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Table 4.3.1.2
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Subdomain (1st level):  Papermaking
Subdomain (2nd level):  Surface treatments
Subdomain (3rd level):  Coating
Grammatical category:  Complex term
Grammar notes:  Uncountable
Definition:  Method of coating in which an excess of aqueous pigmented dispersion is applied to the sheet by an applicator roll (or other method), and the excess is then immediately removed by means of a thin flat jet of air which doctors the surface and also serves to smooth out irregularities.
Definition source:  EN 9
Context:  We propose to deal with the coating methods in the following order: (i) Brush coating (ii) Size press coating (iii) Dip coating (iv) Rod (or bar) coating (v) Air knife coating (vi) Kiss coating (vii) Spray coating (viii) Blade coating (in all its modern forms) (ix) Transfer roll coating (x) Reverse roll coating (xi) Cast coating.
Context source:  EN 44
Attestation:  2
Co-hyponyms:  Roll coating, Blade coating, Brush coating, Cast coating, Rod coating
Hyperonyms:  Coater
Related terms:  Air knife coater
It:  Patinatura a lama d’aria
Degree of reliability IT:  3
Fr:  Couchage à lame d’air
Degree of reliability FR:  3