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AIR FOAM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-07-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Extinguishing Agents
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- physical foam
1, record 1, English, physical%20foam
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- air foam 2, record 1, English, air%20foam
correct, officially approved
- mechanical foam 3, record 1, English, mechanical%20foam
correct, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A type of fire-fighting foam generated mechanically and containing air mixed in a quasi-stable form with foam solution. 4, record 1, English, - physical%20foam
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Foam formed by introduction of air or inert gas within a foam solution. [Definition standardized by ISO.] 1, record 1, English, - physical%20foam
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mechanical foam; physical foam: terms standardized by ISO. 5, record 1, English, - physical%20foam
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
air foam; mechanical foam: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 6, record 1, English, - physical%20foam
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Agents extincteurs
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mousse physique
1, record 1, French, mousse%20physique
correct, feminine noun, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mousse mécanique 2, record 1, French, mousse%20m%C3%A9canique
correct, feminine noun, standardized, officially approved
- mousse à air 3, record 1, French, mousse%20%C3%A0%20air
feminine noun, officially approved
- mousse aérée 4, record 1, French, mousse%20a%C3%A9r%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mousse extinctrice obtenue en brassant énergiquement un mélange d'air et une émulsion aqueuse saponifiante. Les bulles gazeuses contiennent de l'air 5, record 1, French, - mousse%20physique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Mousse produite par introduction d'air ou de gaz inerte dans une solution moussante. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.] 6, record 1, French, - mousse%20physique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les émulseurs sont des produits qui ajoutés à l'eau permettent d'obtenir de la mousse au moyen de lances spéciales ou des générateurs. Il s'agit donc de la mousse «physique». La mousse «chimique», dont la fabrication est pratiquement abandonnée, résultait de la réaction d'un produit acide sur un produit basique. Cette mousse était particulièrement corrosive. 7, record 1, French, - mousse%20physique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mousse physique; mousse mécanique : termes normalisés par l'ISO. 8, record 1, French, - mousse%20physique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
mousse physique; mousse mécanique; mousse à air : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 9, record 1, French, - mousse%20physique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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