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VERRE [2 records]

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Record 1 2004-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Museums
OBS

of the International Council of Museums (ICOM)

Key term(s)
  • ICOM International Committee for Museums and Collections of Glass

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Muséologie
OBS

du Conseil international des musées (ICOM)

Key term(s)
  • Comité international de l'ICOM pour les musées et collections du verre

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glass Industry
  • Glazing Materials (Constr.)
DEF

A hard, amorphous, inorganic, usually transparent, brittle substance made by fusing silicates, sometimes borates and phosphates, with certain basic oxides and then rapidly cooling to prevent crystallization.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie du verre
  • Matériaux verriers (Construction)
DEF

Matière dure, transparente et amorphe obtenue par fusion puis refroidissement d'un mélange composé : de sable de silice [...], de soude [...], de chaux [...], d'oxydes [...]

OBS

Il ne faut pas confondre «vitre» et «verre».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industria del vidrio
  • Materiales vidriados (Construcción)
DEF

Sustancia que puede considerarse como un líquido sobreenfriado con viscosidad muy elevada que impide el desarrollo de la estructura cristalina. Los vidrios de uso común están constituidos por mezclas de silicatos preparados por fusión y posterior enfriamiento rápido de mezclas de óxidos (sílice, cal, óxido de sodio, óxido de boro, etc.).

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