TERMIUM Plus®

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PCTM [2 records]

Record 1 2025-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Names
  • Conferences and Colloquia: Organization
  • Trade Fairs, Exhibitions, and Shows
OBS

[The convention center features] 442,000 square feet of exhibit space, 77 meeting rooms, multi-purpose ballrooms and a state-of-the-art theatre for performing arts and corporate events.

Key term(s)
  • Metro Toronto Convention Center

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d'édifices et de bâtiments
  • Organisation de congrès et de conférences
  • Salons, foires et expositions (Commerce)
OBS

Le PCTM compte 442 000 mètres carrés d'espace d'exposition, 77 salles de réunion, des salles de bal polyvalentes et une salle de spectacle ultramoderne pour les arts de la scène et les événements d'entreprise.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombres de edificios
  • Organización de conferencias y coloquios
  • Salones, ferias y exposiciones comerciales
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Record 2 2012-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pulp Preparation (papermaking)
DEF

Pulp made by the thermomechanical process in which the wood chips are pretreated with a chemical, usually sodium sulfite, either prior to or during presteaming, as an aid to subsequent mechanical processing in refiners.

OBS

Although it is given as a synonym in Pulp and Paper Dictionary (LAPUP), the Handbook for Pulp and Paper Technologists (SMOPP-E) mentions that CTMP has two stages of refining while TCMP has only one.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Préparation de la pâte à papier
DEF

Pâte papetière fabriquée en mélangeant des produits chimiques à des copeaux avant ou pendant l'étuvage à une température supérieure à 100 °C; on procède ensuite à un premier étage de raffinage à plus de 100 °C puis à un deuxième étage de raffinage à la pression atmosphérique.

Key term(s)
  • pâte chimiothermo-mécanique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Preparación de la pasta (fabricación de papel)
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