replica
[′rep·lə·kə] (engineering)
A thin plastic or inorganic film which is formed on a surface and then removed from it for study in an electron microscope.
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Replica
Exact copy of an original building or any building component.
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Replica
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The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.
Replica
a reproduction of a work of art done by the maker of the original or under his direction. A replica differs from the original in size and, unlike a true copy, often includes changes in detail.
Replica
in electron microscopy, a thin film impression of the surface of an object being investigated. This copy is examined instead of the object in the electron microscope.
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