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block out [2 records]

Record 1 2000-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Volleyball
Key term(s)
  • blockout
  • block out

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volleyball
Key term(s)
  • blockout
  • block-out

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Prosthetic Dentistry
OBS

blockout (noun): Elimination of undesirable undercut areas on a cast to be used in the fabrication of a removable denture.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dentisterie prothétique
OBS

[La préparation du modèle] comporte, au niveau des dents support de crochet, la suppression des zones de contre-dépouille par coulée de cire à température de fusion très élevée; ceci permettant d'éviter les déformations de la cire lors de l'empreinte du modèle avec un matériau thermoplastique.

Spanish

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