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Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Plant Biology
  • Animal Biology
DEF

An aggregation of morphologically similar cells and associated intercellular matter acting together to perform one or more specific functions in an organism.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Biologie végétale
  • Biologie animale
DEF

Ensemble homogène de cellules vivantes ou de fibres, nettement délimité, exerçant une fonction définie et souvent étendu en nappes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Biología vegetal
  • Biología animal
DEF

Agregado de elementos anatómicos unidos entre sí, formando las distintas partes de los cuerpos organizados.

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Record 2 2014-11-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fabric Nomenclature
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
DEF

A fabric produced by interlacing (by weaving on a loom or a weaving machine) a set of warp threads and a set of weft threads normally at right angles to each other.

OBS

woven fabric: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Nomenclature des tissus
  • Filature (Textiles)
DEF

Étoffe constituée par l'entrecroisement (par tissage sur métier ou machine à tisser) d'un ensemble de fils de chaîne et d'un ensemble de fils de trame, normalement à angle droit l'un par rapport à l'autre.

OBS

tissu : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nomenclatura de los tejidos
  • Fabricación de hilados (Textiles)
DEF

[Tela] de vidrio textil obtenida por el entrecruzamiento de hilos (simples, doblados, retorcidos o bobinados) en dos direcciones perpendiculares o según un ángulo determinado, [...] durante una operación con telar o máquina de tejer.

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Record 3 - external organization data 2005-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Radiation Protection
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
DEF

Group of similar cells which together perform certain specialized functions (e.g., bone marrow, bone surfaces, and eye lenses).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Radioprotection
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
DEF

Ensemble de cellules de composition semblable remplissant certaines fonctions particulières (par exemple, la moelle des os, la surface des os et le cristallin).

Spanish

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Record 4 1996-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Technical Textiles
  • Fabric Nomenclature
  • Chemistry
CONT

Materials. Nefalit, a new mineral material, with service temperature from 850 [degrees] to 900 [degrees] C, available in yarn (100, 300, 600 and 1000 tex), fabric and braid forms.

Key term(s)
  • fabric form

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Textiles techniques
  • Nomenclature des tissus
  • Chimie
CONT

Matériaux. Nefalit, nouvelle matière minérale, température de service de 850 [degrés] à 900 [degrés] C, disponible en fils de 100, 300, 600, 1000 tex, en tissu et en tresse.

Spanish

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Record 5 1986-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
DEF

any woven fabric; esp. a length of cloth being woven on a loom or just taken off.

OBS

web of a fabric

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)
DEF

Largeur d'une pièce d'étoffe prise entre ses deux lisières.

Spanish

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