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BLUE-PRINT MACHINE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-10-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Reprography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- blueprint machine
1, record 1, English, blueprint%20machine
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- blue-printer 2, record 1, English, blue%2Dprinter
- blue-print machine 3, record 1, English, blue%2Dprint%20machine
- blueprinter 4, record 1, English, blueprinter
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A machine which exposes and develops blueprint paper. 5, record 1, English, - blueprint%20machine
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Reprographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- machine à tirer les plans
1, record 1, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20tirer%20les%20plans
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- machine à tirer les calques 2, record 1, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20tirer%20les%20calques
feminine noun
- machine à tiré les bleus 3, record 1, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20tir%C3%A9%20les%20bleus
feminine noun
- tireuse de plans 4, record 1, French, tireuse%20de%20plans
proposal, feminine noun
- tireuse de calques 4, record 1, French, tireuse%20de%20calques
proposal, feminine noun
- tireuse de bleus 4, record 1, French, tireuse%20de%20bleus
proposal, feminine noun
- machine à tirer les plans 1, record 1, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20tirer%20les%20plans
correct, feminine noun
- machine à tirer les calques 2, record 1, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20tirer%20les%20calques
feminine noun
- machine à tirer les bleus 3, record 1, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20tirer%20les%20bleus
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le tirage des plans est l'opération finale de l'étude. Les calques sont reproduits et distribués aux utilisateurs. (...) Le tireur de plans doit bien connaître sa machine (...) Il doit (...) nettoyer sa tireuse d'une façon régulière (...) On distingue : 1) la machine à tirer simple (...); 2) la machine mixte (...); 3) la tireuse à lampe à arc (...); 4) les machines industrielles (...) Les tirages obtenus sont en marron, bleu ou noir sur fond blanc (...) 5, record 1, French, - machine%20%C3%A0%20tirer%20les%20plans
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
bleu (n.m.) : (Bureaux) Plan d'architecte ou d'ingénieur. (Les tirages des plans originaux étant autrefois exécutés sur papier bleu au ferroprussiate, le nom de bleu a été petit à petit donné à toute cette famille de documents.) 6, record 1, French, - machine%20%C3%A0%20tirer%20les%20plans
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
calque : Papier à l'usage des bureaux de dessin, suffisamment translucide pour permettre soit de retracer le dessin d'un original sur lequel il est appliqué, soit de reporter, par des procédés de reproduction utilisant la transmission de la lumière, une image qui y est inscrite. 6, record 1, French, - machine%20%C3%A0%20tirer%20les%20plans
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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