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cerveau [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-08-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Percussion Instruments
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- head
1, record 1, English, head
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The top of the bell where the crown attaches and the shoulders begin. 2, record 1, English, - head
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Six loops at right angles to each other are cast with and to the head of a bell. 3, record 1, English, - head
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de musique à percussion
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cerveau
1, record 1, French, cerveau
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sommet de la cloche, sur lequel on trouve la couronne. 2, record 1, French, - cerveau
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La forme de la cloche est difficile à définir par des termes géométriques simples. [...] On distingue plusieurs parties : on trouve de bas en haut […] la pince, zone de frappe du battant, puis la faussure, ensuite la robe, qui est un véritable tronc de cône, enfin le cerveau, qui est surmonté des anses. 3, record 1, French, - cerveau
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Instrumentos de percusión
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cabeza
1, record 1, Spanish, cabeza
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Parte superior de una campana, debajo de la corona. 2, record 1, Spanish, - cabeza
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-12-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cerebrum
1, record 2, English, cerebrum
correct, Latin
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The largest part of the brain which is separated by the longitudinal fissure, below which are the three cerebral commissures connecting the two halves. It develops from the embryonic forebrain. 2, record 2, English, - cerebrum
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plural: cerebrums; cerebra. 2, record 2, English, - cerebrum
Record 2, Key term(s)
- cerebrums
- cerebra
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cerveau
1, record 2, French, cerveau
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- cerebrum 2, record 2, French, cerebrum
Latin
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Le cerveau proprement dit est formé de deux hémisphères cérébraux, d'aspect plissés dont la substance blanche, interne, est recouverte d'un cortex cérébral gris, d'épaisseur variable. Trois sillons plus accentués (scissure de Sylvius, sillon de Rolando, sillon perpendiculaire) divisent chaque hémisphère en quatre lobes (frontal, temporal, pariétal, occipital) comprenant chacun un certain nombre de circonvolutions. 2, record 2, French, - cerveau
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «encéphale» est l'équivalent du terme anglais «brain», à ne pas confondre avec le terme «cerveau». 2, record 2, French, - cerveau
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sistema nervioso
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- cerebro
1, record 2, Spanish, cerebro
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Una de las tres divisiones primarias del encéfalo, que ocupa posición anterior y comprende el telencéfalo y el diencéfalo. 1, record 2, Spanish, - cerebro
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-08-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- brain
1, record 3, English, brain
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- cerveau
1, record 3, French, cerveau
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble de cellules actives constituées en dispositif de traitement de l'information qui réagit à l'environnement (neurosciences). 1, record 3, French, - cerveau
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Théâtre de représentations mentales dont la réalité physique se présente sous la forme d'un système de symboles (cognitivisme IA depuis 1956). 1, record 3, French, - cerveau
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 DEF
Structure dissipative dont émergent les phénomènes d'ordre par fluctuation (auto-organisation). Armée de constituants simples, sans intelligence (neurones) dont l'interconnexion dense crée les conditions propices à l'émergence de l'intelligence (deuxième cybernétique, autopoièse). 1, record 3, French, - cerveau
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 4 DEF
Machine déductive qui incarne des principes logiques. Le neurone est un automate fini dont l'état actif ou passif désigne des valeurs «vrai» ou «faux». Les connexions neuronales forment des portes logiques «et», «ou», «non», etc. (première cybernétique des années 1940). 1, record 3, French, - cerveau
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1990-03-06
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Group Dynamics
- Meetings and Assemblies (Administration)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- éminence grise 1, record 4, English, %C3%A9minence%20grise
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- power behind the throne 2, record 4, English, power%20behind%20the%20throne
- doctor's assistant 3, record 4, English, doctor%27s%20assistant
see observation
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
éminence grise: nickname of Père Joseph (François Le Clerc du Tremblay) ... French monk and diplomate who was confidant of Cardinal Richelieu ... 1, record 4, English, - %C3%A9minence%20grise
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a confidential agent; esp: one exercising unsuspected or unofficial power. 1, record 4, English, - %C3%A9minence%20grise
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a "doctor's assistant" may fill the group's need to keep the discussion going when the therapist is playing a rather passive role ... 3, record 4, English, - %C3%A9minence%20grise
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The phrase "doctor's assistant" is adapted and used in a figurative sense. 4, record 4, English, - %C3%A9minence%20grise
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Dynamique des groupes
- Réunions et assemblées (Administration)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- éminence grise
1, record 4, French, %C3%A9minence%20grise
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- cerveau 2, record 4, French, cerveau
correct, masculine noun
- celui qui tire les ficelles 3, record 4, French, celui%20qui%20tire%20les%20ficelles
correct, masculine noun
- leader occulte 2, record 4, French, leader%20occulte
masculine noun
- puissance occulte 4, record 4, French, puissance%20occulte
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
"Leader" officieux, ami et conseiller du "leader formel" d'un groupe. Ce terme provient de "l'éminence grise", moine, ami discret et conseiller de Richelieu. 1, record 4, French, - %C3%A9minence%20grise
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] il arrive que le chef institutionnel (le "responsable" vis-à-vis des échelons supérieurs) n'accomplisse, en fait, qu'un très petit nombre d'actions de leadership, et que se manifestent des "leaders occultes", dont l'importance pratique est loin d'être négligeable. 2, record 4, French, - %C3%A9minence%20grise
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Celui qui tire les ficelles: celui qu'on ne voit pas et qui fait agir les autres. "Des gens se font tuer ... Certains ... considèrent ces martyrs comme des pantins dont eux savent tenir en main les ficelles". 3, record 4, French, - %C3%A9minence%20grise
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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