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OPACITE PAPIER [2 records]

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Record 1 1998-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pulp and Paper
DEF

The ratio, expressed as a percentage, of the amount of light reflected from a single sheet of paper with a black backing to the amount of light reflected from the same sheet of paper backed by an effectively opaque pile of the same paper, measurements being made under standardized conditions. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

OBS

A pile of sufficient thickness that the addition of more sheets does not affect the reading obtained.

OBS

paper backing opacity; printing opacity: terms standardized by ISO.

OBS

According to ISO, "printing opacity" is an obsolete term for "paper backing opacity".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pâtes et papier
DEF

Rapport, exprimé en pourcentage, de la quantité de lumière renvoyée par une seule feuille de papier posée sur un fond noir, à celle renvoyée par la même feuille de papier posée sur une pile suffisamment opaque du même papier, les mesurages étant effectués dans des conditions normalisées. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

[...] une pile d'épaisseur telle que l'addition de feuilles supplémentaires ne modifie pas la lecture.

OBS

opacité sur fond papier; opacité d'impression : termes normalisés par l'ISO et l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-02-27

English

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

Standard number: CAN/CGSB-9.0-6-93

French

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

Numéro de norme : CAN/CGSB-9.0-6-93

Spanish

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