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TACKY [9 records]

Record 1 2016-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fungi and Myxomycetes
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A mushroom of the family Russulaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Champignons et myxomycètes
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Champignon de la famille des Russulaceae.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
PHR

Tacky grip.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
PHR

Ruban ultra adhésif.

Spanish

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Record 3 2005-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inks and Colour Reproduction (Graphic Arts)
DEF

[An] ink [which] has high separation forces and can cause surface picking or splitting of weak papers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Encres et couleurs (Industrie graphique)
CONT

Une encre poisseuse a une forte résistance à la séparation et peut causer de l'arrachage et des déchirures avec des papiers faibles.

Spanish

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Record 4 2000-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printed Circuits and Microelectronics
  • Physics of Solids
DEF

A material is in a tacky state when it exhibits an adhesive bond to another surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits imprimés et micro-électronique
  • Physique des solides

Spanish

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Record 5 1999-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glues and Adhesives (Industries)
CONT

Tack range : The period of time in which an adhesive will remain in the tacky-dry condition after application to an adherend, under specified conditions of temperature and hymidity.

CONT

Stretch the tube over the handle of your pump, roughen up the surface with sandpaper, then smear vulcanising solution onto the tube (covering slightly larger area than the patch you're going to use). Once the solution is tacky dry (about 5 minutes), peel the foil off the patch and press it firmly onto the tube (stretched over your pump again).

CONT

The bitumen surface of the coating shall be applied to the tacky/dry or dry primer in spiral wrapping a minimum of 1/2" (12.7 mm) lap shall be maintained.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Colles et adhésifs (Industries)

Spanish

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Record 6 1998-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Graphic Arts and Printing
  • Inks and Colour Reproduction (Graphic Arts)
DEF

Said of an ink to describe its degree of tack.

OBS

In letterpress and lithography, it is common to "tack-grade" inks for colour sequence (from tackiest to least tacky) to optimize trapping.

OBS

tack: The relative force required to split the ink film between two surfaces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Imprimerie et arts graphiques
  • Encres et couleurs (Industrie graphique)
DEF

Qualifie le tirant d'une encre.

OBS

tirant : Résistance qu'une encre d'imprimerie oppose à toute force tendant à la scinder par étirement.

Spanish

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Record 7 1993-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastic Materials

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matières plastiques
OBS

voir fiche «dough molding compound»

Spanish

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Record 8 1993-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
DEF

Cheap and vulgar; in bad taste.

CONT

A tacky magazine; a tacky costume.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
DEF

Qui n'est plus à la mode.

CONT

Vêtement démodé.

Spanish

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Record 9 1985-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Graphic Arts and Printing
Key term(s)
  • tacky roller

French

Domaine(s)
  • Imprimerie et arts graphiques
Key term(s)
  • rouleau sympathique
  • rouleau amoureux

Spanish

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