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COFFIN [5 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

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

coffin: an item in the "Ceremonial Objects" class of the "Communication Objects" category.

French

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

cercueil : objet de la classe «Objets cérémoniels» de la catégorie «Objets de communication».

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Containers
  • Transport of Goods
  • Nuclear Waste Materials
DEF

A shielded container used to store or transport radioactive material.

CONT

Transportation flasks have thick dense walls to prevent radiation from escaping into the environment.

OBS

cask; flask; coffin: terms and definition standardized by ISO in 1997.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conteneurs
  • Transport de marchandises
  • Déchets nucléaires
DEF

Conteneur blindé utilisé pour le stockage ou le transport de matières radioactives.

OBS

château de transport : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO en 1997.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contenedores
  • Transporte de mercancías
  • Desechos nucleares
DEF

Recipiente blindado con plomo que sirve para conservar o transportar materias radiactivas sin que éstas puedan irradiar el entorno.

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Record 3 2015-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Funeral Services
DEF

... a funerary box used for viewing or keeping a corpse, either for burial or cremation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes funèbres
DEF

Longue caisse dans laquelle on enferme le corps d'un mort avant l'inhumation ou la crémation.

Spanish

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Record 4 2005-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Roller Skating and Skateboarding
  • Skiing and Snowboarding
CONT

What's a coffin? Well, jump on your skate, lie down on your back, put your hands together like you are praying and your're doing a coffin.

CONT

Radical meant pulling a "coffin" at high speed.

OBS

Skateboarding.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Patin à roulettes et planche à roulettes
  • Ski et surf des neiges
DEF

Figure où l'on se couche sur le dos avec les mains jointes en prière sur la poitrine.

CONT

Les «spécials» d'Elissa : Coffin, Primo, Bigspin Flip to Tail.

OBS

«Coffin» est un anglicisme au Canada.

Spanish

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Record 5 2005-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printing Machines and Equipment
  • Printing Processes - Various
DEF

[The] wooden frame around the bed of an early wooden press.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)
  • Procédés d'impression divers
DEF

[Assemblage] de quatre pièces de bois de quatre doigts de hauteur et de trois doigts d'épaisseur, dans lequel est enchâssé le marbre.

Spanish

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