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LOST-WAX MOULDING [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-04-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Casting and Patternmaking (Metal Processing)
- Metal Arts and Crafts
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lost-wax process
1, record 1, English, lost%2Dwax%20process
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cire-perdue 2, record 1, English, cire%2Dperdue
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- cire perdue 3, record 1, English, cire%20perdue
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A method used in investment casting in which a wax pattern between a two-layered mold is removed by melting and replaced with molten metal; used for casting bronze statues and in jewelry casting. 4, record 1, English, - lost%2Dwax%20process
Record 1, Key term(s)
- lost wax casting
- lost-wax molding
- lost-wax moulding
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Moulage et modelage des métaux
- Arts du métal
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- coulée à cire perdue
1, record 1, French, coul%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20cire%20perdue
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- coulée en cire perdue 2, record 1, French, coul%C3%A9e%20en%20cire%20perdue
correct
- moulage à cire perdue 1, record 1, French, moulage%20%C3%A0%20cire%20perdue
correct
- moulage à la cire perdue 3, record 1, French, moulage%20%C3%A0%20la%20cire%20perdue
correct
- moulage en cire perdue 4, record 1, French, moulage%20en%20cire%20perdue
correct
- cire-perdue 5, record 1, French, cire%2Dperdue
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
coulée d'un métal dans un moule dont l'empreinte est laissée par un modèle de l'objet en cire éliminée par fusion (cire perdue). 1, record 1, French, - coul%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20cire%20perdue
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Procédé de moulage de précision connu depuis la plus haute antiquité. Modernisé, il est maintenant appliqué à la prothèse dentaire, à la bijouterie (métaux précieux) et à la fabrication en grande série de petites pièces mécaniques de haute précision (...) 6, record 1, French, - coul%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20cire%20perdue
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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