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FUSEE EXTRA-SENSIBLE [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Guns (Land Forces)
DEF

A fuze which will still function even if the projectile only strikes a surface with a glancing blow.

OBS

Inertial forces activate it on impact.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Canons (Forces terrestres)
DEF

Fusée ayant la propriété de fonctionner même si le projectile ne fait que ricocher. Ce sont les forces d'inertie qui déclenchent la fusée rasante.

OBS

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

OBS

fusée rasante : terme et définition uniformisés par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

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