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Record 1 2022-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • The Lungs
CONT

Crackles, formerly known as rales, are discontinuous, intermittent, nonmusical sounds that are described according to their timing and duration within the respiratory phase, intensity, pitch, and location.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Poumons
CONT

Crépitants («crackles»). Ces sons pathologiques, discontinus, explosifs, apparaissent généralement dans la phase d'inspiration.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Pulmones
DEF

Ruido producido por el paso del aire a través de las mucosidades acumuladas en los bronquios, tráquea, faringe o alvéolos pulmonares. Puede escucharse a distancia o con el estetoscopio.

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Record 2 2017-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Painting (Arts)
  • Restoration of Works of Art (Museums and Heritage)
DEF

A surface or deep [check] in one or more of the varnish, paint or ground layers.

OBS

Cracks are caused by a combination of mechanical forces and the response of the paint, ground and support layers to relative humidity fluctuations, periods of low relative humidity and low temperatures.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Peinture (Arts)
  • Restauration d'œuvres d'art (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
DEF

Fissure en surface ou en profondeur dans une ou plusieurs couches de vernis, de peinture ou de préparation.

OBS

Les craquelures se forment sous l'action de forces mécaniques et des réactions de la couche picturale, de la préparation et du support aux variations d'humidité relative, aux périodes de faible humidité relative et aux basses températures.

Spanish

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Record 3 2009-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)

Spanish

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Record 4 1995-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pottery
DEF

A more or less controlled crazing of glaze for decorative effect: oxides are sometimes rubbed in to enhance the pattern.

CONT

A crackle glaze is one that has been deliberately made to craze by using oxides with high expansion rates in the glaze base. Most often, crazing is considered a fault, but if properly controlled, it can become effective decoration. To accent ... crackle ... rub a coloring oxide into the craze. By refiring the ware to a slightly higher temperature the dark crackle is sealed into the glaze.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poteries
DEF

Fendillements voulus ou fortuits à la surface d'une terre crue ou d'une glaçure.

CONT

Contrairement aux fendillements [...] ou «tressaillures» (involontaires), les craquelures sont toujours volontaires et parfois soulignées par de la couleur ou de l'encre de Chine.

Spanish

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Record 5 1993-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Finishing
DEF

Finish produced by applying a shrinking top coat over a longer, more elastic bottom coat; the top coat pulls apart revealing the bottom coat in the tiny cracks. (The Woodworker Reference Guide and Sourcebook, 1983, p. 137).

CONT

novelty finishes ... crackle lacquer of contrasting color is sprayed over the first coat ... within ... minutes, the crackling lacquer begins to split and crack. (Wood Finishing and Restoring, 1981, p. 165).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finition du bois
DEF

Aspect obtenu en appliquant un produit à séchage rapide sur un autre à séchage lent.

OBS

craquelage : Vocabulaire de la finition du bois, 1984.

Spanish

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Record 6 1986-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Terra Cotta

French

Domaine(s)
  • Terres cuites

Spanish

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