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GAINAGE [3 records]

Record 1 2013-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
DEF

A hollow welding similar to a cavetto or scotia.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
OBS

gaine : Fourneau épousant la forme de l'objet qu'il renferme.

OBS

gainage : Action de munir d'une garde.

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Power Stations
  • Atomic Physics
  • Radiation Protection
DEF

The process by which a nuclear fuel is placed between two metal sheets making up a sheath.

OBS

canning: term standardized by ISO.

OBS

See also "cladding".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Centrales nucléaires
  • Physique atomique
  • Radioprotection
DEF

Opération par laquelle un combustible nucléaire est revêtu d'une gaine.

OBS

Le terme «gainage» ne doit pas être employé au sens de «gaine».

OBS

gainage : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Centrales nucleares
  • Física atómica
  • Protección contra la radiación
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Record 3 2000-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil and Gas Distribution Facilities
DEF

Large pipe in which a carrier pipeline is contained.

CONT

Casing is used when a pipeline passes under railroad rights-of-way and some roads to shield the pipeline from the unusually high load stresses of a particular location.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Install. de distrib. (Pétrole et gaz naturel)
CONT

Gainage de protection des pipelines, lors du passage de voies publiques ou de points spéciaux.

Spanish

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