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COUCHE PROTECTION [7 records]

Record 1 2017-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Art Supplies
  • Painting (Arts)
  • Restoration of Works of Art (Museums and Heritage)
DEF

A transparent layer or series of layers applied to the surface of a finished painting.

OBS

Various materials are used as a surface coating including natural resins, drying oils, waxes and, more recently, synthetic resins.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel d'artistes
  • Peinture (Arts)
  • Restauration d'œuvres d'art (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
DEF

Couche transparente ou série de couches appliquée sur la surface d'une peinture achevée.

OBS

Divers produits sont utilisés, entre autres, des résines naturelles, des huiles siccatives, des cires et, plus récemment, des résines synthétiques.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waterproofing (Construction)
  • Roofs (Building Elements)
DEF

In roofing, a light, uniform mopping of bitumen on exposed felts to protect them from the weather, pending completion of the job.

OBS

glaze coat; glazing: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Étanchéité (Construction)
  • Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
OBS

couche de protection : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ballistics
  • Protection of Life
CONT

The project [the ballistic protective visor system] deals with the introduction of the first visor in a family of ballistic protective visors that will accommodate different operational scenarios. The BPV [ballistic protective visor] forms the second layer of protection and attaches directly to the combat helmet ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Balistique
  • Sécurité des personnes
CONT

Ce projet [le système de visières de protection balistique] porte sur la première visière d'une famille de visières balistiques destinées à différents types de scénarios opérationnels. La visière balistique constitue la deuxième couche de protection et elle est fixée directement au casque de combat [...].

Spanish

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Record 4 1992-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
CONT

The rewritable optical disk has a hardcoating which helps ensure disk protection.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)

Spanish

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Record 5 1982-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Man-Made Construction Materials
  • Plastic Materials
OBS

Arborite.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de construction artificiels
  • Matières plastiques
OBS

Arborite.

Spanish

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Record 6 1977-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematical Geography
OBS

A coating used to protect a map or the documents used in its preparation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie mathématique
OBS

Pellicule de vernis ou de matière plastique servant à protéger la surface cartographiée et à renforcer son support.

Spanish

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Record 7 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien

Spanish

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