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FIBRA VEGETAL [2 records]

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Record 1 2018-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
OBS

Fibers are classified as either natural (including animal, vegetable, and inorganic) ... Vegetable fibers, e.g., cotton, consist mainly of cellulose.

OBS

vegetable fibre: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
CONT

Les fibres végétales sont blanches ou jaunâtres; elles sont insolubles dans l'eau, les solutions alcalines faibles, même bouillantes et les solvants usuels ce qui permet un entretien facile, mais elles sont détruites par les acides forts, elles brûlent rapidement avec une flamme en laissant des cendres fines.

OBS

fibre végétale : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industrias textiles
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Record 2 2002-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Insulation and Acoustical Design
  • Natural Construction Materials
CONT

The best-known acoustical materials are acoustical absorbents ... Absorbents are normally produced from vegetable or mineral fibers, porous or granular aggregates, formed elastomers, and other products ... Because of their lightweight, porous structure, most such products are relatively fragile and ... they may be covered with sturdy perforated or porous facings to protect them.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Isolation et acoustique architecturale
  • Matériaux de construction naturels
DEF

Filament mince et long constitué à partir d'éléments naturels du règne végétal (abaca, chanvre, coco, jute, lin, etc.) entrant dans la composition de nombreux matériaux acoustiques destinés à l'industrie de la construction et du bâtiment.

CONT

On distingue : les matériaux poreux (étoffes, tapis, feutres, laine de verre, panneaux de fibres végétales ou minérales, plâtres acoustiques).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aislamiento y acústica arquitectónicos
  • Materiales de construcción naturales
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