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Record 1 2007-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Techniques and Processes
DEF

A material used for encapsulating.

OBS

encapsulate: (science and technology) To surround, encase, or enclose as if in a capsule; for example, the formation of a protective coating around a bacterium, or the enclosure of an item such as an electronic component in plastic.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques industrielles
OBS

encapsulation: (Technologie) Opération permettant d'enrober un objet, ses constituants, ainsi que des particules de matières, d'un revêtement destiné soit à modifier les propriétés des surfaces de l'objet enrobé, soit à protéger celui-ci contre les influences extérieures. (Cette technique est utilisée pour les circuits intégrés, les enzymes immobilisées, etc.)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Procesos y técnicas industriales
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