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APERTURE SIZE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-08-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- aperture size 1, record 1, English, aperture%20size
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mesh spacing 2, record 1, English, mesh%20spacing
- mesh void 3, record 1, English, mesh%20void
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The dimension or dimensions defining the openings in the screening surface usually with a qualification as to the shape of the aperture, e.g. round hole, square mesh, slot. 1, record 1, English, - aperture%20size
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ouverture de maille
1, record 1, French, ouverture%20de%20maille
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- vide de maille 2, record 1, French, vide%20de%20maille
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Distance libre entre deux fils consécutifs projetés sur un plan parallèle au tissu. [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.] 1, record 1, French, - ouverture%20de%20maille
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On peut trouver [...] un filtre à tamis dont l'élément filtrant est une toile métallique à mailles régulières. Il est caractérisé par son vide de maille, c'est-à-dire la plus grande dimension de passage comptée perpendiculairement entre deux fils de tamis. 3, record 1, French, - ouverture%20de%20maille
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le tamisage peut éventuellement être associé à la floculation chimique. Les toiles doivent présenter des vides de maille de l'ordre de la centaine de microns. 4, record 1, French, - ouverture%20de%20maille
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ouverture de maille : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. 5, record 1, French, - ouverture%20de%20maille
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Vocabulario técnico y científico general
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- abertura de malla
1, record 1, Spanish, abertura%20de%20malla
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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