thermo gonflé

English translation: thermally expanded

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French term or phrase:thermo gonflé
English translation:thermally expanded
Entered by: Traductions LS

09:26 Oct 20, 2015
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.) / Braille
French term or phrase: thermo gonflé
Sorry, I was not sure which category to put this in. The full phrase is "Livret braille thermo gonflé".
The only context I have is that it's a type of braille book.
Any help appreciated. Thanks.
Traductions LS
United Kingdom
thermally expanded
Explanation:
Or thermally embossed.
"Image Braille is braille that is embossed from its photographic image, such as braille that is engraved by photolithography or printed on so-called “puff paper” and then thermally expanded or printed on a raster embosser."
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philgoddard
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thermally expanded


Explanation:
Or thermally embossed.
"Image Braille is braille that is embossed from its photographic image, such as braille that is engraved by photolithography or printed on so-called “puff paper” and then thermally expanded or printed on a raster embosser."


    Reference: http://www.braille2000.com/brl2000/docs/ImageBraille.pdf
philgoddard
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