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RAYON [2 records]

Record 1 2013-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

County in USSR.

OBS

The basic administrative unit of Soviet local government, similar to a county or a municipal borough, territorially based on a rural or urban district. There are 3 478 rayons.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Synthetic Fabrics
DEF

Generic term for manufactured textile fibers or yarns produced chemically from cellulose or with a cellulose base.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Textiles artificiels et synthétiques
CONT

C'est [du procédé de viscose] que sont sortis les rayonnes de haute ténacité qui ont remplacé le coton dans une grande partie de la fabrication des pneumatiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tejidos sintéticos
OBS

Seda artificial.

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