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RIGID SUPPORT [2 records]

Record 1 2017-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Art Supplies
  • Painting (Arts)
  • Restoration of Works of Art (Museums and Heritage)
DEF

A hard [and] inflexible support for a painting as opposed to a ... canvas ...

OBS

Rigid support materials include panels, artist's board, glass, ceramics and metals.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel d'artistes
  • Peinture (Arts)
  • Restauration d'œuvres d'art (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
DEF

Support de peinture résistant et non flexible, comparativement à [une] toile.

OBS

Les supports rigides comprennent les panneaux, le carton toilé, le verre, les céramiques et les métaux.

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-08-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Above-Ground Transmission Systems (Electr.)
  • Power Transmission Techniques
DEF

A method of suspending an overhead contact system in which the wire or cable is attached directly to its supports.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Canalisations aériennes (Électricité)
  • Techniques de transport de l'énergie
DEF

Mode d'attache d'une ligne aérienne de contact, dans lequel le fil ou câble est fixé rigidement à ses supports.

Spanish

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