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PLASTIQUE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-06-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plastics Manufacturing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- plastic
1, record 1, English, plastic
correct, noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- plastic material 2, record 1, English, plastic%20material
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A material that contains as an essential ingredient a high polymer and which at some stage in its processing into finished products can be shaped by flow. 3, record 1, English, - plastic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Elastomeric materials, which also are shaped by flow, are not considered as plastics. 3, record 1, English, - plastic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In some countries, particularly in the United Kingdom, it is a permitted option to use the term "plastics" as the singular form as well as the plural form. 3, record 1, English, - plastic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Any of a large and varied class of substances that are polymers of high molecular weight based on synthetic resins or modified natural polymers and may be obtained in a permanent or rigid form following moulding, extrusion, or similar treatment at a stage during manufacture or processing when they are mouldable or liquid. 4, record 1, English, - plastic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Laminated plastic, reinforced plastic. 4, record 1, English, - plastic
Record 1, Key term(s)
- plastics
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Plasturgie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plastique
1, record 1, French, plastique
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- matière plastique 2, record 1, French, mati%C3%A8re%20plastique
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Matière qui contient, comme ingrédient essentiel, un haut polymère et qui, à une certaine étape de sa transformation en produit fini, peut être mise en forme par écoulement. 3, record 1, French, - plastique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les élastomères, qui sont aussi mis en forme par fluage, ne sont pas considérés comme des plastiques. 3, record 1, French, - plastique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Une matière quelconque est [aussi] dite «plastique» (adj.) lorsqu'elle est déformable ou malléable et conserve les déformations qu'elle subit ou les formes d'un moule dans lequel on l'enferme : la terre glaise, les mortiers de chaux grasse, le mastic à vitres, etc. sont plastiques. 4, record 1, French, - plastique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fabricación de plásticos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- plástico
1, record 1, Spanish, pl%C3%A1stico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Material que contiene como ingrediente esencial un alto polímero y que en alguna etapa de su transformación en productos terminados se puede formar por fluido. 2, record 1, Spanish, - pl%C3%A1stico
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Los materiales elastoméricos, que también se forman por fluido, no se consideran plásticos. 2, record 1, Spanish, - pl%C3%A1stico
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Polímero alto, generalmente sintético, que combina agentes curantes, reforzantes, colorantes o plastificantes que puede moldearse y trabajarse con buena precisión. 3, record 1, Spanish, - pl%C3%A1stico
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-01-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Rheology
- Strength of Materials
- Metallography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- plastic 1, record 2, English, plastic
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plastic deformation. Permanent deformation of a metal; it results from the application of stresses beyond the elastic limit. 1, record 2, English, - plastic
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Rhéologie
- Résistance des matériaux
- Métallographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- plastique
1, record 2, French, plastique
adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit des déformations permanentes d'un solide et du comportement d'un solide lorsqu'il reçoit des déformations permanentes. 1, record 2, French, - plastique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Reología
- Resistencia de los materiales
- Metalografía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- plástico
1, record 2, Spanish, pl%C3%A1stico
adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-03-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- plastic
1, record 3, English, plastic
correct, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Term describing soil that may be readily deformed without rupture; it is pliable but cohesive. The term applies to those soils in which, at certain stages of moisture, the grains will readily slip over each other without the masses cracking or breaking apart. 2, record 3, English, - plastic
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique des sols
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- plastique
1, record 3, French, plastique
correct, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qualifie un matériau-sol humide ou très humide pouvant être transformé entre les mains en un cylindre mince. Cette transformation [...] ne peut être obtenue qu'à partir d'une certaine teneur en argile; pour la plupart des sols il faut au moins 25 p. cent d'argile. Une terre très plastique, à partir d'une certaine humidité, peut être déformée d'une manière permanente sans être brisée. 2, record 3, French, - plastique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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