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PORTE-LAMPE [3 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

lamp holder: an item in the "Lighting Equipment" class of the "Furnishings" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

porte-lampe : objet de la classe «Équipement d’éclairage» de la catégorie «Ameublement et accessoires».

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Highway and Street Lighting
  • Landscape Architecture
DEF

A raised source of light on the edge of a road or walkway, which is turned on or lit at a certain time every night.

CONT

A street light installation has several major components. The light source or lamp is called a luminaries. It is held in the air by a mast arm and a light standard or pole. The pole can be set directly into the ground or attached to a concrete pole base with bolts.

Key term(s)
  • lamp post
  • streetlamp

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éclairage des voies de circulation
  • Architecture paysagère
CONT

Les appareils d'éclairage public sont fixés soit à des poteaux appelés candélabres disposés convenablement en bordure des chaussées [...] Un candélabre comprend une semelle, une embase, une borne dans laquelle est logé l'appareillage électrique, un fût et une crosse prolongeant le fût en forme d'arc et destiné à supporter le luminaire en le déportant de l'axe du fût d'une longueur variable appelée saillie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Alumbrado de carreteras
  • Arquitectura paisajista
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Record 3 2011-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lighting Fixtures
  • Land Equipment (Military)
DEF

A strap designed to hang a fluorescent lighting unit of 3 inches in diameter from an expandable modular tent liner.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Luminaires
  • Matériel terrestre (Militaire)
DEF

Sangle conçue pour suspendre un appareil d'éclairage fluorescent de 3 po de diamètre à partir d'une doublure de tente modulaire de grandeur adaptable.

Key term(s)
  • porte lampe

Spanish

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