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HIGH-TENSION [1 record]

Record 1 2008-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Engineering
DEF

A voltage on the order of thousands of volts.

DEF

... any voltage above 750 volts.

OBS

high voltage: term standardized by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA).

OBS

high tension; HT: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électrotechnique
DEF

Tension élevée (plusieurs milliers de volts).

DEF

Tension supérieure à 750 volts.

OBS

Les appellations des domaines de tension diffèrent suivant le point de vue ayant servi de base à la classification.

OBS

haute tension : terme normalisé par l'Association canadienne de normalisation (ACNOR).

OBS

haute tension; HT : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Electrotecnia
DEF

[Tensión] de más de 250 voltios, especialmente la de millares y hasta centenares de millares de voltios que existe entre los conductores de las líneas destinadas al transporte de energía.

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