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FREQUENCE OSCILLANTE [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-04-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Acoustics (Physics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- forced vibration
1, record 1, English, forced%20vibration
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A vibration which results from the application of a periodic force to a body capable of vibrating. 2, record 1, English, - forced%20vibration
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Acoustique (Physique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vibration forcée
1, record 1, French, vibration%20forc%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vibration d’un système dont la fréquence imposée par une excitation périodique appliquée est la même que celle de cette excitation. [Définition normalisée par l’AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.] 2, record 1, French, - vibration%20forc%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si [...] le milieu est soumis à une force oscillante, c'est-à-dire à une force variant elle-même périodiquement en fonction du temps, il se trouve entraîné à vibrer sur la fréquence de la force qui l'ébranle; le milieu subit alors des vibrations forcées [...] 3, record 1, French, - vibration%20forc%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
vibration forcée : terme normalisé par l’AFNOR. 4, record 1, French, - vibration%20forc%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Vibration forcée d’un système. 4, record 1, French, - vibration%20forc%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-04-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Acoustics (Physics)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- free vibration
1, record 2, English, free%20vibration
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The vibrations which occur at the natural frequency of a body when it has been displaced from its position of rest and allowed to vibrate freely without the application of any periodic force. 2, record 2, English, - free%20vibration
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Acoustique (Physique)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- vibration libre
1, record 2, French, vibration%20libre
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- vibration naturelle 1, record 2, French, vibration%20naturelle
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vibration d’un système quand les excitations extérieures qui agissent sur lui deviennent soit nulles, soit constantes en fonction du temps. [Définition normalisée par l’AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.] 2, record 2, French, - vibration%20libre
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tout milieu a sa fréquence propre [...], fréquence à laquelle il vibre si on le laisse libre d’osciller à sa guise, en absence de toute force extérieure [...], ou si on lui impose une force constante, non oscillante : le milieu exécute alors des vibrations libres(vibrations dites encore naturelles). 3, record 2, French, - vibration%20libre
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
vibration libre; vibration naturelle : termes normalisés par l’AFNOR. 4, record 2, French, - vibration%20libre
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Vibration libre, naturelle d’un système. 4, record 2, French, - vibration%20libre
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-08-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Lasers and Masers
- Welding - Various Processes
- Cutting and Trimming (Machine-Tooling)
- Navigation Instruments
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- oscillating speed
1, record 3, English, oscillating%20speed
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"Technologically," says Mr. Peterson, "the neatest thing we've seen lately is in motion control. We're applying the most advanced motion control products as they become available. In laser cutting for example, we've applied linear motors to X- and Y-axis positioning tables under our laser cutters and welders. We're getting acceleration and deceleration rates approaching 2 g's, which is letting us move work at rates approaching the oscillating speed of the laser itself. 1, record 3, English, - oscillating%20speed
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Masers et lasers
- Procédés de soudage divers
- Découpage et taillage (Usinage)
- Instruments de navigation
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- vitesse oscillante
1, record 3, French, vitesse%20oscillante
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Gyromètres optiques [...] La zone aveugle et son antidote, l'activation. [...] Un artifice, appelé activation permet [...] [de] faire travailler le gyromètre en permanence ou, à la rigueur, pendant la majeure partie du temps, dans la zone linéaire de sa courbe d’étalonnage [...] La méthode la plus simple à concevoir [...] consiste à animer le bloc optique d’un mouvement angulaire [déterminé] ;[...] Deux possibilités peuvent être envisagées : a) Introduction d’une vitesse supplémentaire [...] de signe constant. [...] b) Introduction d’une vitesse oscillante, par exemple d’une fréquence de l'ordre de 200 Hz et d’une amplitude de l'ordre d’une centaine de degrés par seconde. [...] Une version sophistiquée de cette méthode, appelée superactivation consiste à ajouter au signal à mesurer une composante de vitesse angulaire aléatoire [...] 1, record 3, French, - vitesse%20oscillante
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2001-03-28
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Instruments
- Vulcanology and Seismology
- Pipes and Fittings
- Tolerances and Modular Co-ordination (Construction)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- spring box
1, record 4, English, spring%20box
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- spring element 2, record 4, English, spring%20element
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
