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PLASTICS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-06-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plastics Manufacturing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- plastic
1, record 1, English, plastic
correct, noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- plastic material 2, record 1, English, plastic%20material
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A material that contains as an essential ingredient a high polymer and which at some stage in its processing into finished products can be shaped by flow. 3, record 1, English, - plastic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Elastomeric materials, which also are shaped by flow, are not considered as plastics. 3, record 1, English, - plastic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In some countries, particularly in the United Kingdom, it is a permitted option to use the term "plastics" as the singular form as well as the plural form. 3, record 1, English, - plastic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Any of a large and varied class of substances that are polymers of high molecular weight based on synthetic resins or modified natural polymers and may be obtained in a permanent or rigid form following moulding, extrusion, or similar treatment at a stage during manufacture or processing when they are mouldable or liquid. 4, record 1, English, - plastic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Laminated plastic, reinforced plastic. 4, record 1, English, - plastic
Record 1, Key term(s)
- plastics
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Plasturgie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plastique
1, record 1, French, plastique
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- matière plastique 2, record 1, French, mati%C3%A8re%20plastique
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Matière qui contient, comme ingrédient essentiel, un haut polymère et qui, à une certaine étape de sa transformation en produit fini, peut être mise en forme par écoulement. 3, record 1, French, - plastique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les élastomères, qui sont aussi mis en forme par fluage, ne sont pas considérés comme des plastiques. 3, record 1, French, - plastique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Une matière quelconque est [aussi] dite «plastique» (adj.) lorsqu'elle est déformable ou malléable et conserve les déformations qu'elle subit ou les formes d'un moule dans lequel on l'enferme : la terre glaise, les mortiers de chaux grasse, le mastic à vitres, etc. sont plastiques. 4, record 1, French, - plastique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fabricación de plásticos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- plástico
1, record 1, Spanish, pl%C3%A1stico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Material que contiene como ingrediente esencial un alto polímero y que en alguna etapa de su transformación en productos terminados se puede formar por fluido. 2, record 1, Spanish, - pl%C3%A1stico
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Los materiales elastoméricos, que también se forman por fluido, no se consideran plásticos. 2, record 1, Spanish, - pl%C3%A1stico
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Polímero alto, generalmente sintético, que combina agentes curantes, reforzantes, colorantes o plastificantes que puede moldearse y trabajarse con buena precisión. 3, record 1, Spanish, - pl%C3%A1stico
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