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Term of the Road Dictionary

polishing

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Roads Materials Soils and Aggregates
  • Definition : Decrease in microroughness of an aggregate under the combined action of water flow and abrasive dirt particles.

Glätten

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Straßen Baustoffe Erdreich und Gesteinskörnung
  • Definition : Abnahme der Mikrorauheit eines Mineralstoffs unter der kombinierten Wirkung von fließendem Wasser und abnutzend wirkenden Schmutzteilen. Der Polierwiderstand wird durch den Polished-Stone-Value (PSV) beschrieben.
  • Synonyms : Polieren (AT)

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