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fibrillation [4 records]

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Record 1 2012-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

Very rapid irregular noncoordinated contractions of the heart.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Contraction musculaire faible, à peine perceptible, due à une activation spontanée d'un groupe de fibres musculaires.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
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Record 2 1999-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
  • Plastic Materials
  • Synthetic Fabrics
DEF

the act or process of forming fibrils or the state of being fibrillate.

OBS

"fibril": one of the minute elongated elements that make up the structure of fibers of certain natural and synthetic materials (as textile fibers, wood, or fibrous proteins) ....

CONT

About one third ... [of all polypropylene] is extruded as filaments used for brushes, ropes, carpets, and blankets. Fibers are also produced by the fibrillation of split films.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie
  • Matières plastiques
  • Textiles artificiels et synthétiques
DEF

Opération consistant à cliver longitudinalement un film de polymère, après étirage et gravure (passage sur des pointes ou des couteaux).

OBS

Le produit de cette opération est le "fibrillé". Il permet d'obtenir des fibrilles, éléments ayant l'apparence de fibres textiles.

CONT

[...] les bandes étirées sont mises en contact avec un rouleau garni d'aiguilles. Les aiguilles découpent la feuille en fils discontinus, qui se transforment ainsi en fibres. Pour cette opération de fibrillation, on peut également partir du film fortement étiré, non découpé.

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pulp and Paper
DEF

Freeing of the fibrils by partial rupture of the fibres submitted to an appropriate treatment, for example beating. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

OBS

fibrillation: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pâtes et papier
DEF

Libération de fibrilles par rupture partielle des parois des fibres soumises à un traitement approprié, par exemple le raffinage. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

fibrillation : terme normalisé par l'ISO et l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 4 1993-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
DEF

The proccess of splitting longitudinally oriented fibre, textile film or tape into a network of interconnected fibres. Fibrillation can also refer to a fibrillar failure of a fibre or film structure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)

Spanish

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