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Record 1 1998-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Properties of Paper
DEF

Small flecks of foreign material which have a colour in contrast to that of the paper, and a combined size and contrast that is large enough to be aesthetically displeasing under normal viewing conditions.

OBS

The T/T-437 definition of dirt is any foreign matter embedded in the sheet, which, when examined by reflected, not transmitted, light has a contrasting colour to the rest of the surface and has an equivalent black area of 0.04 mm² or over.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propriétés des papiers
DEF

Toute matière étrangère qui forme une tache de couleur contrastante avec le papier, telle que plaquettes de cellulose, particules végétales, organiques, métalliques ou minérales.

Spanish

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