Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

masa partido superficie

English translation:

mass per unit area

Added to glossary by Beatriz Gallardo
Mar 10, 2014 16:00
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Spanish term

masa partido superficie

Spanish to English Tech/Engineering Physics measurement units
In the following paragraph which is part of the glossary:
"Gramaje: Se define en unidad de masa partido superficie. (g/m2). Es una de las propiedades más consideradas por diseñadores, editores e impresores. En sí el gramaje de un impreso es una elección del cliente, condicionada por los requisitos técnicos de maquinabilidad, y no tienen por qué provocar problemas per se. Sin embargo, el control del gramaje es importante debido a que es uno de los principales factores que influyen en el precio del papel. El gramaje de un papel se obtiene cortando y pesando muestras dimensionadas del mismo."
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4 +3 mass per unit area
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mass per unit area

'In the United States the customary or commercial term for expressing the “weight” per unit area (more
properly “mass per unit area”) of paper has been “basis weight,” “ream weight,” or “substance.” These are defined as the
mass in pounds of a ream of a given sheet size and number
of sheets (usually 500 sheets, occasionally 480 sheets). In
most other countries the mass per unit area is
expressed in grams per square meter, g/m2.'

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Note added at 9 mins (2014-03-10 16:09:49 GMT)
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'Paper density (also known as basis weight and *grammage*) is a term used in the pulp and paper industry and also for fabric industry to denote a measure of mass of the product per unit of area for a type of fabric, paper or paperboard. The term "density" is not used in its traditional sense of mass per unit volume.'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_density
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PAPER AND CARD WEIGHT / GRAMMAGE - Technology ...
www.technologystudent.com/despro_flsh/papcard3.html
The mass per unit area of paper / card is measured in grams per square metre (g/m2). This is called grammage, although most people refer to it as weight.
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