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LONGUEUR LIBRE [4 records]

Record 1 1998-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Welding - Various Processes
DEF

The length of unmelted electrode extending beyond the end of the contact tube during welding.

CONT

The operator-manipulation-controlled variables are those to which it is difficult to assign any precise measurement, such as the stick-out of the electrode, the nozzle angle, the angle of the MIG gun, or the wire-feed speed.

Key term(s)
  • electrical stickout
  • electric stickout
  • electrical stick-out
  • electric stick-out

French

Domaine(s)
  • Procédés de soudage divers
OBS

Terme accepté par le Comité des lexiques des métiers (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 1988-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Springs (Mechanical Components)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ressorts (Composants mécaniques)
OBS

d'un ressort.

Spanish

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Record 3 1982-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Deep Foundations
OBS

Unsupported Length and End Conditions. For portions unsupported laterally, piles should be designed as columns under direct load and also for any lateral forces expected.

Key term(s)
  • unbraced length

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fondations profondes
OBS

Longueur libre des pieux et conditions à la pointe. Les parties des pieux ne recevant pas de support latéral doivent être étudiées comme des colonnes libres, soumises à l'action des charges verticales et des forces latérales possibles.

Key term(s)
  • longueur non soutenue

Spanish

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Record 4 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Waves
OBS

this is appropriate when the free-space wavelength exceeds the sheath thickness or when the plasma density varies slowly compared with the free-space signal wavelength. [1236]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ondes radioélectriques
OBS

cette hypothèse est valable lorsque la longueur d'onde en espace libre est supérieure à l'épaisseur de la couche ou lorsque la densité du plasma varie lentement par comparaison avec la longueur d'onde du signal en espace libre. [trad]

Spanish

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