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MATIERE BASE [7 records]

Record 1 2015-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Technical Textiles
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
CONT

Fibre diameters depend to a large extent on the metallurgical and structural purity of the starting material (wire rod), itself a function of the alloying elements and the manufacturing and purification procedures during wire rod production.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Textiles techniques
  • Filature (Textiles)
CONT

Les diamètres des fibres sont en grande partie fonction de la pureté métallurgique et structurelle de la matière de base (la tige de fil métallurgique) qui dépend elle-même de la qualité des alliages et des procédés de purification mis en œuvre dans la production de ces tiges.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • CBRNE Weapons
DEF

Substance (e.g. gas) used as raw material for its chemical properties in creating an end product.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Armes CBRNE
OBS

Matière de base [Convention sur les armes chimiques].

OBS

Reproduit du lexique «Disarmament and Peace Keeping/Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Armas QBRNE
Key term(s)
  • material básico
  • materia básica
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Record 3 2003-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur

Spanish

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Record 4 2000-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Education (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pédagogie (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 5 1999-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Education (General)
DEF

A subject absolutely essential in a given field as background preparation for further study in that field.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pédagogie (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 6 1996-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur

Spanish

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Record 7 1981-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Planning
OBS

Organized trading markets exist for a number of staple commodities such as wheat; (...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planification économique

Spanish

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