit%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20coude
feminine noun
- instabilité de courbure 2, record 5, French, instabilit%C3%A9%20de%20courbure
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Instabilité magnétohydrodynamique qui se développe parfois dans une colonne mince de plasma transportant un fort courant axial de manière que si une coque commence à se former dans une telle colonne, les forces magnétiques à l'intérieur de la coque deviennent plus grandes que les forces extérieures, de sorte qu'en général elle tend à s’élargir et la colonne devient alors instable et subit un déplacement global latéral vers les parois de la chambre de décharge. 4, record 5, French, - instabilit%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20coques
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
instabilité à coques : terme et définition normalisés par l’ISO. 5, record 5, French, - instabilit%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20coques
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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