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GEOGRAPHY PAPER [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Paper
DEF

Printing paper, free from mechanical woodpulp, heavily sized, possibly wet strengthened, with good strength properties, particularly resistant to tearing, folding, and abrasion, and having high dimensional stability. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

OBS

According to The Dictionary of Paper, "atlas paper" is a kind of "map paper".

OBS

map paper: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de papier
DEF

Papier d'impression sans pâte mécanique, fortement collé, parfois traité pour résister à l'état humide, possédant une bonne résistance, en particulier au déchirement, au pliage, à l'abrasion, et ayant une grande stabilité dimensionnelle. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

papier pour cartes géographiques : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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