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CERCLE CONCENTRIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-07-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Curling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- concentric ring
1, record 1, English, concentric%20ring
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- concentric circle 1, record 1, English, concentric%20circle
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Each of the concentric circles having a diameter of 12, 8 and 4 feet respectively that are centered by a button and which the delivered rocks must touch in order to score; together, they form the house. 2, record 1, English, - concentric%20ring
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The house is formed of four concentric circles having a diameter of 12 (3,66 m), 8 (2,44 m), 4 (1,22 m) and 2 feet (0,61 m) respectively. The ring enclosed by the 12-foot and the 8-foot circles (called "outer ring") is blue and the one enclosed by the 4-foot and the 2-foot circles (called "inner ring" or "inside ring"), red, which leaves uncolored the ring enclosed by the 8-foot and the 4-foot circles (called "middle ring") and the inside of the 2-foot circle (called "tee" or "button"), giving them a white appearance. Seen from above, the house appears as a series of three rings, blue, white and red around a white button. 2, record 1, English, - concentric%20ring
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Guards may be placed in front of the rings and may come into play if a player curls his rock around a guard and into the ring. 2, record 1, English, - concentric%20ring
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The term "circle" refers, more properly, to each of the four circular lines forming the house while the term "ring" refers to the coloured or uncoloured surface between two circles. But since there are four circles and four inner surfaces, the terms tend to be used as synonyms, as are "concentric ring(s)" and "concentric circle(s)." The centre of the house being a full circle and not a ring, there is a mix as to what is really the "inner circle": the red ring or the button? 2, record 1, English, - concentric%20ring
Record 1, Key term(s)
- concentric rings
- concentric circles
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Curling
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cercle concentrique
1, record 1, French, cercle%20concentrique
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chacun des cercles concentriques d'un diamètre respectif de 12, 8 et 4 pieds avec, au centre, un bouton et que les pierres doivent toucher pour faire marquer des points; ensemble, ils constituent la maison. 2, record 1, French, - cercle%20concentrique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La maison est formée de quatre cercles concentriques de 12 (3,66 m), 8 (2,44 m), 4 (1,22 m) et 2 pieds (0,61 m) de diamètre. L'anneau compris entre le cercle de 12 pieds et celui de 8 pieds (appelé «cercle extérieur») est teinté de bleu, et celui compris entre le cercle de 4 pieds et celui de 2 pieds (appelé «cercle intérieur»), teinté de rouge, ce qui laisse l'espace entre les cercles de 8 pieds et de 4 pieds (appelé «cercle intermédiaire» ou «cercle du milieu») et l'intérieur du cercle de 2 pieds (appelé «bouton» ou «mouche»), à l'état naturel, en apparence blancs. Vue en plongée, la maison apparaît comme une série de trois anneaux de couleur, bleu, blanc, rouge, encerclant un bouton blanc. 2, record 1, French, - cercle%20concentrique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Des gardes peuvent être positionnés devant les cercles, entre la ligne de jeu et la maison, et devenir en jeu si une pierre les pousse à l'intérieur des cercles. 2, record 1, French, - cercle%20concentrique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le terme «cercle» en français rend tant la notion propre au terme anglais «circle», ligne tracée en rond, que celle de «ring», anneau ou surface comprise à l'intérieur de deux cercles. Comme le centre de la maison est un cercle plein et non un anneau, on ne s'entend pas sur ce qui constitue le «cercle intérieur» : l'anneau rouge ou le bouton ? 2, record 1, French, - cercle%20concentrique
Record 1, Key term(s)
- cercles concentriques
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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