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Record 1 2018-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inks and Colour Reproduction (Graphic Arts)
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
DEF

[The contraction] of an ink film into drops, which occurs when printing on non-receptive surfaces, such as glass, lacquer, cellophane.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Encres et couleurs (Industrie graphique)
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
CONT

Du fait de la faible adhérence de l'encre sur le support transfert, des problèmes de rétraction peuvent parfois survenir [...]

OBS

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

Spanish

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