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PLATE-FORME ARTICULEE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-10-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- articulated loading platform
1, record 1, English, articulated%20loading%20platform
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- ALP 1, record 1, English, ALP
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- articulated loading tower 2, record 1, English, articulated%20loading%20tower
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An offshore platform in which the riser is jointed in order to allow for changes in water level, current, and so on. 1, record 1, English, - articulated%20loading%20platform
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plate-forme de chargement articulée
1, record 1, French, plate%2Dforme%20de%20chargement%20articul%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des plateformes, des plates-formes. 2, record 1, French, - plate%2Dforme%20de%20chargement%20articul%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
plateforme (sing.); plateformes (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l’orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004). 3, record 1, French, - plate%2Dforme%20de%20chargement%20articul%C3%A9e
Record 1, Key term(s)
- plateforme de chargement articulée
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-02-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mobile Hoisting Apparatus
- Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- aerial platform
1, record 2, English, aerial%20platform
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- elevating platform 1, record 2, English, elevating%20platform
correct
- hydraulic platform 2, record 2, English, hydraulic%20platform
correct, standardized
- snorkel 1, record 2, English, snorkel
- cherrypicker 1, record 2, English, cherrypicker
- cherry picker 3, record 2, English, cherry%20picker
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A basket-like platform attached to a mechanical or hydraulic power-operated boom mounted on an apparatus chassis, used to raise firefighters and equipment to upper floors for fire fighting and rescue work. 1, record 2, English, - aerial%20platform
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hydraulic platform: term standardized by ISO. 4, record 2, English, - aerial%20platform
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Appareils de levage mobiles
- Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- plate-forme élévatrice
1, record 2, French, plate%2Dforme%20%C3%A9l%C3%A9vatrice
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- bras élévateur articulé 2, record 2, French, bras%20%C3%A9l%C3%A9vateur%20articul%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- BEA 2, record 2, French, BEA
correct, masculine noun
- BEA 2, record 2, French, BEA
- plate-forme d’incendie 3, record 2, French, plate%2Dforme%20d%26rsquo%3Bincendie
correct, feminine noun
- plate-forme aérienne articulée 3, record 2, French, plate%2Dforme%20a%C3%A9rienne%20articul%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- plate-forme élévatrice d’incendie 3, record 2, French, plate%2Dforme%20%C3%A9l%C3%A9vatrice%20d%26rsquo%3Bincendie
correct, feminine noun
- plateforme élévatrice 4, record 2, French, plateforme%20%C3%A9l%C3%A9vatrice
feminine noun
- plateforme d’incendie 4, record 2, French, plateforme%20d%26rsquo%3Bincendie
feminine noun
- plateforme aérienne articulée 4, record 2, French, plateforme%20a%C3%A9rienne%20articul%C3%A9e
feminine noun
- plateforme élévatrice d’incendie 4, record 2, French, plateforme%20%C3%A9l%C3%A9vatrice%20d%26rsquo%3Bincendie
feminine noun
- girafe 5, record 2, French, girafe
see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bras articulé hydraulique sur un châssis automobile, permettant d’amener une nacelle (pour une ou plusieurs personnes) à une certaine hauteur et au-dessus des obstacles en vue d’effectuer des sauvetages ou de lutter contre l’incendie. 6, record 2, French, - plate%2Dforme%20%C3%A9l%C3%A9vatrice
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «girafe» est parfois utilisé en ce sens au Canada, mais en français commun il ne s’emploie que dans le domaine de l’exploitation des mines, selon le Grand dictionnaire encyclopédique Larousse, 1982 (vol. 5, page 4803). 5, record 2, French, - plate%2Dforme%20%C3%A9l%C3%A9vatrice
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Pluriel : des plateformes, des plates-formes. 7, record 2, French, - plate%2Dforme%20%C3%A9l%C3%A9vatrice
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
plateforme (sing.); plateformes (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l’orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004). 4, record 2, French, - plate%2Dforme%20%C3%A9l%C3%A9vatrice
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
plate-forme élévatrice : terme normalisé par l’AFNOR. 5, record 2, French, - plate%2Dforme%20%C3%A9l%C3%A9vatrice
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 5 OBS
bras élévateur articulé : terme normalisé par l’ISO. 8, record 2, French, - plate%2Dforme%20%C3%A9l%C3%A9vatrice
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-03-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Scaffolding
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- articulated metal platform 1, record 3, English, articulated%20metal%20platform
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Échafaudage
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- plate-forme métallique articulée
1, record 3, French, plate%2Dforme%20m%C3%A9tallique%20articul%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des plateformes, des plates-formes. 2, record 3, French, - plate%2Dforme%20m%C3%A9tallique%20articul%C3%A9e
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
