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CONTACT SURFACE [5 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2020-02-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Safety
DEF

[A surface, an equipment piece or a utensil] that may come into contact with food products during production, processing, and packaging.

CONT

Food contact surfaces are anywhere an exposed surface or object has direct contact with the unpackaged RTE [ready-to-eat] product.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Salubrité alimentaire
CONT

Une surface de contact alimentaire ou SCA est une surface ou un objet exposé qui entre en contact direct avec des produits PAM [prêt-à-manger] non emballés.

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Resistance Welding
CONT

As the electrical resistance of the contact surface is much greater than that of the solid metal, most of the heat is generated at the joint surface where it is desired.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Soudage par résistance
CONT

Dans le soudage par résistance, le chauffage est produit par le courant électrique traversant la surface de contact des pièces, serrées l'une contre l'autre.

Spanish

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Record 3 2006-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

The place or surface where two different kinds of rock meet.

OBS

Applies to sedimentary rocks, as the contact between a limestone and a sandstone, for example, and to metamorphic rocks; it is especially applicable between igneous intrusions and their walls.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
CONT

On appelle «contact» la rencontre de deux roches d'âges ou de variétés différentes.

Spanish

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Record 4 2004-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wheels and Tires (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Cycling
DEF

The amount of the tire's tread contacting the road surface.

OBS

The contact area between the wheel and soil has fundamental importance on predicting traction and in the study of soil compaction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Roues et pneus (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Cyclisme
CONT

À mesure que la vitesse diminue, l'empreinte du pneu (la surface de la bande de roulement en contact avec la surface de la route) augmente, ce qui assure une meilleure adhérence.

Spanish

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Record 5 1991-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Joining Elements (Mechanical Components)
CONT

A light film of lubricant should be smeared on the contact surfaces to help the gasket material flow between the rigid mating parts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments d'assemblage (Composants mécaniques)
CONT

En raison de leur forme les joints toriques présentent une faible surface de contact donc un très faible frottement. (...) La surface de contact au repos atteint près de la moitié de la surface de contact sous pression.

Spanish

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