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MATTING AGENT [1 record]

Record 1 2012-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
  • Art Supplies
  • Chemistry
DEF

Compound added to paints, varnishes, and other finishing materials to reduce the gloss of the dried film.

OBS

For VOPEI, 1980, p. 24, it seems that using "flat" for "matt" is a British usage.

OBS

flatting agent; matting agent: terms standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • flattener

French

Domaine(s)
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
  • Matériel d'artistes
  • Chimie
DEF

Adjuvant contribuant à assurer la matité des feuils de peintures ou de vernis. [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.]

OBS

agent de matité; agent de matage : termes normalisés par l'ISO.

OBS

agent de matité : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Key term(s)
  • agent à amatir

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pinturas y barnices (Industrias)
  • Materiales para artistas
  • Química
DEF

Sustancia molida en partículas pequeñas irregulares utilizada para dispersar los rayos de luz incidente en pinturas y barnices, de forma tal que la película final toma aspecto mate.

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