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SOFTNESS [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-07-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Textile Industries
- Wool Industry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- softness
1, record 1, English, softness
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cashmere-based products are considered as luxury garments because of their exceptional lightweight, softness and thermal properties. 1, record 1, English, - softness
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Industries du textile
- Industrie lainière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- douceur
1, record 1, French, douceur
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les produits de base cachemire sont considérés comme des produits de luxe (légèreté, douceur, propriétés thermiques exceptionnelles). 1, record 1, French, - douceur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-08-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Textile Industries
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- softness
1, record 2, English, softness
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Industries du textile
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- souplesse
1, record 2, French, souplesse
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Souplesse : Caractère, propriété de ce qui est souple [...] Choses : Élasticité, flexibilité, maniabilité. [...] Souple. Choses : Qu'on peut plier et replier facilement, sans casser ni détériorer. - Élastique, flexible, maniable. 2, record 2, French, - souplesse
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cord : [...] Vu sa résistance et sa souplesse, le tissu est utilisé pour la fabrication de vêtements de travail. [...] Intermousse : tissus réalisés en intercalant entre deux étoffes [...] une feuille de mousse [...] Ces tissus calorifugés présentent de grandes qualités : souplesse, élasticité [...] Soie : [...] Ses caractéristiques essentielles sont sa douceur au toucher, sa souplesse, son lustre, son confort au porter. 3, record 2, French, - souplesse
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Souplesse des fibres, fils et tissus. 4, record 2, French, - souplesse
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Industrias textiles
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- suavidad
1, record 2, Spanish, suavidad
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Término que describe una textura blanda y agradable al tacto de las lanas, en contraposición a una textura áspera. 1, record 2, Spanish, - suavidad
Record 3 - internal organization data 1994-06-27
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Food Industries
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- softness
1, record 3, English, softness
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
of food products as measured by a penetrometer 1, record 3, English, - softness
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
not the same as tenderness 1, record 3, English, - softness
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Industrie de l'alimentation
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fermeté
1, record 3, French, fermet%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
d'un produit alimentaire (mou ou ferme) évaluée p. ex. au pénétromètre 1, record 3, French, - fermet%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1993-04-08
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Materials Engineering
- Strength of Materials
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- softness
1, record 4, English, softness
correct, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
softness: Term and definition standardized by ISO. 2, record 4, English, - softness
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Génie des matériaux
- Résistance des matériaux
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- mollesse
1, record 4, French, mollesse
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mollesse : Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO et par l'AFNOR. 2, record 4, French, - mollesse
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1986-07-03
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Accounting
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- softness 1, record 5, English, softness
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There is a continuum of "softness" caused by the absence of objective standards for determining the impact on financial statements of events whose certainty is established only with the passage of time. 1, record 5, English, - softness
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Comptabilité
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- incertitude
1, record 5, French, incertitude
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Graphic Arts and Printing
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- softness 1, record 6, English, softness
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Imprimerie et arts graphiques
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- douceur 1, record 6, French, douceur
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
se dit d'un papier qui accuse peu de résistance à la pression et qui offre une surface plus lisse que la moyenne Glossaire 57 1, record 6, French, - douceur
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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