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TUBES DROITS [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-05-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
- The Genitals
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- straight seminiferous tubules
1, record 1, English, straight%20seminiferous%20tubules
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- straight tubules 2, record 1, English, straight%20tubules
correct, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
straight seminiferous tubules; straight tubules: designations derived from the Terminologia Anatomica. 3, record 1, English, - straight%20seminiferous%20tubules
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A09.3.01.023: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number. 3, record 1, English, - straight%20seminiferous%20tubules
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
- Organes génitaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tubules séminifères droits
1, record 1, French, tubules%20s%C3%A9minif%C3%A8res%20droits
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- tubes droits 1, record 1, French, tubes%20droits
former designation, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tubules séminifères qui drainent l’ensemble des tubules séminifères contournés d’un même lobule du testicule. 1, record 1, French, - tubules%20s%C3%A9minif%C3%A8res%20droits
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tubules séminifères droits; tubes droits : désignations dérivées de la Terminologia Anatomica. 2, record 1, French, - tubules%20s%C3%A9minif%C3%A8res%20droits
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A09.3.01.023 : numéro d’identification de la Terminologia Anatomica. 2, record 1, French, - tubules%20s%C3%A9minif%C3%A8res%20droits
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Morfología y fisiología general
- Órganos genitales
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- túbulos seminíferos rectos
1, record 1, Spanish, t%C3%BAbulos%20semin%C3%ADferos%20rectos
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cada uno de los conductos rectilíneos de 1 mm de longitud, revestidos de epitelio cúbico o pavimentoso simple, que comunican los túbulos seminíferos contorneados con los canales de la red testicular, en el mediastino testicular. 2, record 1, Spanish, - t%C3%BAbulos%20semin%C3%ADferos%20rectos
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
túbulos seminíferos rectos: designación derivada de la Terminología Anatómica. 3, record 1, Spanish, - t%C3%BAbulos%20semin%C3%ADferos%20rectos
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A09.3.01.023: número de identificación de la Terminología Anatómica. 3, record 1, Spanish, - t%C3%BAbulos%20semin%C3%ADferos%20rectos
Record 2 - internal organization data 2019-04-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Pipes and Fittings
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
- Submarines (Naval Forces)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hot leg
1, record 2, English, hot%20leg
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In a gas-cooled reactor, the piping connecting the core and the energy conversion system, channeling high-temperature gas. 2, record 2, English, - hot%20leg
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The cycle of sodium through a ... primary loop or a secondary loop typically divides into a "hot leg" and a "cold leg." 3, record 2, English, - hot%20leg
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tuyauterie et raccords
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
- Sous-marins (Forces navales)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- branche chaude
1, record 2, French, branche%20chaude
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- voie chaude 2, record 2, French, voie%20chaude
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le réacteur est à deux boucles, appelées A et B, chaque boucle ayant :-une seule branche chaude alimentant son propre générateur de vapeur(GV) à tubes d’échange droits [...] 3, record 2, French, - branche%20chaude
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-11-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- superheated steam generator
1, record 3, English, superheated%20steam%20generator
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
… a superheated steam generator comprising a bank of U-tubes. 1, record 3, English, - superheated%20steam%20generator
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- générateur de vapeur surchauffée
1, record 3, French, g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rateur%20de%20vapeur%20surchauff%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le générateur de vapeur surchauffée, simple passe et tubes droits ou en hélice a été utilisé sur l'Otto Hahn et sur des brise-glace russes de la classe Arktika. 1, record 3, French, - g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rateur%20de%20vapeur%20surchauff%C3%A9e
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2009-10-07
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Pipes and Fittings
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- cold leg
1, record 4, English, cold%20leg
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The piping in a PWR [pressurized water reactor] that carries cooled reactor coolant from the steam generator back to the reactor vessel. 1, record 4, English, - cold%20leg
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Tuyauterie et raccords
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- branche froide
1, record 4, French, branche%20froide
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le réacteur est à deux boucles, appelées A et B, chaque boucle ayant :-une seule branche chaude alimentant son propre générateur de vapeur(GV) à tubes d’échange droits-et deux branches froides, chacune étant équipée d’une pompe primaire principale envoyant l'eau refroidie de chaque générateur de vapeur vers les piquages de l'espace annulaire de la cuve du réacteur. 1, record 4, French, - branche%20froide
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2008-03-25
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Couplings (Mechanical Components)
- Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- cross fitting
1, record 5, English, cross%20fitting
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A pipe fitting with four branches the axes of which usually form right angles. 2, record 5, English, - cross%20fitting
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Remove existing fitting and packing from tee or cross fitting at bottom end of drain line. 3, record 5, English, - cross%20fitting
Record 5, Key term(s)
- cross-fitting
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Accouplements (Composants mécaniques)
- Aérotechnique et maintenance
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- raccord en croix
1, record 5, French, raccord%20en%20croix
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pièce à quatre embranchements permettant un assemblage entre plusieurs tubes et dont les axes sont habituellement à angles droits. 2, record 5, French, - raccord%20en%20croix
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
raccord en croix : terme uniformisé par le Comité d’uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance. 3, record 5, French, - raccord%20en%20croix
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2000-02-29
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Heat Exchangers
- Refrigerating Machines and Appliances
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- coil
1, record 6, English, coil
correct, generic
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- pipe coil 2, record 6, English, pipe%20coil
correct, generic
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A cooling or heating element made of pipe or tubing. 3, record 6, English, - coil
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... more particularly made from one or more bent pipes. 2, record 6, English, - coil
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In more complex installations, a tube bundle is used instead of a coil. 4, record 6, English, - coil
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Échangeurs de chaleur
- Machines frigorifiques
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- serpentin
1, record 6, French, serpentin
correct, masculine noun, specific
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Élément refroidissant ou chauffant constitué de tubes généralement recourbés, plus particulièrement, disposés en segments parallèles. 2, record 6, French, - serpentin
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En langage courant, le mot «serpentin» se traduit en anglais par «serpentine», mais dans l'industrie frigorifique on désigne souvent par ce terme tout échangeur thermique constitué par un faisceau de tubes [...] quoique cette généralisation puisse prêter à une certaine confusion. En effet, le mot «serpentin»(en anglais «Coil»=bobine) évoque un tube, une bande, voire un ruban, enroulés en spirale, et peut très bien convenir, par exemple, à un évaporateur immergé à serpentin et, par extension, à tout échangeur thermique constitué par un serpentin [...]; mais on aurait tort de traduire [...] «Evaporator coil» par «serpentin évaporateur» dans le cas d’un évaporateur multitubulaire ou de tout autre échangeur à collecteurs et à tubes droits [...] 3, record 6, French, - serpentin
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1982-11-22
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Copper and Copper Alloys (Metallurgy)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- roll straightening 1, record 7, English, roll%20straightening
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The process of straightening tube, rod and bar by passing them lengthwise through a machine with suitable rolls so as to repeatedly flex the product in two planes at right angles. 1, record 7, English, - roll%20straightening
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Cuivre et alliages du cuivre (Métallurgie)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- redressage par rouleaux 1, record 7, French, redressage%20par%20rouleaux
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Procédé de redressage de tubes, de tiges et de barres qui consiste à les faire passer dans le sens de la longueur dans une machine munie de rouleaux appropriés et en les pliants plusieurs fois en deux plans à angles droits. 1, record 7, French, - redressage%20par%20rouleaux
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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