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BUILDING MATERIALS [1 record]

Record 1 2014-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Materials
  • Natural Construction Materials
  • Man-Made Construction Materials
DEF

A material used in construction (such as steel, concrete, brick, masonry, glass, wood, etc.)

OBS

building material; construction material; material of construction: terms often used in the plural (materials).

Key term(s)
  • building materials
  • construction materials
  • materials of construction

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de construction
  • Matériaux de construction naturels
  • Matériaux de construction artificiels
DEF

Matière entrant dans la construction de bâtiments ou des voies de communication (par exemple : acier, béton, bois, plastique, terre, verre).

OBS

matériau de construction : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel (matériaux).

Key term(s)
  • matériau à bâtir
  • matériaux de construction
  • matériaux à bâtir

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Materiales de construcción
  • Materiales de construcción naturales
  • Materiales de construcción artificiales
DEF

Productos directos del suelo utilizados en construcción, abundantes y de bajo valor unitario.

Key term(s)
  • materiales de construcción
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