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Record 1 2022-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • The Nose (Medicine)
Universal entry(ies)
naris
Latin
DEF

Either of the anterior openings of the nose.

OBS

nare: The spelling "naris" is the more usual singular form of this noun. The singular spelling variant "nare" is a back-formation from the plural form "nares." As such, nare is often criticized, but it does appear occasionally in published, edited medical sources.

OBS

nostril; naris: designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Nez (Médecine)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
naris
Latin
CONT

Les narines sont les orifices ovales situés à la face inférieure de la partie antérieure du nez et constituent les orifices des cavités nasales [...]

OBS

narine : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

naris : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Burners and Steamfitting
  • Combustion and Fuels (Fireplaces)
DEF

... openings that release the gas and air mixture into the combustion chamber.

OBS

The burner head is the top part of the burner. It is here that the ports are placed that determine the type of burner (drilled port, slotted port, ribbon, or inshot) ... There should be no more than two rows of ports on a burner head ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fumisterie et brûleurs
  • Combustion et combustibles (Foyers)
DEF

Orifice d'admission du gaz chauffant ou de l'air dans la chambre de combustion.

CONT

[...] brûleur à flamme bleue. L'arrivée du gaz se fait par un injecteur [...] A son passage dans le col de Venturi, le gaz atteint une vitesse plus grande et, par ce fait, aspire l'air dans le convergent, l'entraîne dans la chambre de mélange, puis sort par les orifices de combustion.

CONT

[Brûleur à prémélange] Le mélange [...] obtenu alimente une tête de combustion constituée d'orifices percées dans une paroi et à travers lesquels passe le prémélange.

Spanish

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