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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2017-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Motors (Machinery)
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
  • Braking Devices (Mechanical Components)
DEF

The power developed by an engine as measured by the force applied to a friction brake or by an absorption dynamometer applied to the shaft or flywheel.

OBS

brake horsepower; bhp: term and abbreviation standardized by the British Standards Institute.

OBS

brake horsepower; BHP: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • brake horse power

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteurs mécaniques
  • Propulsion des aéronefs
  • Freins (Composants mécaniques)
DEF

[...] puissance disponible d'un moteur telle que mesurée sur un banc dynamométrique.

OBS

puissance au frein; BHP : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

OBS

puissance au frein : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Motores mecánicos
  • Sistemas de propulsión de aeronaves
  • Frenos (Componentes mecánicos)
DEF

Potencia entregada en el eje de la hélice [...] del motor [...]

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Record 2 2015-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cranes (Hoisting and Lifting)
  • Cranes (Construction Sites)
  • Harvesting Equipment (Agriculture)
DEF

The load that a machine can lift at any given radius of the boom.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grues (Levage)
  • Grues (Chantiers)
  • Machines de récolte (Agriculture)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Grúas (Levantamiento de cargas)
  • Grúas (Obras de construcción)
  • Máquinas para la cosecha (Agricultura)
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