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Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-08-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sports Equipment and Accessories
- Roller Skating and Skateboarding
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hoverboard
1, record 1, English, hoverboard
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A board, resembling a skateboard without wheels, which hovers above the ground and may be ridden like a skateboard. 2, record 1, English, - hoverboard
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In "Back to the Future II" ... and other science-fiction contexts, hoverboards generally work using hypothetical antigravity technology. Various types of "hoverboard" have actually been constructed, using existing technologies such as cushions of air ... or magnetism, but these have greater limitations than the devices depicted in science fiction. 2, record 1, English, - hoverboard
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et accessoires de sport
- Patin à roulettes et planche à roulettes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- planche à lévitation
1, record 1, French, planche%20%C3%A0%20l%C3%A9vitation
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- skateboard à lévitation 2, record 1, French, skateboard%20%C3%A0%20l%C3%A9vitation
avoid, anglicism, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La planche, en apparence assez similaire à un petit modèle de surf, utilise pour se déplacer au-dessus du sol la sustentation électromagnétique, un procédé technique qui repose sur l'emploi combiné d'aimants permanents et de matériau supraconducteur refroidi à l'azote liquide. 1, record 1, French, - planche%20%C3%A0%20l%C3%A9vitation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
skateboard à lévitation : La désignation «skateboard» est un anglicisme critiqué pour désigner une «planche à roulettes». En outre, par définition ce type de planche ne comporte pas de roulettes. 3, record 1, French, - planche%20%C3%A0%20l%C3%A9vitation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Equipo y accesorios deportivos
- Patinaje sobre ruedas y patinaje con monopatin
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- aeropatín
1, record 1, Spanish, aeropat%C3%ADn
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- levitation board
1, record 2, English, levitation%20board
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
levitation board: an item in the "Public Entertainment Devices" class of the "Recreational Objects" category. 2, record 2, English, - levitation%20board
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- planche de lévitation
1, record 2, French, planche%20de%20l%C3%A9vitation
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
planche de lévitation : objet de la classe «Appareils de divertissement public» de la catégorie «Objets récréatifs». 2, record 2, French, - planche%20de%20l%C3%A9vitation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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