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master plate [3 records]

Record 1 1997-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Platemaking (Printing)
  • Electrotyping and Stereotype Printing
DEF

A well-hardened and well-routed electrotype or stereotype made directly from the original type and used not for printing but for making duplicate plates.

Key term(s)
  • typeset master

French

Domaine(s)
  • Clicherie (Imprimerie)
  • Stéréotypie et galvanotypie
DEF

Électro ou stéréo utilisé pour la reproduction de clichés.

Spanish

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Record 2 1988-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Reprography

French

Domaine(s)
  • Reprographie

Spanish

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Record 3 1988-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Suspension Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
CONT

The multi leaf spring is an assembly of flat steel plates of graduated lengths called leaves. The longest leaf is known as the main leaf.

Key term(s)
  • main plate
  • longest plate
  • master plate
  • top plate

French

Domaine(s)
  • Suspension (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
CONT

Un ressort à lames (...) est, en général, fixé au châssis par une lame dite "lame maîtresse" (...) [qui est également la lame la plus longue.]

Key term(s)
  • lame maîtresse de ressort

Spanish

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