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MATERIAUX GRAPHIQUES [1 record]

Record 1 1993-05-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • School Equipment
DEF

Instructional materials conveying meaning largely through line representations or symbols that are nearer to reality than verbal symbols. Examples are maps, charts, diagrams, posters, cartoons, and graphs.

DEF

a general term for two-dimensional illustrative representational materials (often incorporating words and/or symbols) designed to communicate a brief message.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel et équipement scolaires
DEF

Documents transmettant une information par le truchement de symboles graphiques conventionnels. EX. : tableaux, cartes, diagrammes, affiches, dessins humoristiques, graphiques.

CONT

La diversité des techniques audiovisuelles soulève un problème de classification. Le [...] classement [...] le plus commode, s'est opéré en fonction des appareils sensoriels sollicités : matériaux graphiques, projections fixes, films animés muets, pour la vue; programmes radiophoniques, disques, bandes magnétiques, pour l'ouïe; [...]

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