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artificial stone [2 records]

Record 1 2003-05-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Masonry Materials
  • Applications of Concrete
DEF

Precast concrete made with careful attention to appearance, frequently in imitation of natural stone.

CONT

Marble chips are graded for making artificial stone .... Crushed and ground [marble] products are used for ... cast stone ....

OBS

The following sources do not distinguish this concept from the concept of "cast stone" (or "reconstructed stone, also called "pattent stone"): ARCCO 1975, p. 26; BRILM 1976, p. 99; HOMAT 1971, p. 622.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de maçonnerie
  • Utilisation du béton
DEF

Béton dont le liant est en général du ciment blanc et l'agrégat de la pierre concassée, particulièrement choisie pour sa couleur ou sa dureté.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec la pierre artificielle (voir fiche).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Materiales de albañilería
  • Utilización del hormigón
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Record 2 2001-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Prosthetic Dentistry
CONT

Dental Impression Technique ... Impressions [are] filled with plaster of Paris or artificial stone to produce a facsimile of the oral structures present. ... (Illustrated Dictionary of Dentistry, 1982)

Key term(s)
  • laboratory stone

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dentisterie prothétique
CONT

L'analyse occlusale nécessite [...] le recours à des modèles fractionnés qui permettent, par démontage, de soustraire une dent ou un secteur denté, à l'intercuspidation maximale. En général, c'est le modèle mandibulaire qui est fractionné. À partir d'une empreinte de bonne qualité, on coule en plâtre pierre les dents et le procès alvéolaire, sur 5 à 10 mm de haut. [...]

Key term(s)
  • plâtre-pierre

Spanish

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