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INTAKE STROKE [3 records]

Record 1 2017-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fueling Systems (Motor Vehicles)
OBS

intake stroke: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Alimentation (Véhicules automobiles)
OBS

Course, mesurée en mm, de la soupape d'admission d'un moteur.

OBS

course d'admission : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Motors (Machinery)
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
  • Air Transport
CONT

On the intake stroke, the intake valve has opened. The piston is moving down, and a mixture of air and vaporized gasoline is entering the cylinder through the valve port.

OBS

intake: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteurs mécaniques
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Transport aérien
DEF

Phase du cycle de fonctionnement d'un moteur thermique au cours de laquelle le mélange carburé ou l'air comburant pénètre dans le cylindre.

CONT

Par son mouvement descendant le piston aspire dans le cylindre, par l'orifice d'admission ouvert, le mélange gazeux provenant du carburateur.

OBS

admission : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Motores mecánicos
  • Motores (Vehículos automotores)
  • Transporte aéreo
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Record 3 1991-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propulsion des aéronefs

Spanish

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