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covering power [5 records]

Record 1 2003-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fabrication des produits pharmaceutiques
OBS

Pour les préparations anti-acides.

OBS

Terme et équivalent retrouvés dans un lexique de la compagnie pharmaceutique Schering Canada Inc.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fabricación de productos farmacéuticos
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Record 2 2003-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
DEF

The ability of a lens to form a satisfactory image within the full circle represented by the diagonal of a given negative size.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
DEF

Capacité d'un objectif de former une image satisfaisante de dimension correspondant à un cercle ayant pour diamètre la diagonale du négatif.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fotografía
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Record 3 1998-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrometallurgy
DEF

The ability of an electroplating solution under a given set of conditions, to deposit metal initially over the entire surface of the cathode.

OBS

to be distinguished from throwing power.

OBS

Term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électrométallurgie
DEF

Aptitude d'une solution électrolytique à déposer, dans des conditions déterminées, du métal sur toute la surface d'une cathode initialement non recouverte.

OBS

A distinguer de pouvoir de pénétration et de macropénétration.

OBS

Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 4 1993-08-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
  • Optics
  • Cinematography
OBS

Term mainly applied to optical coverage of lenses, but can also refer to the light-obscuring ability of a silver image.

OBS

See dioptric power, refractivity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
  • Optique
  • Cinématographie
DEF

capacité d'embrasser un champ visuel adéquat.

OBS

Comparer à puissance dioptrique.

Spanish

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Record 5 1991-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
DEF

Critère d'appréciation de la surface d'un tricot.

Spanish

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