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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2016-08-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Man-Made Construction Materials
  • Roofs (Building Elements)
  • Thermal Insulation
DEF

[A] rigid insulation board manufactured from expanded perlite, reinforcing fibres and binding agents.

OBS

expanded perlite board: term and definition standardized by ISO.

OBS

perlite board: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de construction artificiels
  • Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
  • Isolation thermique
DEF

Panneau isolant rigide manufacturé à partir de perlite expansée, de fibres de renforcement et de liants.

OBS

panneau de perlite expansée : terme et définition normalisés par l’ISO.

OBS

panneau de perlite : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Braking Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
OBS

In future... all that will be necessary to engage or release the parking brake will be a brief push of a switch on the dash panel or a multifunction steering wheel. This is now made possible by either a powerful electric motor behind the scenes that tensions or releases the brake cables on command, or a further electric servomotor on the rear wheel which presses the brake caliper directly onto the brake disc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Freins (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
Key term(s)
  • EPB

Spanish

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