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diverter [8 records]

Record 1 2016-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
  • Taps and Plumbing Accessories
CONT

A combination tub filler and shower with a diverter valve and integral stops ...

PHR

2 way diverter, four way diverter, two way diverter

PHR

self-cancelling diverter, three-way diverter, two-way diverter

Key term(s)
  • diverting valve

French

Domaine(s)
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
  • Robinetterie et accessoires
CONT

La manette de l'inverseur permet l'ouverture et la fermeture de l'eau, ainsi que la sélection de la fonction désirée.

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-09-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
  • Petroleum Technology - Safety
DEF

A system used to control well blowouts encountered at relatively shallow depths and to protect floating rigs during blowouts by directing the flow away from the rig.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
  • Sécurité (Technologie pétrolière)
DEF

Dispositif fixé à la tête du puits dans le but d'éloigner le flux de fluides du plancher de forage en cas d'urgence.

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Traffic
  • Road Safety
  • Urban Planning
DEF

Closure device of various construction and type used to limit traffic and access to urban streets.

OBS

Types are: full diverter or closure, semi-diverter (half diverter), diagonal diverter.

OBS

diagonal diverter: a barrier placed diagonally across an intersection to convert the intersection into two unconnected streets, each making a sharp turn. The primary purpose of a diagonal diverter is to break up through routes, making travel through a neighborhood difficult, while not actually preventing it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circulation routière
  • Sécurité routière
  • Aménagement urbain
DEF

Obstacle de diverses formes, parfois un terre-plein aménagé, placé à une intersection et forçant la déviation de la circulation de façon à réduire le flot de véhicules dans certains quartiers urbains.

Spanish

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Record 4 1994-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sequential Automated Systems

French

Domaine(s)
  • Automatismes séquentiels
DEF

Dispositif d'un transporteur permettant d'orienter les charges dans une direction différente de celle du transporteur.

Spanish

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Record 5 1991-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Postal Equipment and Supplies

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel et fournitures (Postes)

Spanish

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Record 6 1987-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Postal Service Operation
  • Postage Stamps and Stamp Cancelling
  • Machinery
OBS

diverter: Term officially approved by the Postal Mechanization Terminology Standardization Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation postale
  • Timbres et oblitération
  • Machines
OBS

déflecteur : Terme uniformisé par le comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie de la mécanisation postale.

Spanish

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Record 7 1985-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Postal Service
OBS

in spiral chute

French

Domaine(s)
  • Postes

Spanish

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Record 8 1980-08-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronic Circuits Technology
CONT

... other address bits (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5) are decoded to select 1 of 64 diverter lines in the left half or right half (dependent on the address register selected).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Technologie des circuits électroniques

Spanish

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