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two-ply [2 records]

Record 1 2000-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Industries
  • Wood Products
  • Plywood
DEF

Two veneers bonded together with the grain at right angles.

OBS

[Two-ply] is an out-of-balance construction not used on its own but as an intermediate stage in e.g. flush-door manufacture; also for backing a fragile, decorative face-veneer with a stronger veneer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie du bois
  • Produits du bois
  • Contreplaqués
DEF

Assemblage de deux placages entrecollés l'un contre l'autre, le premier étant constitué de bois précieux et fragile, et l'autre de bois posé transversalement afin de protéger la plus belle face lors de la manutention.

OBS

bipli : D'après le Conseil international de la langue française (CILF), préférer la graphie en un seul mot.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industria maderera
  • Productos madereros
  • Madera contrachapada
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Record 2 1984-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pulp and Paper
OBS

Paper or board consisting of two furnish layers combined together during manufacture, while still moist, without the use of adhesive. NOTE - In certain countries the terms "duplex" or "two-ply", are used in the same sense as "two-layers".

Key term(s)
  • duplex
  • two-ply

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pâtes et papier
OBS

Papier ou carton constitué de deux couches fibreuses unies entre elles à l'état humide, sans adhésif, en cours de fabrication. NOTE - Dans certains pays, on utilise également dans ce sens les termes [duplex] ou [deux plis]

Key term(s)
  • duplex
  • deux plis

Spanish

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