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clinker [2 records]

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Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Furnaces and Ovens (Metallurgy)
  • Smelting of Metal
DEF

A hard mass formed by the fusion of the earthy impurities of coal, limestone, iron one, or the like in a furnace or forge.

OBS

clinker: designation officially approved by the Engineering Terminology Working Group and the Army Terminology Panel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fours (Métallurgie)
  • Fusion (Métallurgie générale)
DEF

Scories provenant principalement de la fusion de minerais ferreux et de la combustion de la houille.

OBS

Le mâchefer est utilisé pour l'élaboration de matériaux de construction et comme revêtement de pistes.

OBS

mâchefer : désignation uniformisée par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie et par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Masonry Materials
  • Man-Made Construction Materials
DEF

A partially fused product of a kiln, which is ground to make cement.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de maçonnerie
  • Matériaux de construction artificiels
DEF

Petites boulettes dures de silicate, ou nodules, qui résultent de la cuisson du mélange d'argile et de calcaire.

OBS

Le ciment est obtenu par broyage et blutage du clinker, et incorporation éventuelle d'ajouts (gypse, laitier, etc.).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Materiales de albañilería
  • Materiales de construcción artificiales
DEF

Producto granulado o escoriforme que se obtiene al calcinar, hasta la fusión parcial o total, mezclas suficientemente finas y homogéneas de materias primas adecuadas para la obtención de cemento.

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