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CROIX MALTE [2 records]

Record 1 2005-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Cinematography
DEF

A type of mechanism that produces intermittent movement in motion picture camera.

OBS

The shaft that drives the camera's transport mechanism is connected to the maltese cross and is geared to bring each frame of film into its precise position for exposure in the camera shuttle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Cinématographie
DEF

Dispositif mécanique de l'appareil de projection qui permet de transformer le mouvement continu de la pellicule en mouvement saccadé à raison de 24 images par seconde.

OBS

Le film avance d'une image en 1/96e de seconde puis est immobilisé pendant 3/96e de seconde.

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heraldry
DEF

[A cross] in which each of the four [equal-length] arms is like an arrowhead pointing inward.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Héraldique
DEF

[Croix] dont les branches, de longueur égale, vont en s'élargissant de l'intérieur à l'extérieur et sont bifurquées aux extrémités de sorte à former un V au bout de chacune.

Spanish

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