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Record 1 2006-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Processing of Mineral Products
  • Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
DEF

Values so fine that they float on the surface of the water ...

CONT

The stages in DMS [dense media separation] are: (a) Presentation of a suitable prepared feed. (b) Separation into "floats" and "sinks" in a bath containing dense media. ... In operation, new feed and reconstituted media are fed continuously into the bath. Floats and sinks are withdrawn, and drained of adherent or "drag-out" media ...

OBS

As a noun, "float" is usually plural.

Key term(s)
  • floats

French

Domaine(s)
  • Préparation des produits miniers
  • Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
DEF

Dans une séparation en milieu dense, fraction du matériau qui flotte à la surface du bain de ce milieu dense.

OBS

Utilisé comme nom, le terme «flottant» est généralement pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • flottants

Spanish

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