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AFFINEMENT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-08-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Refining of Metals
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- refinement 1, record 1, English, refinement
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Affinage des métaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- affinement
1, record 1, French, affinement
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Résultat de l'affinage du grain d'un métal. 2, record 1, French, - affinement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Refinación de metales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- afino
1, record 1, Spanish, afino
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Operación consistente en la eliminación de impurezas de un metal o aleación. 1, record 1, Spanish, - afino
Record 2 - internal organization data 1984-12-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- fine-tuning 1, record 2, English, fine%2Dtuning
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- affinement 1, record 2, French, affinement
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(...) le système a trouvé sa forme actuelle, par l'affinement et la multiplication des rubriques... (441-442) (Réponses à la violence, rapport du Comité d'études sur la violence, la criminalité et la délinquance, tome II, rapports des groupes de travail Presses Pocket, 1977). 1, record 2, French, - affinement
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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