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SOUS-PRESSION [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-06-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- negative pressure
1, record 1, English, negative%20pressure
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- vacuum pressure 2, record 1, English, vacuum%20pressure
correct
- vacuum 3, record 1, English, vacuum
correct, noun, officially approved
- underpressure 4, record 1, English, underpressure
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pressure that is less than [the] existing atmospheric pressure taken as a zero of reference. 5, record 1, English, - negative%20pressure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The suction-and-pressure relief valve maintains the reservoirs at or near 0 psi and relieves any excessive positive or negative pressure. 6, record 1, English, - negative%20pressure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
vacuum: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 7, record 1, English, - negative%20pressure
Record 1, Key term(s)
- under-pressure
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pression négative
1, record 1, French, pression%20n%C3%A9gative
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- dépression 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9pression
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
- pression par le vide 3, record 1, French, pression%20par%20le%20vide
feminine noun
- pression à vide 4, record 1, French, pression%20%C3%A0%20vide
feminine noun
- pression vacuométrique 5, record 1, French, pression%20vacuom%C3%A9trique
feminine noun
- sous-pression 6, record 1, French, sous%2Dpression
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pression inférieure à la pression atmosphérique. 7, record 1, French, - pression%20n%C3%A9gative
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La ventilation s'appliquera à trois types d'installation : locaux en pression; locaux en dépression; locaux à la pression atmosphérique. 8, record 1, French, - pression%20n%C3%A9gative
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[Le] broyeur vibrant [...] peut broyer sous pression ou en dépression [...] 9, record 1, French, - pression%20n%C3%A9gative
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pression négative; dépression : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance. 10, record 1, French, - pression%20n%C3%A9gative
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
dépression : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 10, record 1, French, - pression%20n%C3%A9gative
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mecánica de fluidos e hidráulica (Física)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- presión negativa
1, record 1, Spanish, presi%C3%B3n%20negativa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-10-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
- Dams and Causeways
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- uplift
1, record 2, English, uplift
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- hydrostatic uplift 2, record 2, English, hydrostatic%20uplift
correct
- uplift pressure 3, record 2, English, uplift%20pressure
correct
- uplift force 4, record 2, English, uplift%20force
correct
- upward pressure 5, record 2, English, upward%20pressure
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The upward pressure against the base of an impervious dam, transmitted by water in the foundation from the water behind the dam, or pressure on the upper surface of any horizontal joint or crack in a dam. Such pressure tends to offset the weight of the dam and in some cases to overturn it; it reduces the dam's stability or resistance to overturning. 2, record 2, English, - uplift
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Pressure in an upward direction against the bottom of a structure, as a dam, a road slab, or a basement floor. 3, record 2, English, - uplift
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
- Barrages et chaussées
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- sous-pression
1, record 2, French, sous%2Dpression
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- sous-pression hydrostatique 2, record 2, French, sous%2Dpression%20hydrostatique
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pression dirigée vers le haut, dans les interstices (pression interstitielle) d'un corps ou sur la base d'un ouvrage. 3, record 2, French, - sous%2Dpression
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Action exercée par l'eau présente dans les terrains sur les constructions totalement ou partiellement enterrées (fondation de barrages, revêtements de canaux ou de galeries, etc). 4, record 2, French, - sous%2Dpression
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le drainage, placé le plus près possible du parement amont, a pour but essentiel de réduire - voire de supprimer - la sous-pression, de recueillir l'eau qui pourrait pénétrer dans le corps de l'ouvrage et de l'évacuer. 5, record 2, French, - sous%2Dpression
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1980-04-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Air Transport
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- under pressure 1, record 3, English, under%20pressure
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Transport aérien
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- sous-pression 1, record 3, French, sous%2Dpression
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
terme d'usage obligatoire au Bureau des Traductions. 2, record 3, French, - sous%2Dpression
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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