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Record 1 2003-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
DEF

Directly united.

CONT

For example, an end-suction centrifugal pump is the most common type of pump. Typically the pump [is said to be] "closed-coupled" to an electric motor, that is, the pump is mounted right on the end of the motor's drive shaft and the pump case is bolted straight into the motor so that it looks like a single unit.

CONT

Close-coupled pump motor.

Key term(s)
  • close coupled

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
CONT

Moteur électrique à courant alternatif, à vitesse variable et à couplage direct, alimenté par une source d'énergie hybride [...]

Spanish

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