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COUPLE ROTATION [1 record]

Record 1 2017-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Mechanics (Physics)
  • Boring and Drilling (Mines)
  • Mechanical Transmission Systems
DEF

The turning force that is applied to a shaft or other rotary mechanism to cause it to rotate or tend to do so.

OBS

Torque is measured in foot-pounds, joules, meter-kilograms, etc.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique générale (Physique)
  • Sondage et forage miniers
  • Transmissions mécaniques
DEF

En mécanique, [...] effort en rotation appliqué à un axe.

OBS

couple : terme uniformisé par les Comités d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance et Opérations aériennes.

OBS

torque; moment d'un couple : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance.

OBS

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

Spanish

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