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Record 1 2007-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vacuum Tubes (Electronics)
OBS

In a vacuum tube.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tubes et lampes (Électronique)
OBS

Perte de vide (d'un tube à vide).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tubos de vacío (Electrónica)
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Record 2 2003-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Insulation and Acoustical Design
DEF

A crack or hole that accidentally admits a gas or lets it escape.

DEF

[More specifically, in the case of a building], it is the free movement of air from one location to another through unintended interstitial passages that connect interior and exterior environments of a building enclosure.

Key term(s)
  • air leakage

French

Domaine(s)
  • Isolation et acoustique architecturale
DEF

[Dans le cas d'un bâtiment, il s'agit] du mouvement libre de l'air d'un endroit à un autre par des interstices reliant la face intérieure à la face extérieure de l'enveloppe d'un bâtiment.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aislamiento y acústica arquitectónicos
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