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CENTRALE MOTEURS DIESEL [1 record]

Record 1 2005-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electric Power Stations
OBS

This term can have two meanings: (a) an electric power generating plant using one or more diesel engines for each of several generators; (b) a diesel generator set using a single diesel engine coupled to a generator.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Centrales électriques
OBS

S'applique à une installation permanente utilisant plusieurs groupes électrogènes.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec «groupe électrogène à moteur Diesel» qui correspond au deuxième sens en anglais.

OBS

On écrirait mieux «diésel».

OBS

diésel : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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