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Record 1 2012-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
DEF

Resistance to bending or twisting.

CONT

This orientation enhances the stiffness, impact, and barrier performance of the bottle, permitting a reduction in weight or use of a lower grade of material.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
DEF

Capacité des corps solides à résister aux déformations sous des sollicitations mécaniques, notamment la flexion et la torsion.

CONT

Il a semblé que certaines propriétés méritent d'être mises en avant à propos de l'utilisation rationnelle des plastiques : la rigidité, la thermosensibilité et s'il y a lieu l'incombustibilité.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vocabulario técnico y científico general
DEF

Resistencia que opone un cuerpo a las fuerzas que tienden a deformarlo y que depende de su elasticidad.

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