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Record 1 2002-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Explosives and Pyrotechnical Materials (Industries)
DEF

Not physically or chemically sensitive.

OBS

sensitivity: A measure of the ease with which a substance can be caused to explode.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Explosifs et artifices (Industries)
DEF

Se dit d'un explosif peu sujet aux déflagrations accidentelles.

CONT

Pour réduire les risques de ce genre, les constructeurs ont, dans la plupart des engins, remplacé les explosifs traditionnels utilisés pour amorcer la réaction de fission ou de fissio-fusion par un explosif dit «insensible», moins sujet aux déflagrations accidentelles.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Explosivos y fuegos de artificio (Industrias)
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