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FIL ALIMENTATION [4 records]

Record 1 2012-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electric Currents
  • Electrical Power Supply

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courants (Électrocinétique)
  • Alimentation (Distribution électrique)

Spanish

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Record 2 1996-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
  • Carpets and Floor Coverings
CONT

Carpet construction in which the tufts are formed into loops from the supply yarn.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Filature (Textiles)
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
  • Tapis et revêtements de sol
CONT

Construction de tapis dans laquelle les touffes sont formées en boucles à partir du fil d'alimentation.

Spanish

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Record 3 1994-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
  • Knitting Techniques - Various
DEF

A lapping movement in which the guide bar makes neither overlaps nor underlaps and where no yarn is fed to the needles.

OBS

This technique is used on bearded needle warp knitting machines to produce pleated (plissé) fabrics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
  • Techniques de tricot diverses

Spanish

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Record 4 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
OBS

phare d'atterrissage

Spanish

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