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MINE GRAPHITE [3 records]

Record 1 1999-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Design
  • Architectural Drafting and Tools
CONT

... mechanical pencils are filled with lead stock of the desired hardness ... Graphite lead for vellum and polymer lead for drafting film are available. These leads do not need to be sharpened but may be "burnished" to a sharp point for particularly precise work.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dessin industriel
  • Dessin architectural et instruments
DEF

Mine de crayon constituée de graphite, qui laisse sur le papier une trace noire que la gomme peut effacer.

CONT

portemine : cylindre creux dans lequel on place une mine de graphite, qu'on peut faire rentrer et sortir à l'aide d'un poussoir.

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) Standards
OBS

Standard number: CAN/CGSB-53.27-M90

French

Domaine(s)
  • Normes de l'Office des normes générales du Canada (ONGC)
OBS

Numéro de norme : CAN/CGSB-53.27-M90

Spanish

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Record 3 1986-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lithography, Offset Printing and Collotype
OBS

in sketches, plastic graphite leads may be used for films.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lithographie, offset et phototypie

Spanish

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