Pressure measurementPressure measurement is the measurement of an applied force by a fluid (liquid or gas) on a surface. Pressure is typically measured in units of force per unit of surface area. Many techniques have been developed for the measurement of pressure and vacuum. Instruments used to measure and display pressure mechanically are called pressure gauges, vacuum gauges or compound gauges (vacuum & pressure). The widely used Bourdon gauge is a mechanical device, which both measures and indicates and is probably the best known type of gauge.
FiberFiber or fibre (British English; from fibra) is a natural or artificial substance that is significantly longer than it is wide. Fibers are often used in the manufacture of other materials. The strongest engineering materials often incorporate fibers, for example carbon fiber and ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene. Synthetic fibers can often be produced very cheaply and in large amounts compared to natural fibers, but for clothing natural fibers can give some benefits, such as comfort, over their synthetic counterparts.
Acide grasUn acide gras est un acide carboxylique à chaîne aliphatique. Les acides gras naturels possèdent une chaîne carbonée de 4 à de carbone (rarement au-delà de 28) et typiquement en nombre pair, car la biosynthèse des acides gras, catalysée par l'acide gras synthase, procède en ajoutant de façon itérative des groupes de deux atomes de carbone grâce à l'acétyl-CoA. Par extension, le terme est parfois utilisé pour désigner tous les acides carboxyliques à chaîne hydrocarbonée non-cyclique.
