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Record 1 1997-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coins and Bank Notes
  • Numismatics
  • Coining
OBS

Of the soft steel cylinder that will become a punch or a die.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
  • Numismatique
  • Monnayage
OBS

Du cylindre d'acier qui deviendra un poinçon ou un coin.

Spanish

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Record 2 1993-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
CONT

Slub: In a yarn, a thickened place having tapering ends and a diameter several times that of the adjacent normal yarn. This defect is often caused by the presence in the yarn of fragments of undrafted roving or slubbing that have not been cleared during winding.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)
CONT

Grosseur : Dans un filé, endroit anormalement épaissi, d'un diamètre de plusieurs fois celui du fil normal adjacent avec des extrémités coniques. Ce défaut est souvent causé par des portions de mèches arrivant insuffisamment étirées dans le fil et qui ne sont pas éliminées pendant le bobinage.

Spanish

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