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Record 1 2018-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Poultry Production
CONT

e.g. the deformation of an egg when submitted to a weight of 500 g to measure shell strength.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des volailles
CONT

Par exemple la déformation d'un œuf sous un poids de 500 g afin de mesurer la résistance de la coquille.

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rheology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rhéologie
DEF

Modification des distances mutuelles des différents points d'un corps.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Reología
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Record 3 2001-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

In dysmorphology, a type of structural defect characterized by the abnormal form or position of a body part, caused by a nondisruptive mechanical force.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Irrégularité acquise (non congénitale) de la forme d'un organe ou d'une partie du corps, due à des lésions trophiques, des traumatismes ou des troubles fonctionnels.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
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Record 4 2000-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Strength of Materials
DEF

Modification of the shape assumed by a construction when it is subjected to a load or weight.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Résistance des matériaux
DEF

Altération de la forme d'une structure sous l'action de charges.

Spanish

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Record 5 1998-12-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Packaging
DEF

Any lack of proportion of the form or outline on an item.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Emballages

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Embalajes
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Record 6 1995-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
CONT

In all tests for deformation [of a tennis ball], the machine designed by Percy Herbert Stevens [shall be used].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
CONT

Tous les tests de déformation [...] utilisent l'appareil connu sous le nom de Percy Herbert Stevens [...]

Spanish

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Record 7 1995-08-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Painting (Arts)
  • Art Supplies
  • Restoration of Works of Art (Museums and Heritage)
DEF

Change in the original shape of a support, including bulges, depressions, cockling, or undulations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Peinture (Arts)
  • Matériel d'artistes
  • Restauration d'œuvres d'art (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
DEF

Altération de la forme d'un support : bosses, fléchissement ou affaissement de la toile, gondolage ou ondulations.

Spanish

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Record 8 1981-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Products
  • Plywood
  • Natural Construction Materials
OBS

Curvature in the plane of the plywood.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Produits du bois
  • Contreplaqués
  • Matériaux de construction naturels
OBS

Courbure anormale du plan du contreplaqué.

Spanish

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