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CROSS STROKE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-10-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paddle Sports
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cross bow draw turn
1, record 1, English, cross%20bow%20draw%20turn
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a 180° turn within a 5 meter radius [executed] using a cross bow draw stroke. 1, record 1, English, - cross%20bow%20draw%20turn
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cross draw :... a draw stroke made on the opposite side of the canoe without changing the position of the hands on the paddle. 2, record 1, English, - cross%20bow%20draw%20turn
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sports de pagaie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- virage en appel actif débordé
1, record 1, French, virage%20en%20appel%20actif%20d%C3%A9bord%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
appel actif sur l'avant: [manœuvre comportant un] trajet en arc de cercle de la pagaie vers l'avant du bateau [...] 2, record 1, French, - virage%20en%20appel%20actif%20d%C3%A9bord%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Une manœuvre récente [...] qui ne peut être pratiquée que par l'équipier avant ou le soliste, est l'appel débordé : le pagayeur étant supposé bordé à droite fait une torsion du buste vers la gauche, et sans changer la position des mains, immerge sa pagaie à gauche du bateau [...] 3, record 1, French, - virage%20en%20appel%20actif%20d%C3%A9bord%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-02-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Skating
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cross roll
1, record 2, English, cross%20roll
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- CR 1, record 2, English, CR
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A roll which is begun as a cross stroke... The stroke is made from the outside edge of the skate and the skating foot then becomes the free foot. 1, record 2, English, - cross%20roll
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In the dances in this Rulebook, all cross strokes are cross rolls, and the terms may be used interchangeably. 1, record 2, English, - cross%20roll
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Patinage
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- roulé croisé
1, record 2, French, roul%C3%A9%20crois%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Un roulé qui commence comme un coup ouvert croisé [...] Le coup est donné à partir de la carre extérieure et le pied traceur devient le pied libre. 1, record 2, French, - roul%C3%A9%20crois%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En ce qui concerne les danses mentionnées dans les présents règlements, tous les croisés sont des roulés, en sorte que les deux termes sont interchangeables. 1, record 2, French, - roul%C3%A9%20crois%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Ce terme appartient au patinage artistique. 2, record 2, French, - roul%C3%A9%20crois%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-06-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Computer Graphics
- Codes (Software)
- Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- stroke
1, record 3, English, stroke
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- character stroke 2, record 3, English, character%20stroke
correct, officially approved
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In character recognition, a straight line or arc ... used as a segment of a graphic character. 2, record 3, English, - stroke
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The dot over the letter "i" or the cross of a "t" is a stroke. 3, record 3, English, - stroke
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
character stroke: term officially approved by the Electronics and Telecommunications Terminology Committee. 4, record 3, English, - stroke
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Infographie
- Codes (Logiciels)
- Photo-électricité et optique électronique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- segment
1, record 3, French, segment
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- segment de caractère 2, record 3, French, segment%20de%20caract%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- segment d'un caractère 1, record 3, French, segment%20d%27un%20caract%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En reconnaissance de caractères, élément du tracé d'un caractère imprimé. 2, record 3, French, - segment
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La combinaison de segments droits et/ou courbes définit un caractère. 1, record 3, French, - segment
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
segment de caractère : terme uniformisé par le Comité d’uniformisation des termes de l’électronique et des télécommunications (CUTEL). 3, record 3, French, - segment
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1986-09-25
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Various Proper Names
- Typography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Humanist
1, record 4, English, Humanist
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Typefaces in which the cross stroke of the lower case is oblique; the axis of the curves is inclined to the left; there is no great contrast between thin and thick strokes; the serifs are bracketed; the serifs of the ascenders in the lower case are oblique. 1, record 4, English, - Humanist
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Appellations diverses
- Typographie (Caractères)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Humanes
1, record 4, French, Humanes
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La famille des HUMANES comprend les caractères dont la forme s'inspire de la lettre romaine rénovée à la Renaissance. 1, record 4, French, - Humanes
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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