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overlay technique [2 records]

Record 1 2012-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
DEF

[A technique in which] the first [acetate] sheet placed on the overhead projector displays basic information, and subsequent sheets, containing more information, are flipped over in sequence to build upon the base.

French

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

Lorsque [un] document se présente sous la forme de plusieurs feuilles d'acétate superposées, il favorise une technique particulière de présentation [...] Cette superposition est ordinairement utilisée dans le cas d'une illustration complexe [...] C'est pourquoi sur un premier transparent, on présente quelques éléments de l'ensemble et [...] on superpose des éléments complémentaires.

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Jewellery
OBS

overlay: ornamental work formed by overlaying as with veneer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Joaillerie et bijouterie
DEF

Technique de décoration qui consiste à ajuster et à fixer des morceaux de métal, des pierres dures ou de la pâte de verre dans des alvéoles de même forme que ceux-ci.

Spanish

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