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LIMES [2 records]

Record 1 2011-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Showplaces and Facilities (Performing Arts)
  • Theatre and Opera
  • Lighting Fixtures
CONT

A long row of overhead lights in a metal container parallel to the procenium. Often arranged in three or four color circuit, a borderlight consist of one or more striplights totalling at least two-thirds the width of the procenium.

OBS

Especially among lighting people, border is more common than borderlight.

OBS

limes: slang.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Salles et installations de spectacles
  • Théâtre et Opéra
  • Luminaires
DEF

Appareil d'éclairage, qui sert à inonder la scène de lumière par en haut, comme la rampe l'éclaire par le bas.

DEF

Appareil d'éclairage, suspendu au cintre et occupant toute la largeur du plateau, destiné à éclairer la partie haute des décors.

Spanish

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Record 2 1983-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Geography (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie physique (Généralités)
OBS

[Terme latin qui signifie:] Fortifications des frontières de l'empire romain.

Spanish

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