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BADAJO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-07-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Percussion Instruments
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- clapper
1, record 1, English, clapper
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A striking agent suspended inside a bell, consisting of a shaft with a solid metal sphere at the end. 2, record 1, English, - clapper
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The sound-producing area of the bell is the body and the sound bow. These parts are constructed in a way that the vibration from the clapper hitting the inside of the sound bow is most intense at the very bottom lip of the bell itself. 3, record 1, English, - clapper
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de musique à percussion
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- battant
1, record 1, French, battant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Longue pièce métallique qui permet de sonner la cloche en volée. 2, record 1, French, - battant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La forme de la cloche est difficile à définir par des termes géométriques simples. [...] On distingue plusieurs parties : on trouve de bas en haut […] la pince, zone de frappe du battant, puis la faussure, ensuite la robe qui est un véritable tronc de cône, enfin le cerveau qui est surmonté des anses. 3, record 1, French, - battant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Instrumentos de percusión
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- badajo
1, record 1, Spanish, badajo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El badajo consiste en una barra de hierro rematada en forma de pera que golpea el interior del bronce. En algunas ocasiones está compuesto por una caña de madera con bola de hierro. Su parte superior remata en un ancla o en una anilla en la que se ata una badana de cuero o una cuerda al asa badajera de la campana. 1, record 1, Spanish, - badajo
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