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CROSS MALTESE [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-07-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Heraldry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ermine
1, record 1, English, ermine
correct, see observation, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- Erm 2, record 1, English, Erm
adjective
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Said of a heraldic fur depicted as a pattern of black marks on a white field. 2, record 1, English, - ermine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ermine three bars gemmel Gules a canton Sable charged with a Maltese cross Argent. 3, record 1, English, - ermine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In blazonry, adjectives describing furs are written with an initial capital letter. 2, record 1, English, - ermine
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Héraldique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hermine
1, record 1, French, hermine
correct, adjective, invariable
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- H 2, record 1, French, H
correct, adjective
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d'une fourrure du blason représentée par des mouchetures noires sur fond blanc. 2, record 1, French, - hermine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
D'hermine à trois jumelles de gueules, au canton de sable chargé d'une croix de Malte d'argent. 3, record 1, French, - hermine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-04-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Lace (Embroidery)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Maltese lace
1, record 2, English, Maltese%20lace
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fine bobbin lace of silk. 2, record 2, English, - Maltese%20lace
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chiefly made from cream-colored silk(although other threads are known), this lace from Malta is characterized by the same trails and plaits as Beds [Bedfordshire lace], but differs in making frequent use of a distinctive cross in cloth stitch, called a Maltese or St. John's cross. The leaves in this lace tend to be wide and fat, much more so than any other of the related laces such as Beds and Beds-Maltese. 3, record 2, English, - Maltese%20lace
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Dentelles
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- dentelle de Maltes
1, record 2, French, dentelle%20de%20Maltes
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dentelle à fils continus [qui] se caractérise précisément par le fil de soie naturelle qu'utilise la dentellière. 1, record 2, French, - dentelle%20de%20Maltes
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les dentelles de Maltes sont lustrées, souples et fort agréables au toucher. Elles se composent de nombreuses fleurs en points d'esprit. Ordinairement, un motif géométrique se répète continuellement tout au long du travail et laisse voir ce signe précis : «la croix de Malte». Cette dentelle ressemble à la dentelle Cluny, toutefois le fond est composé de cordes de deux et non pas obligatoirement de tresses. 1, record 2, French, - dentelle%20de%20Maltes
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La dentelle de Maltes se fait aux fuseaux. 1, record 2, French, - dentelle%20de%20Maltes
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-08-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
- Cinematography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- rain effect
1, record 3, English, rain%20effect
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fault in the reproduced picture due to a wrong relation between the maltese cross and the position of the shutter blade. 2, record 3, English, - rain%20effect
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
- Cinématographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- effet de pluie
1, record 3, French, effet%20de%20pluie
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- rayures 2, record 3, French, rayures
feminine noun, plural
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Défaut sous forme de rayures apparaissant sur un film projeté, provoqué par un mauvais ajustement entre la croix de Malte et la lame de l'obturateur. 3, record 3, French, - effet%20de%20pluie
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2006-08-03
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Synthetic Fabrics
- Chemistry
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- spherulite
1, record 4, English, spherulite
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A common form of polymer crystallization from melts or concentrated solutions. 1, record 4, English, - spherulite
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
These crystallites show a radial symmetry from a central point and have a distinctive maltese cross pattern of birefringence under the polarizing microscope. 1, record 4, English, - spherulite
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Textiles artificiels et synthétiques
- Chimie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- sphérulite
1, record 4, French, sph%C3%A9rulite
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- sphérolite 2, record 4, French, sph%C3%A9rolite
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Zone d'organisation des domaines cristallins à l'intérieur d'un polymère. 3, record 4, French, - sph%C3%A9rulite
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'examen au microscope polarisant, entre nicols croisés, a révélé qu'il s'agit de domaines sensiblement sphériques [...] et coupés par une croix de Malte dont les bras sont parallèles au polariseur et à l'analyseur. Cela est caractéristique d'assemblages radiaux de petits cristaux. Chaque sphérulite est formé d'un faisceau de fibrilles partant d'un point central. La taille des phérulites dépend surtout des conditions de cristallisation. 3, record 4, French, - sph%C3%A9rulite
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Lorsqu'un polymère fondu est refroidi très lentement, il a tendance à se cristalliser en une structure pliée en accordéon, ou pelotonnée, formant ainsi un sphérulite. 4, record 4, French, - sph%C3%A9rulite
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2006-05-15
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
- Cinematography
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Geneva movement
1, record 5, English, Geneva%20movement
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- Geneva cross 2, record 5, English, Geneva%20cross
correct
- Maltese cross movement 3, record 5, English, Maltese%20cross%20movement
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mechanical device that produces intermittent film movement in the projector. 2, record 5, English, - Geneva%20movement
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The principle behind the movement involves a rotating cam and pin that intermittently engages in a four-slotted star wheel [the Maltese cross itself]... 2, record 5, English, - Geneva%20movement
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
- Cinématographie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- mouvement à croix de Malte
1, record 5, French, mouvement%20%C3%A0%20croix%20de%20Malte
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mécanisme qui transforme l'entraînement par rotation continue du film d'un projecteur cinématographique en entraînement intermittent. 2, record 5, French, - mouvement%20%C3%A0%20croix%20de%20Malte
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le mécanisme de transformation de mouvement à croix de Malte [...] est constitué d'un bras moteur équipé à son extrémité d'un galet qui vient s'engager dans une des quatre rainures usinées dans une roue réceptrice, dont la forme évoque celle d'une croix de Malte. Le mouvement du bras moteur est une rotation continue alors que celle de la roue est intermittente. 1, record 5, French, - mouvement%20%C3%A0%20croix%20de%20Malte
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Il convient de noter que les termes «mouvement à croix de Malte» et «croix de malte» sont aussi utilisés de façon interchangeable pour désigner un mécanisme. 2, record 5, French, - mouvement%20%C3%A0%20croix%20de%20Malte
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2005-05-02
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
- Cinematography
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- maltese cross
1, record 6, English, maltese%20cross
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A type of mechanism that produces intermittent movement in motion picture camera. 2, record 6, English, - maltese%20cross
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The shaft that drives the camera's transport mechanism is connected to the maltese cross and is geared to bring each frame of film into its precise position for exposure in the camera shuttle. 2, record 6, English, - maltese%20cross
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
- Cinématographie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- croix de Malte
1, record 6, French, croix%20de%20Malte
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dispositif mécanique de l'appareil de projection qui permet de transformer le mouvement continu de la pellicule en mouvement saccadé à raison de 24 images par seconde. 2, record 6, French, - croix%20de%20Malte
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le film avance d'une image en 1/96e de seconde puis est immobilisé pendant 3/96e de seconde. 2, record 6, French, - croix%20de%20Malte
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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