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TWEETER RUBAN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-12-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Audio Technology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ribbon tweeter
1, record 1, English, ribbon%20tweeter
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A high-frequency speaker, usually horn loaded, in which a stretched, straight flat ribbon is used instead of a conventional voice coil, [and the] magnetic gap is a straight slit that can be made quite narrow so that a maximum amount of flux is concentrated in it. 2, record 1, English, - ribbon%20tweeter
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The ribbon serves both as an extremely light driven element and as a diaphragm. 1, record 1, English, - ribbon%20tweeter
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Électroacoustique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- haut-parleur à ruban
1, record 1, French, haut%2Dparleur%20%C3%A0%20ruban
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- enceinte à ruban 2, record 1, French, enceinte%20%C3%A0%20ruban
correct, masculine noun
- tweeter à ruban 3, record 1, French, tweeter%20%C3%A0%20ruban
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Haut-parleur électrodynamique (généralement pourvu d'un pavillon) dont le conducteur mobile a la forme d'un ruban et constitue l'élément rayonnant. 4, record 1, French, - haut%2Dparleur%20%C3%A0%20ruban
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme et définition normalisés par l'AFNOR et reproduits avec son autorisation. 5, record 1, French, - haut%2Dparleur%20%C3%A0%20ruban
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On utilise parfois une disposition plus particulière, où la membrane et la bobine sont confondues en un seul élément mécanique. Il s'agit des haut-parleurs à ruban (tweeter) [...] Dans [ces] haut-parleurs [...] le conducteur est généralement formé par un film plastique (mylar) métallisé. 6, record 1, French, - haut%2Dparleur%20%C3%A0%20ruban
Record 1, Key term(s)
- haut parleur à ruban
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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