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CENTER PILLAR [4 records]

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Record 1 2006-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Video Technology
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
DEF

The scenario in which a picture displayed on a television screen is framed on all four sides by black bars.

OBS

The picture appears to be letterboxed and pillar boxed simultaneously, resulting in a very small picture being displayed in the center of the television screen. A postage stamp display can occur in certain conditions when video is converted from one format and aspect ratio to another.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Vidéotechnique
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
DEF

Phénomène se produisant lorsqu'une image affichée sur un écran de télévision est entourée de bordures noires.

OBS

L'image qui a subi cette transformation semble avoir été convertie à la fois au mode panoramique et au mode colonne, ce qui se traduit par une toute petite image au centre de l'écran. Une telle situation se produit notamment au moment de la conversion de l'image dans un format donné tandis que le rapport hauteur/largeur de cette dernière l'est dans un autre format.

OBS

On parlera ainsi d'«affichage en timbre-poste».

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-11-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architecture
DEF

A pillar in the center of a Romanesque or Gothic portal.

CONT

That [i.e., the portal] of the south transept, la Porte de la Vierge dorée, has on the trumeau or central pier the figure ... of the Virgin smiling at the Child on her arm ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture
DEF

Pilier médian d'un large portail (souvent orné d'une statue) qui sert à soulager le linteau. Il partage la porte en deux ouvertures.

CONT

Mais l'utilisation d'un support médian, le trumeau, devrait permettre d'augmenter de manière significative le diamètre des tympans [...]

Spanish

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Record 3 1993-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trucking (Road Transport)
  • Bodywork and Framework (Motor Vehicles)
CONT

Center pillar insert molding.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Camionnage
  • Carrosserie, caisse et châssis (Véhicules automobiles)

Spanish

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Record 4 1983-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
OBS

arched window with a pillar in the center to support it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie

Spanish

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