Paperboard
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004714
The distinction between paper and paperboard is not sharp, but broadly speaking, the thicker (greater than 0.3 mm (0.012 in.), heavier, and more rigid grades of paper are called paperboard.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-004714 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Forestry, Wildland Management |
| Synonyms | pasteboard |
| References | Forest Products Laboratory. 2010. Wood handbook - Wood as an engineering material. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-190. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Cardboard |
| Translations | Spanish: cartulina |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-004714",
"term": "Paperboard",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "The distinction between paper and paperboard is not sharp, but broadly speaking, the thicker (greater than 0.3 mm (0.012 in.), heavier, and more rigid grades of paper are called paperboard.",
"synonyms": [
"pasteboard"
],
"subject": "Forestry, Wildland Management",
"see_also": [
"cardboard"
],
"references": [
"Forest Products Laboratory. 2010. Wood handbook - Wood as an engineering material. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-190. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "cartulina"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/paperboard/"
}
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