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PROPULSEUR ELECTRIQUE [3 records]

Record 1 2021-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Exploration Equipment and Tools
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
CONT

Electric propulsion thrusters use electrical power provided by the spacecraft's solar panels to accelerate a propellant to high velocity creating a reaction which causes the movement of the spacecraft.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et outillage d'exploration spatiale
  • Propulsion des aéronefs
CONT

Les propulseurs électriques [...] produisent une faible poussée par rapport aux propulseurs chimiques.

Spanish

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Record 2 1984-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Machinery

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines

Spanish

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Record 3 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
  • Motors (Machinery)
  • Hunting and Sport Fishing
OBS

trolling: The act of one that trolls; specif: fishing with a troll.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Moteurs mécaniques
  • Chasse et pêche sportive
DEF

Moteur électrique léger et silencieux [...] pour [...] bateaux légers. Contacteur donnant 3 vitesses de marche. [...] Fixation par presse à double serrage [...] idéal pour le pêcheur.

Spanish

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