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ADAMANTINE SHOT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mining Equipment and Tools
- Geological Research and Exploration
- Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- shot
1, record 1, English, shot
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- adamantine shot 2, record 1, English, adamantine%20shot
correct
- buckshot 2, record 1, English, buckshot
correct
- chilled shot 3, record 1, English, chilled%20shot
correct
- corundum shot 2, record 1, English, corundum%20shot
correct
- steel shot 2, record 1, English, steel%20shot
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A refinery product, usually irregularly shaped, composed of particles, generally 2 mm to 50 mm in size, usually produced by shotting, atomization, or comminution. [Definition standardized by ISO.] 4, record 1, English, - shot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Small spherical particles of brittle hard steel used as the cutting agent in drilling a borehole with a shot drill. 2, record 1, English, - shot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
shot: term standardized by ISO. 5, record 1, English, - shot
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)
- Recherches et prospections géologiques
- Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- grenaille
1, record 1, French, grenaille
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- grenaille d'acier 2, record 1, French, grenaille%20d%27acier
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Produit raffiné de forme habituellement irrégulière composé de particules dont la taille est généralement comprise entre 2 mm et 50 mm obtenu par grenaillage, atomisation ou broyage. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.] 3, record 1, French, - grenaille
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La perforation des roches avec la grenaille se fait tout simplement en obligeant de la grenaille d'acier à se déplacer dans le fond du trou. Cette grenaille, qui se présente sous la forme de grains sensiblement sphériques de 1,5 à 4 mm de diamètre, n'est qu'un abrasif. Elle s'use en usant roche et outil. 2, record 1, French, - grenaille
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
grenaille : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 4, record 1, French, - grenaille
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
grenaille de titane 5, record 1, French, - grenaille
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Equipo y herramientas (Explotación minera)
- Investigaciones y prospecciones geológicas
- Explotación de minerales (Metalurgia)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- perdigones de acero
1, record 1, Spanish, perdigones%20de%20acero
masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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