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POLYSTYRENE FILM [3 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2017-02-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Packaging
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
CONT

Designed to fill the same shelving depth as 12-inch vinyl records, the so-called longbox surrounding compact discs has been called excessive.

CONT

Consumers accustomed to seeing CDs packaged in "longboxes"-5 X 11 1/2-inch paperboard cartons-are going to have to get used to a new standard... The polystyrene jewelbox-the hinged case that holds the CD for storage at home-could be used as the primary sales package, following the addition of a tamper-evident device such as shrink film or a fancy edge seal.

Key term(s)
  • long-box

French

Domaine(s)
  • Emballages
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
DEF

Boîtier allongé renfermant un ou plusieurs disques compacts et des documents se rapportant à l'œuvre ou à l'auteur.

OBS

coffret long format; format long; long format : termes publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 15 septembre 2006.

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
CONT

In an electrical hygrometer the change in the electrical resistance of a hygroscopic substance is measured and converted to percent relative humidity. In one procedure a pair of fine gold or platinum wires are wound as a helix on a glass or polystyrene cylinder and the spaces between the wires bridged with a film or a hygroscopic salt, such as lithium chloride.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
CONT

Hygromètre électrolytique. Hygromètre fondé sur l'équilibre entre un sel hygroscopique et l'air humide, dont l'humidité relative est déduite de la résistance électrique du sel.

Spanish

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Record 3 2006-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printing Machines and Equipment
  • Flexography (Printing)
DEF

A stiff sheet sometimes used in place of semi-rigid vinyl.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)
  • Flexographie (Imprimerie)
DEF

Pellicule de plastique fabriquée à partir d'une résine synthétique résultant de la polymérisation du styrène.

OBS

film de polystyrène; film PS : Termes et définition tirés du Vocabulaire de la flexographie de France Brodeur. Reproduction autorisée par l'Institut des communications graphiques du Québec.

Spanish

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