Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
ligne de fuite
English translation:
creepage distance
Added to glossary by
chris collister
Nov 15, 2007 11:55
16 yrs ago
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French term
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ligne de fuite
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Energy / Power Generation
high voltage
Literally, line of flight. It describes the maximum conduction or leakage path length over a corrugated or ribbed insulator, but what is the correct terminology other than conduction path length?
Proposed translations
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| 3 +2 | creepage distance |
Claire Cox
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| 4 | leakage path |
Michael H G (X)
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Proposed translations
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Claire Cox
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creepage distance
is the term given in my GEC Alsthom technical glossary for the Channel tunnel rail link.
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| agree |
mistahara (X)
1 hr
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Bourth (X)
: That and "flashover" are what I have in my notes, HydroQuébec gives "c. dist" AND "leakage path", IEC has "c. dist." only.
11 hrs
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Comment: "Yes, this is spot on and has been confirmed by an HV expert - thanks! "
18 mins
leakage path
plus approprié dans le contexte...
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Note added at 26 mins (2007-11-15 12:21:53 GMT)
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Ref: Routledge Technical Dictionary.
LIGNE DE FUITE (ELEC.) RECUPERATION DES FUITES; ETANCHE/ETANCHEIFICATION ..... (CAUTION); LEAK LINE/LEAKAGE PATH (ELEC.) LEAK RECOVERY; LEAK-PROOF/ING ...
PDF] NORME INTERNATIONALE CEI IEC INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 61229Format de fichier: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Version HTML
Tableau 5 – Ligne de fuite entre électrodes . .... Table 5 – Leakage path distance between electrodes ...
LIGNE DE FUITE (ELEC.) RECUPERATION DES FUITES; ETANCHE/ETANCHEIFICATION ..... (CAUTION); LEAK LINE/LEAKAGE PATH (ELEC.) LEAK RECOVERY; LEAK-PROOF/ING ...
www.dassault-aviation.com/.../lexique-bilingue.html?
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Note added at 26 mins (2007-11-15 12:21:53 GMT)
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Ref: Routledge Technical Dictionary.
LIGNE DE FUITE (ELEC.) RECUPERATION DES FUITES; ETANCHE/ETANCHEIFICATION ..... (CAUTION); LEAK LINE/LEAKAGE PATH (ELEC.) LEAK RECOVERY; LEAK-PROOF/ING ...
PDF] NORME INTERNATIONALE CEI IEC INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 61229Format de fichier: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Version HTML
Tableau 5 – Ligne de fuite entre électrodes . .... Table 5 – Leakage path distance between electrodes ...
LIGNE DE FUITE (ELEC.) RECUPERATION DES FUITES; ETANCHE/ETANCHEIFICATION ..... (CAUTION); LEAK LINE/LEAKAGE PATH (ELEC.) LEAK RECOVERY; LEAK-PROOF/ING ...
www.dassault-aviation.com/.../lexique-bilingue.html?
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