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C.P.V.C. [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-03-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- critical pigment volume concentration
1, record 1, English, critical%20pigment%20volume%20concentration
correct, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- CPVC 2, record 1, English, CPVC
correct, officially approved
- C.P.V.C. 3, record 1, English, C%2EP%2EV%2EC%2E
correct, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The [pigment volume concentration] value in the dry paint where just sufficient binder is present to fill the voids between the pigment particles. 4, record 1, English, - critical%20pigment%20volume%20concentration
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
critical pigment volume concentration; C.P.V.C.: designations standardized by ISO. 5, record 1, English, - critical%20pigment%20volume%20concentration
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
critical pigment volume concentration; CPVC: designations officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 5, record 1, English, - critical%20pigment%20volume%20concentration
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Peintures et vernis (Industries)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- concentration pigmentaire volumique critique
1, record 1, French, concentration%20pigmentaire%20volumique%20critique
correct, feminine noun, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- CPVC 2, record 1, French, CPVC
correct, feminine noun, standardized, officially approved
- C.P.V.C. 3, record 1, French, C%2EP%2EV%2EC%2E
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Valeur particulière de la CPV [concentration pigmentaire volumique] pour laquelle le liant remplit très exactement le volume laissé disponible entre les particules de matières pulvérulentes supposées au contact et à partir de laquelle certaines propriétés sont notablement modifiées. [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.] 4, record 1, French, - concentration%20pigmentaire%20volumique%20critique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
concentration pigmentaire volumique critique; C.P.V.C. : désignations normalisées par l'ISO. 5, record 1, French, - concentration%20pigmentaire%20volumique%20critique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
concentration pigmentaire volumique critique; CPVC : désignations normalisées par l'AFNOR. 5, record 1, French, - concentration%20pigmentaire%20volumique%20critique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
concentration pigmentaire volumique critique; CPVC : designations uniformisées par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 5, record 1, French, - concentration%20pigmentaire%20volumique%20critique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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