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LUMINOUS PAINT [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-04-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- luminous paint
1, record 1, English, luminous%20paint
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A paint containing a phosphor ... and so able to glow in the dark either for a time after exposure to ultraviolet radiation or indefinitely by excitation with radioactive material .... 2, record 1, English, - luminous%20paint
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
luminous paint: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 3, record 1, English, - luminous%20paint
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Peintures et vernis (Industries)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- peinture luminescente
1, record 1, French, peinture%20luminescente
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Peintures à effets luminescents, pouvant être phosphorescents ou fluorescents. 2, record 1, French, - peinture%20luminescente
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
peinture luminescente : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 3, record 1, French, - peinture%20luminescente
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-11-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Cosmetology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- luminous paint
1, record 2, English, luminous%20paint
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Cosmétologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fond de teint luminescent
1, record 2, French, fond%20de%20teint%20luminescent
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - external organization data 1995-01-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- radium luminous paint
1, record 3, English, radium%20luminous%20paint
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Nothing in this licence authorizes the removal of radium luminous paint from the surface of components as part of the maintenance and repair service. 1, record 3, English, - radium%20luminous%20paint
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Peintures et vernis (Industries)
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- peinture lumineuse au radium
1, record 3, French, peinture%20lumineuse%20au%20radium
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le présent permis n'autorise pas l'enlèvement de la peinture lumineuse au radium de la surface de tout composant dans le cadre de l'entretien ou des réparations à faire. 1, record 3, French, - peinture%20lumineuse%20au%20radium
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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