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CYLINDER BLOCK [3 records]

Record 1 2017-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
  • Traction (Rail)
DEF

[A] cast-iron or, less frequently, cast-alloy casing containing the cylinders of an internal combustion engine, with a water jacket if water-cooled, or cooling fins if air-cooled, and usually in one piece with the crankcase.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Traction (Chemins de fer)
DEF

Ensemble des cylindres d'un moteur et de leur chemise d'eau en une seule pièce venue de la fonderie.

OBS

bloc-cylindres : terme uniformisé par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

OBS

bloc-cylindres : terme uniformisé par le CN.

OBS

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

Key term(s)
  • bloc-cylindre
  • bloc cylindres
  • bloc cylindre

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
  • Biophysics
OBS

Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company's catalogue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques
  • Biophysique
OBS

Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire.

Spanish

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Record 3 2007-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Systems
DEF

A single unit enclosing row of liquid-cooled in-line pe [piston engine] cylinders.

OBS

Pump.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits des aéronefs
DEF

Ensemble des cylindres d'un moteur et de leur chemise d'eau en une seule pièce venue de fonderie.

OBS

barrillet; bloc-cylindres : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance.

Spanish

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