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PAPIER CASSANT [1 record]

Record 1 1989-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Properties of Paper
DEF

A paper which has undergone severe degradation as a result of aging which cracks and breaks when bent only slightly.

OBS

Also see the definition of "brittleness" in the Dictionary of Paper (APAPE, 80, 57).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propriétés des papiers
DEF

Papier ayant subi une détérioration telle en raison du vieillissement qu'il craque et se casse lorsqu'on le plie légèrement.

OBS

Voir "brittle : cassant" (défaut du papier) dans le "Vocabulaire technique - La fabrication et la transformation du papier" de la compagnie Domtar (DTPAP, 72, 54).

Spanish

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