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CHEAPNESS [3 records]

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Record 1 2012-12-27

English

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

The desire for light and air increased continuously with the growing cheapness of glass, but the necessity for small sashes remained; the inevitable result was the development of the mullioned and transomed window, generally rectangular in shape, in which the entire opening is subdivided into convenient sizes by vertical bars known as mullions and horizontal bars known as transom bars.

French

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

Fenêtre divisée par un ou plusieurs meneaux ou montants et un ou plusieurs croisillons.

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
CONT

The main advantage of office offset methods is their cheapness and high output when large numbers of copies are required from one original.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
DEF

[...] phototype résultant directement d'une prise de vues.

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cost of Living
CONT

customers will always pick the route that offers even a few pennies of extra cheapness

French

Domaine(s)
  • Coût de la vie
CONT

l'usage choisira toujours la solution la moins coûteuse, même s'il ne doit réaliser ainsi qu'une économie minime

Spanish

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