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FRACTURE FRAGILE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-02-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Food Industries
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- brittle fracture
1, record 1, English, brittle%20fracture
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A specimen separates into two or more pieces after being subjected to a stress before appreciable plastic deformation or creep is observed. 1, record 1, English, - brittle%20fracture
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Industrie de l'alimentation
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fracture fragile
1, record 1, French, fracture%20fragile
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-04-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- brittle fracture
1, record 2, English, brittle%20fracture
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
By the Phanerozoic the principal response to spreading was brittle fracture giving rise to conventional plate tectonics. 2, record 2, English, - brittle%20fracture
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fracture fragile
1, record 2, French, fracture%20fragile
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- rupture fragile 2, record 2, French, rupture%20fragile
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2002-04-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Bones and Joints
- Symptoms (Medicine)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- brittle fracture 1, record 3, English, brittle%20fracture
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Os et articulations
- Symptômes (Médecine)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fracture fragile
1, record 3, French, fracture%20fragile
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Huesos y articulaciones
- Síntomas (Medicina)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- fractura frágil
1, record 3, Spanish, fractura%20fr%C3%A1gil
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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