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CO-AXIAL [3 records]

Record 1 2016-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Helicopters (Military)
  • Aircraft Airframe
DEF

A pair of helicopter rotors mounted one above the other on concentric shafts, with the same axis of rotation, but turning in opposite directions.

OBS

co-axial rotors: term officially approved by the Aeronautical Terminology Standardization Committee (ATSC) - Helicopters.

Key term(s)
  • co-axial rotor
  • coaxial rotor

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hélicoptères (Militaire)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
OBS

rotors coaxiaux : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) – Hélicoptères.

Key term(s)
  • rotor coaxial
  • rotor co-axial

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems
  • Helicopters (Military)
OBS

Machine gun, cannon, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes
  • Hélicoptères (Militaire)

Spanish

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Record 3 2006-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orthodontics
DEF

A multi-strand metallic wire made of a central core wire around which a variable number of wires of the same material are wrapped.

Key term(s)
  • co-axial wire
  • co axial wire

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orthodontie
Key term(s)
  • fil co-axial
  • fil co axial

Spanish

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