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BRUMA [3 records]

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Record 1 2014-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
  • Packaging in Plastic
DEF

A transparent plastic material having an abnormally cloudy or foggy appearance.

CONT

[For packaging films] "see-through" clarity, haze, and gloss are usually more relevant because of the influence of these properties on visibility of the contents and on the "sparkle" of the film.

Key term(s)
  • haziness
  • turbidity

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie
  • Emballages en matières plastiques
DEF

Apparence nuageuse à l'intérieur ou à la surface d'un plastique.

Key term(s)
  • turbidité

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fabricación de plásticos
  • Embalajes de plástico
DEF

Apariencia nublada dentro o sobre la superficie de un plástico.

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Record 2 2011-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

Suspension in the air of microscopic water droplets or wet hygroscopic particles which reduce the visibility at the Earth's surface.

OBS

Mist, regardless of the individual particle sizes, is a dispersion aerosol if it forms by the atomizing of a liquid in air, and a condensation aerosol if it forms by the condensation of a liquid's vapor (as in the formation of fog).

OBS

It produces, generally, a thin, greyish veil over the landscape; it reduces visibility to a lesser extent than fog; the relative humidity with mist is often less than 95.

OBS

In popular American usage, the term "mist" is also used as a synonym of "drizzle".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Suspension dans l'atmosphère de microscopiques gouttelettes d'eau ou de particules hygroscopiques humides, réduisant la visibilité à la surface du globe.

OBS

Lorsque la brume est essentiellement constituée de gouttelettes d'eau, le processus de formation est analogue à celui du brouillard, la différence entre ces deux hydrométéores résultant de la dimension des gouttelettes et de leur concentration.

OBS

La brumasse est une petite brume. Le frimas est une brume épaisse qui laisse un dépôt de givre.

OBS

On utilise le terme «brume» lorsque la visibilité est supérieure à 1 km et le terme «brouillard» (en anglais : «fog») lorsque la visibilité est inférieure à 1 km.

OBS

En météorologie, cela correspond à une visibilité inférieure à 2 km mais supérieure à 1 km.

OBS

Le marin emploie indistinctement le terme de brume pour qualifier toute altération de la visibilité et ne fait jamais référence au terme brouillard.

OBS

brume : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física de la atmósfera
DEF

Suspensión en el aire de gotas microscópicas de agua, o partículas higroscópicas húmedas, que reducen la visibilidad en superficie.

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Record 3 2001-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shooting (Sports)
OBS

Facilities/equipment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tir (Sports)
OBS

Installations/matériel.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tiro (Deportes)
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