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FREIN COMMANDE MECANIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-07-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Braking Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mechanical brake
1, record 1, English, mechanical%20brake
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Brakes are classified as mechanical brake or hydraulic according to whether the braking force is applied from the foot pedal or hand lever to the brake shoes by means of mechanical linkage or by hydraulic pressure. 2, record 1, English, - mechanical%20brake
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mechanical brake: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 3, record 1, English, - mechanical%20brake
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Freins (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- frein à commande mécanique
1, record 1, French, frein%20%C3%A0%20commande%20m%C3%A9canique
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- frein mécanique 2, record 1, French, frein%20m%C3%A9canique
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les freins à commande mécanique, qui sont pratiquement abandonnés à l'heure actuelle, sauf pour le frein d'immobilisation, dit «frein à main», qui peut être utilisé comme freins de secours [...] 3, record 1, French, - frein%20%C3%A0%20commande%20m%C3%A9canique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'écartement des segments est obtenu [...] par l'action d'une came [commande mécanique du frein à main]. 4, record 1, French, - frein%20%C3%A0%20commande%20m%C3%A9canique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
frein à commande mécanique : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 2, record 1, French, - frein%20%C3%A0%20commande%20m%C3%A9canique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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