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DIAMOND CEMENT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-01-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Gemmology
- Diamond Industry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- diamond cement
1, record 1, English, diamond%20cement
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cement 2, record 1, English, cement
correct
- stick cement 3, record 1, English, stick%20cement
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of several adhesives used to hold diamonds during bruting, cleaving, sawing, and polishing. (Cements differ according to their use.) 4, record 1, English, - diamond%20cement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The recipe varies but it must achieve a firm consistency that will hold the diamond in position in the dop; if the cement is too soft, the heat will cause the diamond to boil out of the dop. 5, record 1, English, - diamond%20cement
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gemmologie
- Industrie diamantaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ciment de sertissage
1, record 1, French, ciment%20de%20sertissage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ciment 2, record 1, French, ciment
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pâte permettant de fixer un diamant sur un dispositif pour le débruter, le cliver, le scier, le tailler ou le polir. 3, record 1, French, - ciment%20de%20sertissage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le ciment est employé à l'état pâteux. Cette pâte durcit une fois la gemme mise en place; à la fin du travail sur la partie apparente de la gemme, le ciment est à nouveau rendu pâteux par chauffe pour en dégager la gemme. 4, record 1, French, - ciment%20de%20sertissage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-06-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Industrial Tools and Equipment
- Diamond Industry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- holding container
1, record 2, English, holding%20container
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- sponge holding container 2, record 2, English, sponge%20holding%20container
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Brute diamonds using a double-head bruting machine with disc assembly :... c) remove the sponge and the holding container :-wash the sponge to remove cement and diamond dust;-wet the sponge and squeeze out the excess moisture;-install the sponge and the holding container back onto the machine... 3, record 2, English, - holding%20container
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Part of a double-head bruting machine with disc. 4, record 2, English, - holding%20container
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Outillage industriel
- Industrie diamantaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- porte-éponge
1, record 2, French, porte%2D%C3%A9ponge
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Partie d'une machine de débrutage deux têtes à disque. 2, record 2, French, - porte%2D%C3%A9ponge
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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