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Record 1 2015-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Postage Stamps and Stamp Cancelling
DEF

The adhesive substance usually found on the back of postage stamps when sold to the public.

OBS

for "cement" : A synonym for "gum".

OBS

for "cement" : "gum" was called "cement" on the first stamp of the Great Britain.

DEF

for "paste" : This term has been applied to the adhesive matter used for early stamps of the United States (...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Timbres et oblitération
DEF

[...] colle qui se trouve au dos du timbre [lors de sa vente].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sellos postales y obliteración
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Record 2 2015-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
DEF

Coloured or white paste or heavy liquid added to paints to tint them and to which is added a vehicle to make a finish paint.

OBS

The term "base" has also been characterized as referring to paints or compositions to which colour must be added. "Paste" would be the preferred term for the concept of this record.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
DEF

Pâte obtenue par broyage de pigments blancs ou de couleur, additionnés ou non de matières de charge, avec certains liants ou autres liquides de broyage. [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR.]

CONT

1. Les «produits broyés» résultent d'une dispersion de pigments et non d'un broyage proprement dit. 2. Les pigments en pâtes sont, en réalité, des produits broyés au sens de la définition qui précède. 3. Les produits broyés le plus couramment utilisés sont les «blancs broyés».

OBS

produit broyé : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

OBS

Définition et observation reproduites avec la permission de l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crop Protection
DEF

A water based film-forming preparation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Protection des végétaux
DEF

Formulation à base de solvant filmogène.

Spanish

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Record 4 2011-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrochemistry
  • Cells and Batteries
DEF

An electrolyte-containing gelatinized layer lying against the negative electrode.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électrochimie
  • Piles et accumulateurs
DEF

Couche électrolyte gélatineuse placée au contact de l'électrode négative.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Electroquímica
  • Pilas y acumuladores
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Record 5 2010-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Jewellery
DEF

Name for glass when used as imitation of gems.

OBS

According to source SHIGE the term "strass" is widely, but incorrectly used as a synonym of paste to mean any glass imitations of gems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Joaillerie et bijouterie
DEF

Espèce de verre incolore avec lequel on imite le diamant; [...]

OBS

Le stras blanc, ou stras proprement dit, est un verre composé de silice, de potasse, de borax, d'arsenic et d'oxyde de plomb.

Spanish

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Record 6 2006-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

To copy the contents of the clipboard into a window at a selected location.

OBS

Term and definition given by the President of the Canadian Committee for ISO standards in information technology.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Infographie
DEF

Introduire une chose dans une autre de façon à incorporer.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
  • Gráficos de computadora
DEF

Insertar la información en forma de texto o gráficos en la posición del cursor; dicha información se «recortó» previamente desde otro texto o gráficos.

CONT

En algunos sistemas el área de texto o gráficos se puede «recortar» de un documento, almacenarse y luego «pegarse» en otro documento.

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Record 7 2006-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique

Spanish

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Record 8 1998-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crop Protection
CONT

It is easier to make a wettable powder which can give a good suspension only by "creaming" before dilution than one which disperses rapidly and easily when scattered on a water surface or rinsed through a filter-basket. By "creaming" is here meant the process of stirring the powder to a stiff, smooth paste with a little water before adding the bulk of dilution water.

Key term(s)
  • creaming

French

Domaine(s)
  • Protection des végétaux

Spanish

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Record 9 1987-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glass Beads and Small Glassware
DEF

A glass material used for re-melting and fabricating objects of glass.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Perles de verre et verroterie
DEF

Matière de verre utilisée pour la refonte et la fabrication d'objets en verre.

Spanish

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Record 10 1982-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Industry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie des plastiques

Spanish

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Record 11 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Operations
OBS

aluminium gold and bronze powders and pastes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation minière
OBS

poudres et pâtes d'aluminium, d'or et de bronze VI-I

Spanish

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