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ROSACE [6 records]

Record 1 2024-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Doors, Windows and Openings (Building Elements)
DEF

A circular window, especially one divided into compartments by mullions radiating from a centre, or filled with tracery suggestive of the petals of a rose.

OBS

The term rose window was not used before the 17th century and comes from the English flower name rose. ... The name "wheel window" is often applied to a window divided by simple spokes radiating from a central boss or opening, while the term "rose window" is reserved for those windows, sometimes of a highly complex design, which can be seen to bear similarity to a multi-petalled rose.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ouvertures (Éléments du bâtiment)
DEF

Baie circulaire à réseau évoquant le dessin d'une fleur.

OBS

La rose est une fenêtre ou une partie comprise dans le réseau d'une fenêtre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Puertas, ventanas y aberturas (Elementos de edificios)
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Record 2 2023-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • String Instruments

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à cordes
DEF

Ouïe circulaire découpée dans la table d'harmonie de certains instruments à cordes pincées ...

OBS

Le luth et la guitare sont des exemples d'instruments avec une rosace.

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
DEF

Colloquial name for some types of mature schizont.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
DEF

Schizonte érythrocytaire mûr.

Spanish

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Record 4 2014-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Finishing
  • Taps and Plumbing Accessories
  • Fixed Rescue Facilities (fire)
DEF

An ornamental shield, flange, or border used around a dial, window, control knob, or other panel-mounted part.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finitions (Construction)
  • Robinetterie et accessoires
  • Installations fixes de secours (incendies)
CONT

Les rosaces [...] sont des disques ou des soucoupes, concaves (pour les têtes [d'extincteurs] encastrées) ou convexes, qui permettent de camoufler les trous dans les plafonds. Une perforation au centre permet d'y passer les têtes.

Spanish

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Record 5 2002-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
DEF

Metal or plastic reinforcement around a hole, having often a decorative shape.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
DEF

Renfort métallique ou en plastique au rebord d'un trou, souvent de forme décorative.

OBS

rosette : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

Spanish

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Record 6 1987-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Decorative Arts
  • Architectural Styles
DEF

a painted or sculptured ornament, usually circular, having petals and leaves radiating symmetrically from the center.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arts décoratifs divers
  • Styles en architecture
DEF

Ornement composé de feuillages le plus souvent inscrits dans un cercle et rangés symétriquement autour d'un bouton central.

Spanish

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