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slate [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-10-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electoral Systems and Political Parties
- Parliamentary Language
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- party list
1, record 1, English, party%20list
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- political party list 1, record 1, English, political%20party%20list
correct
- slate 2, record 1, English, slate
correct, noun
- ticket 3, record 1, English, ticket
correct, noun
- list 4, record 1, English, list
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[The enumeration] of candidates for election nominated or put forward by a party or faction. 5, record 1, English, - party%20list
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
the Republican ticket 6, record 1, English, - party%20list
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
- Vocabulaire parlementaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- liste de parti
1, record 1, French, liste%20de%20parti
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- liste de candidats 1, record 1, French, liste%20de%20candidats
correct, feminine noun
- liste 2, record 1, French, liste
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sistemas electorales y partidos políticos
- Lenguaje parlamentario
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- lista de candidatos
1, record 1, Spanish, lista%20de%20candidatos
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- candidatura 2, record 1, Spanish, candidatura
correct, feminine noun
- lista 1, record 1, Spanish, lista
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Enumeración] de candidatos [...] que un partido político presenta en unas elecciones. 3, record 1, Spanish, - lista%20de%20candidatos
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-03-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Technical Aids for Persons with Disabilities
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- braille slate
1, record 2, English, braille%20slate
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- slate 1, record 2, English, slate
correct
- braille tablet 1, record 2, English, braille%20tablet
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A hand instrument for writing braille consisting of metal plate pitted with the six points of the braille cell and another metal plate above it with openings through which a stylus is pressed down into the pits one at time to emboss points in desired position on paper placed between the plates. 2, record 2, English, - braille%20slate
Record 2, Key term(s)
- braille handslate
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Aides techniques pour personnes handicapées
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tablette braille
1, record 2, French, tablette%20braille
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tablette de métal creusée de sillons parallèles et munie d'une réglette percée de plusieurs rangées d'ouvertures rectangulaires «qui fournissent à l'utilisateur, pour la formation de chaque lettre, un champ aux limites régulières et aisément tangibles». 2, record 2, French, - tablette%20braille
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-01-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Construction Materials
- Roofs (Building Elements)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- slate
1, record 3, English, slate
correct, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- roofing slate 2, record 3, English, roofing%20slate
correct
- covering slate 3, record 3, English, covering%20slate
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A thin, usually rectangular, piece of certain varieties of stone which split readily into laminae, used especially for the purpose of covering the roofs of buildings. 4, record 3, English, - slate
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
slate: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 5, record 3, English, - slate
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Matériaux de construction
- Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- ardoise
1, record 3, French, ardoise
correct, see observation, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- ardoise de couverture 2, record 3, French, ardoise%20de%20couverture
correct, feminine noun
- ardoise à toiture 3, record 3, French, ardoise%20%C3%A0%20toiture
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Élément de couverture d'un bâtiment obtenu par taille d'un schiste ardoisier selon ses plans de clivage. 4, record 3, French, - ardoise
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les ardoises de couvertures sont constituées par des éléments plans de formats divers, généralement rectangulaires ou carrés, ou de forme spéciale (ogive, écaille). 2, record 3, French, - ardoise
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le mot «ardoise» employé seul doit désigner exclusivement toute plaque de couverture tirée du schiste ardoisier. 3, record 3, French, - ardoise
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
ardoise : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 5, record 3, French, - ardoise
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Materiales de construcción
- Techos (Elementos de edificios)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- pizarra
1, record 3, Spanish, pizarra
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2006-06-20
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- slate
1, record 4, English, slate
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A group name for various very-fine-grained rocks derived from mudstone, siltstone and other clayey sediments as a result of low-degree regional metamorphism. 2, record 4, English, - slate
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[It is] characterized by perfect fissility or slaty cleavage which is a regular or perfect schistosity. 2, record 4, English, - slate
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Black, brown, ferruginous slate. 3, record 4, English, - slate
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- ardoise
1, record 4, French, ardoise
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- schiste ardoisier 2, record 4, French, schiste%20ardoisier
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] différentes roches à grain très fin, dérivées d'argiles et de silts plus ou moins calcaires à la suite d'un métamorphisme régional de faible intensité [...] 2, record 4, French, - ardoise
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'une des caractéristiques importantes de ces schistes réside dans leur fissilité parfaite qui correspond à une shistosité plane, régulière et absolue [...] 2, record 4, French, - ardoise
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[...] par transformation métamorphique plus poussée, les schistes ardoisiers passent progressivement à des phyllades. 2, record 4, French, - ardoise
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Ardoise, brune, ferrugineuse, noire. 3, record 4, French, - ardoise
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2006-05-31
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
- Cinematography
- Television Arts
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- clapstick
1, record 5, English, clapstick
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- clap-sticks 2, record 5, English, clap%2Dsticks
correct
- clapper-board 2, record 5, English, clapper%2Dboard
correct
- clapper board 3, record 5, English, clapper%20board
correct
- clap 2, record 5, English, clap
correct, familiar
- clapstick board 3, record 5, English, clapstick%20board
correct
- slate 4, record 5, English, slate
correct
- clapper 5, record 5, English, clapper
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A pair of hinged boards which are clapped together to signal the start of a film sequence for helping the synchronization of sound and picture in the editing. 6, record 5, English, - clapstick
Record 5, Key term(s)
- clapsticks
- clap stick
- clap sticks
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
- Cinématographie
- Télévision (Arts du spectacle)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- claquette
1, record 5, French, claquette
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- clap 2, record 5, French, clap
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dispositif composé de deux planchettes reliées par une charnière, utilisé pour signaler le début de chaque prise de vues d'un tournage afin de faciliter l'identification et la synchronisation des séquences au moment du montage. 3, record 5, French, - claquette
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Técnicas y equipo audiovisuales
- Cinematografía
- Televisión (Artes escénicas)
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- claqueta
1, record 5, Spanish, claqueta
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Instrumento [constituido por dos piezas articuladas mediante una charnela] que permite reconocer y ordenar las escenas rodadas y, por otra parte, sincronizar las imágenes y los sonidos correspondientes. 1, record 5, Spanish, - claqueta
Record 6 - internal organization data 2002-12-04
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Classification of Coal
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- bone coal
1, record 6, English, bone%20coal
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- slate 2, record 6, English, slate
less frequent
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Argillaceous partings in coal. 2, record 6, English, - bone%20coal
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sometimes called "slate." 2, record 6, English, - bone%20coal
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Classification des charbons
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- charbon schisteux
1, record 6, French, charbon%20schisteux
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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