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CHAMBRE AIR [6 records]

Record 1 2017-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cycling
  • Motorized Sports
  • Wheels and Tires (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
DEF

An airtight tube of rubber placed inside the casing of a pneumatic tire to hold air under pressure.

OBS

inner tube: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • tire tube
  • tire inner tube
  • tyre tube
  • tyre inner tube

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cyclisme
  • Sports motorisés
  • Roues et pneus (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
DEF

Tube circulaire gonflé d'air, partie intérieure d'un pneumatique.

OBS

chambre à air : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciclismo
  • Deportes motorizados
  • Ruedas y neumáticos (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
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Record 2 2016-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Embryology
DEF

The large end of an egg which is filled with air.

OBS

air cell; air space: terms extracted from the “Glossaire de l’agriculture” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Embryologie
OBS

Dans un œuf.

OBS

chambre à air : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

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Record 3 1993-08-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

[A camera] is a gas chamber in [a nautiloid] shell.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
DEF

[Chambre d'une coquille de Nautilide] remplie par un mélange gazeux, issu du sang et très semblable à l'air atmosphérique, toutefois plus riche en azote.

Spanish

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Record 4 1985-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Underwater Diving (Sports)
CONT

Floats, buoys, inflated rubber inner tubes, surf mats, paddleboards, and boats are other flotation equipment that should be employed by skin divers.

CONT

Most divers take a float with them ... Two of the most common floats are the inner tube and the surf mat ... and either one can be used as a rescue device.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plongée sous-marine (Sports)
OBS

Source : Fédération des activités subaquatiques du Québec.

Spanish

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Record 5 1985-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Armour

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arme blindée

Spanish

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Record 6 1979-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Swimming
OBS

Tubes: Placed around the legs, usually somewhere between the knees and ankles, inflation depending on the body position desired.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Natation
OBS

Chambres à air: Elles sont placées autour des jambes, habituellement entre le genou et la cheville, et leur gonflage dépend de la position que l'on souhaite donner au corps.

Spanish

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