plateforme (sing.); plateformes (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l’orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004). 3, record 3, French, - plate%2Dforme%20m%C3%A9tallique%20articul%C3%A9e
Record 3, Key term(s)
- plateforme métallique articulée
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2006-03-01
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
- Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- articulated platform
1, record 4, English, articulated%20platform
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- oscillating platform 2, record 4, English, oscillating%20platform
correct, less frequent
- articulated column 3, record 4, English, articulated%20column
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An offshore platform, sometimes called an oscillating platform, which combines the advantages of fixed and floating structures ... 2, record 4, English, - articulated%20platform
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
One design ... consists of a cylindrical deck on top of a long cylindrical tube 7 metres in diameter, supported on a universal joint, the lower half of which is fixed to a rectangular concrete and steel base on the sea floor. Vertical inclination is assured by six buoyancy tanks clustered around the tube just below the surface. 2, record 4, English, - articulated%20platform
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
- Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- plate-forme articulée
1, record 4, French, plate%2Dforme%20articul%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- plateforme articulée 2, record 4, French, plateforme%20articul%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- colonne articulée 3, record 4, French, colonne%20articul%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Support de plate-forme pétrolière en mer, constitué d’une colonne, ou pied, reliée par une articulation à une embase posée sur le fond. 4, record 4, French, - plate%2Dforme%20articul%C3%A9e
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour les profondeurs d’eau supérieures, les plates-formes articulées sont une solution d’avenir, déjà utilisables au demeurant aux profondeurs courantes actuelles, de 100 à 150 mètres. [...] Ces plates-formes se composent d’un fût cylindrique émergeant à la surface de la mer, supportant les installations de production, et articulé au niveau du fond par un cardan solidaire d’une embase poids. 2, record 4, French, - plate%2Dforme%20articul%C3%A9e
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des plateformes, des plates-formes. 5, record 4, French, - plate%2Dforme%20articul%C3%A9e
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
plateforme (sing.); plateformes (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l’orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004). 6, record 4, French, - plate%2Dforme%20articul%C3%A9e
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Perforación de pozos petrolíferos
- Equipo para extracción de petróleo y gas natural
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- columna articulada
1, record 4, Spanish, columna%20articulada
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1999-05-25
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Applications of Automation
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- base
1, record 5, English, base
correct, noun, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- robot base 2, record 5, English, robot%20base
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A platform or structure to which is attached the origin of the first member of the articulated structure. 3, record 5, English, - base
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The platform or structure to which a robot arm is attached; the end of a kinematic chain of arm links and joints opposite to that which grasps or processes external objects. 4, record 5, English, - base
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
base: term and definition reproduced with the permission of the copyright holder, the Canadian Standards Association (CSA), 178 Rexdale Blvd., Toronto, Ontario Canada M9W 1R3. However, CSA shall not be responsible for the manner in which the information is presented, nor for any interpretations thereof. This CSA material may not have been updated to reflect amendments subsequently made to the original content. For further information, contact CSA. 5, record 5, English, - base
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 OBS
base; robot base: terms standardized by ISO. 5, record 5, English, - base
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Automatisation et applications
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- base
1, record 5, French, base
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- base de robot 2, record 5, French, base%20de%20robot
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Plate-forme ou structure à laquelle est liée l'origine du premier élément de la structure articulée. 3, record 5, French, - base
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
base : terme et définition reproduits avec l’autorisation de l’Association canadienne de normalisation (CSA), 178, boul. Rexdale, Toronto (Ontario), Canada M9W 1R3 (détentrice des droits d’auteur). La CSA décline toute responsabilité quant à la façon dont la matière est présentée et quant à toute interprétation pouvant en découler. L’information reproduite pourrait ne pas être à jour. Pour plus de renseignements, communiquer avec la CSA. 4, record 5, French, - base
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
base; base de robot : termes normalisés par l’ISO. 4, record 5, French, - base
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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