All the elastic components of GERB spring elements are made from helical springs with one or more spiral ... The load-bearing capacity of the standard GERB steel spring elements goes up to 3200 kg for each element. The frequency in the direction of vertical vibration is about 1.8 - 6 Hz. The GERB elements insulate machinery, and function as shock absorbers in all directions without blocking the six degrees of freedom ... GERB steel spring elements are suitable for the support of: - Power station machinery (turbo-generators, blowers, coal pulverisers, boiler pumps, diesel engines) and pipelines; - Forge hammers, presses, machine tools, crushers, compressors and testing stands; - Precision machinery of every type such as laser equipment, testing machines, roll grinders, microscopes; - Buildings or parts of buildings. They are also used as oscillation dampers in the construction of bridges. 3, record 4, English, - spring%20box
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
ChonAn Station has special devices, named spring box, for reducing the vibration of top slab's train passing (350 km/h). 1, record 4, English, - spring%20box
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Spring element for building isolation. 4, record 4, English, - spring%20box
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Instruments scientifiques
- Volcanologie et sismologie
- Tuyauterie et raccords
- Calcul, tolérances et modulation (Construction)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- boîte à ressorts
1, record 4, French, bo%C3%AEte%20%C3%A0%20ressorts
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- boîte à ressort 2, record 4, French, bo%C3%AEte%20%C3%A0%20ressort
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dispositif d’amortissement des ondes sismiques constitué de ressorts protégés par du plastique, solidaires de plaques de caoutchouc. 3, record 4, French, - bo%C3%AEte%20%C3%A0%20ressorts
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les éléments de suspension des boîtes à ressort GERB sont constitués d’un ou de plusieurs ressorts hélicoïdaux. [...] En exécution standard, les boîtes à ressort GERB sont disponibles pour des charges maximales de 3200 kg par unité. Leur fréquence propre d’oscillation verticale est comprise en 1, 8 et 6 Hz. Les éléments GERB permettent une isolation vibratoire de machines avec effet amortissant sur trois axes, sans blocage des six degrés de liberté de la masse monobloc oscillante. [...] Les boîtes à ressort GERB permettent de réaliser les appuis élastiques de :-machines de centrales de force motrice, souffleries, broyeurs à charbon, pompes de chaudière, moteurs diesel ainsi que les suspensions pour tuyauterie;-forges, presses, machines-outils, concasseurs, compresseurs et bancs d’essai;-machines de précision en tout genre(par ex. installations à laser, machines de test, machines à rectifier les cylindres, microscopes) ;-bâtiments ou éléments de bâtiments et ponts. 2, record 4, French, - bo%C3%AEte%20%C3%A0%20ressorts
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le chantier se situant au droit d’une ligne de métro, l’utilisation d’un système anti-vibrations fut nécessaire. Deux techniques furent employées : - des appuis Néoprène. - des boîtes à ressorts. 4, record 4, French, - bo%C3%AEte%20%C3%A0%20ressorts
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1999-10-18
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Acoustics (Physics)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- transient
1, record 5, English, transient
correct, noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sound of short period and irregular non-repeating waveform, which implies a continuous spectrum of sound-energy contributions, the frequency distribution of which determines whether the sound is correctly recognizable or not. 1, record 5, English, - transient
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Acoustique (Physique)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- transitoire
1, record 5, French, transitoire
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- son transitoire 2, record 5, French, son%20transitoire
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les trains d’ondes brefs engendrés sous l'effet d’un choc dans un milieu à sa fréquence propre sont appelés des transitoires. Des transitoires sont également engendrés au début et à la fin de l'action d’une force oscillante de fréquence différente de la fréquence propre du milieu. 1, record 5, French, - transitoire
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
clic. Sensation auditive n’ayant pas de durée apparente, engendrée par des sons ou des phénomènes transitoires très brefs. [Justification reproduite avec l’autorisation de l’AFNOR.] 2, record 5, French, - transitoire
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1992-01-08
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Pest Control Equipment
- Mechanical Construction
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- dribble nozzle
1, record 6, English, dribble%20nozzle
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- dribble-type nozzle 2, record 6, English, dribble%2Dtype%20nozzle
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A special dribble-type nozzle, fitted to a vibrating unit operated by a small direct-current electric motor, has been used to spray where drift control is critical. The nozzle is oscillated at a high frequency to produce a fan-spray pattern. 2, record 6, English, - dribble%20nozzle
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Matériel de protection des végétaux
- Construction mécanique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- buse oscillante
1, record 6, French, buse%20oscillante
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On utilise la buse oscillante, munie d’un vibrateur actionné par un petit moteur électrique à courant continu, lorsqu'il est très important d’éviter la dérive du brouillard. La buse oscille à haute fréquence et donne un jet en éventail. 2, record 6, French, - buse%20oscillante
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Telecommunications
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- wobbulated frequency 1, record 7, English, wobbulated%20frequency
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Télécommunications
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- fréquence oscillante 1, record 7, French, fr%C3%A9quence%20oscillante
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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