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EPAISSEUR NORMALISEE [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pulp and Paper
DEF

The thickness of a sheet of paper measured by means of a paper micrometer.

OBS

Caliper is generally expressed as micrometers in metric units or as thousandths of an inch in English units (points or mils); e.g. a sheet may be reported as having a caliper of: 64 µm, 0.0025", 2.5 points or 2.5 mils.

OBS

thickness: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pâtes et papier
DEF

Épaisseur d'une feuille de papier mesurée sous certaines conditions à l'aide d'un micromètre à papier.

OBS

épaisseur : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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