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HORIZONTAL DEFINITION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-01-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Acoustics (Physics)
- Music (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- horizontal definition
1, record 1, English, horizontal%20definition
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The degree to which sounds [e.g. from musical instruments] that follow one another stand apart. 1, record 1, English, - horizontal%20definition
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
definition: In concert hall acoustics, definition, like clarity, refers to the degree to which individual strands in a musical presentation can be differentiated from each other. 1, record 1, English, - horizontal%20definition
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Acoustique (Physique)
- Musique (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- définition horizontale
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9finition%20horizontale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Séparation de deux instruments de musique jouant l'un après l'autre. 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9finition%20horizontale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La définition horizontale se définit par la réverbération et par le rapport de niveau sonore entre champ direct et champ réverbéré. On doit aussi y ajouter le tempo, les notes répétées dans une phrase musicale et leur niveau sonore relatif. 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9finition%20horizontale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-12-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Television (Radioelectricity)
- Computer Graphics
- Applications of Automation
- Mathematics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- horizontal resolution
1, record 2, English, horizontal%20resolution
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- horizontal definition 2, record 2, English, horizontal%20definition
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
the number of individual picture elements or dots that can be distinguished in a horizontal scanning line of a television or facsimile image. 2, record 2, English, - horizontal%20resolution
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Télévision (Radioélectricité)
- Infographie
- Automatisation et applications
- Mathématiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- résolution horizontale
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9solution%20horizontale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- définition horizontale 2, record 2, French, d%C3%A9finition%20horizontale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
le nombre maximal de points alternativement noirs et blancs que l'on peut distinguer le long d'une ligne horizontale de l'image. 2, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9solution%20horizontale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
résolution horizontale : terme retenu dans ISO/CEI JTC N1746, 1995. 3, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9solution%20horizontale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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