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PAPER BACKING OPACITY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-03-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Pulp and Paper
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- paper backing opacity
1, record 1, English, paper%20backing%20opacity
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- printing opacity 1, record 1, English, printing%20opacity
correct, see observation, obsolete, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The ratio, expressed as a percentage, of the amount of light reflected from a single sheet of paper with a black backing to the amount of light reflected from the same sheet of paper backed by an effectively opaque pile of the same paper, measurements being made under standardized conditions. [Definition standardized by ISO.] 1, record 1, English, - paper%20backing%20opacity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A pile of sufficient thickness that the addition of more sheets does not affect the reading obtained. 1, record 1, English, - paper%20backing%20opacity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
paper backing opacity; printing opacity: terms standardized by ISO. 2, record 1, English, - paper%20backing%20opacity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
According to ISO, "printing opacity" is an obsolete term for "paper backing opacity". 3, record 1, English, - paper%20backing%20opacity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pâtes et papier
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- opacité sur fond papier
1, record 1, French, opacit%C3%A9%20sur%20fond%20papier
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- opacité d'impression 2, record 1, French, opacit%C3%A9%20d%27impression
correct, masculine noun, obsolete, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rapport, exprimé en pourcentage, de la quantité de lumière renvoyée par une seule feuille de papier posée sur un fond noir, à celle renvoyée par la même feuille de papier posée sur une pile suffisamment opaque du même papier, les mesurages étant effectués dans des conditions normalisées. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.] 3, record 1, French, - opacit%C3%A9%20sur%20fond%20papier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] une pile d'épaisseur telle que l'addition de feuilles supplémentaires ne modifie pas la lecture. 3, record 1, French, - opacit%C3%A9%20sur%20fond%20papier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
opacité sur fond papier; opacité d'impression : termes normalisés par l'ISO et l'AFNOR. 4, record 1, French, - opacit%C3%A9%20sur%20fond%20papier
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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