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BOTTOMS [4 records]

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Record 1 2000-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Refining
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Petroleum Distillation
DEF

Liquid collecting on the bottom of a vessel, either during fractioning process or while in storage.

DEF

The liquids and residue that collect in the bottom of a vessel (as the tank bottoms) and remain in the bottom of a storage tank after a period of service.

OBS

The residual fractions remaining at the bottom of a fractionating tower after lighter components have been distilled off as vapors are also called bottoms or bottom product.

OBS

bottoms; residue: terms standardized by ISO.

OBS

bottoms: term rarely used in the singular (bottom).

Key term(s)
  • bottom

French

Domaine(s)
  • Raffinage du pétrole
  • Génie chimique
  • Distillation du pétrole
DEF

Produit restant à l'issue d'un traitement après extraction des produits de plus grande valeur. En raffinage, liquide lourd en fond de colonne.

OBS

résidu : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

OBS

produits de fond; dépôts de fond : termes rarement utilisés au singulier (produit de fond; dépôt de fond).

Key term(s)
  • produit de fond
  • dépot de fond

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewing (General)
  • Clothing (General)
DEF

The lowest part of anything.

CONT

Pant bottoms should cover the shoe.

CONT

Would you like your bottoms with cuffs? (bottom of pants).

CONT

The dress is very fitted and flares where the bottom ruffled skirt is joined to the long tubular style top portion ... The sleeves are full length and gathered at the bottom area.

Key term(s)
  • bottoms

French

Domaine(s)
  • Couture (Généralités)
  • Vêtements (Généralités)
CONT

Nouveau style pour ce pantalon (...) ses points forts : taille haute (...) bas étroit non terminé.

Spanish

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Record 3 1996-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Fabric Nomenclature
  • Clothing (General)
CONT

... today, almost every major menswear manufacturer has a version of the no-iron bottoms and womenswear and childrenswear labels have brought out similar lines.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Nomenclature des tissus
  • Vêtements (Généralités)
OBS

«No-iron bottoms» : pantalons repassage inutile. «Bottoms» est un néologisme textile pour les «tissus du bas», les tissus lourds pour pantalons et jupes (bottomweight fabrics) [...], utilisé dans même le sens que «slacks» ou «pants».

Spanish

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Record 4 1984-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fatty Substances (Food)
DEF

The water and residue remaining in the bottom of a pressure tank, after rendered fat has been drawn off.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Corps gras (Ind. de l'aliment.)
CONT

Les cretons de suifs contiennent 32,2% de matière sèche, 3,8% de gras et 65% d'eau, et ceux de saindoux respectivement 32,8%, 4,1% et 63,1%. Les eaux et déchets entraînent, suivant le produit traité, de 4,4 à 2,6% de substances sèches et 0,6 à 0,7% de graisse.

Spanish

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