Glossary S

Stainless refers to a type of steel that is resistant to corrosion and staining. Stainless steel is an alloy of iron, chromium, and other metals that provides a durable and corrosion-resistant material that is well suited for use in a wide range of applications.

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Deutsch: Suspension / Español: Suspensión / Português: Suspensão / Français: Suspension / Italiano: Sospensione
Suspension may refer to a mixture of two chemicals with the property that one does not rapidly settle out or a system of linkages that connects a vehicle to its wheels.

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Deutsch: Nähen / Español: Costura - Costura / Português: Costura - Costura / Français: Couture - Couture
Sewing is the craft of fastening or attaching objects using stitches made with a needle and thread. Sewing is one of the oldest of the textile arts, arising in the Paleolithic era. Before the invention of spinning yarn or weaving fabric, archaeologists believe Stone Age people across Europe and Asia sewed fur and skin clothing using bone, antler or ivory needles and "thread" made of various animal body parts including sinew, catgut, and veins.

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Deutsch: Verbreitung / Español: Difusión / Português: Propagação / Français: Diffusion / Italiano: Diffusione /

Spread may refer to a statistical dispersion or a Bid-offer spread, between the buying and selling price of a commodity or security.

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Deutsch: Espina / Español: Espina (desambiguación) / Português: Espina

In an industrial context, the term "spine" refers to a structural component that provides support and stability to an object or assembly. It is often used in the context of machinery, equipment, and other industrial products.

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Deutsch: Natrium / Español: Sodio / Português: Sódio / Français: Sodium / Italiano: Sodio
Sodium is a chemical element with the symbol Na (from Latin: natrium) and atomic number 11. It is a soft, silver-white, highly reactive metal and is a member of the alkali metals; its only stable isotope is 23Na. The free metal does not occur in nature, but instead must be prepared from its compounds; it was first isolated by Humphry Davy in 1807 by the electrolysis of sodium hydroxide.

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Deutsch: Seide / Español: Seda / Português: Seda / Français: Soie / Italiano: Seta
Silk is a natural protein fibre, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. The protein fibre of silk is composed mainly of fibroin and produced by certain insect larvae to form cocoons.

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Deutsch: Shelter / Español: Shelter / Português: Shelter / Français: Shelter / Italiano: Shelter

Shelter may refer to a basic architectural structure or building that provides cover or a homeless shelter, a temporary residence for homeless people, sometimes simply referred to as a 'shelter'.

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