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EYELASH [6 records]

Record 1 2022-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astrophysics and Cosmography
  • Space Physics
CONT

According to theoretical models, primordial black holes can have a wide range of masses. They could be lighter than an eyelash or heavier than a star.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astrophysique et cosmographie
  • Physique spatiale

Spanish

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Record 2 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

false eyelash : an item in the "Toilet Articles" class of the "Personal Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

faux cil : objet de la classe «Articles de toilette» de la catégorie «Objets personnels».

Spanish

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Record 3 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

eyelash curler : an item in the "Toilet Articles" class of the "Personal Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

recourbe-cils : objet de la classe «Articles de toilette» de la catégorie «Objets personnels».

Spanish

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Record 4 2016-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Reptiles and Amphibians
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

The eyelash viper or Schlegel' s pit viper is found in Columbia, Venezuela, and Ecuador, where it exists in different color phases(olive with black or reddish spots, yellow-green with brown spots, and or nearly black variety). It has a red tail tip and small horned scales above the eyes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Reptiles et amphibiens
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Aucun nom français n'a été retrouvé dans la documentation.

Spanish

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Record 5 2013-11-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
  • Lasers and Masers
DEF

... a plastic disk on which input signals are recorded as a sequence of coded holes that were originally written onto a master disk by using a high-power laser.

CONT

Laser videodiscs. Below its plastic surface, one of the grooveless platters hides billions of pits so tiny that 100 of them could fit in the diameter of an eyelash. Encoded by the indentations on each side of the platter may be music, the text of thousands of books, or 54, 000 color TV images decipherable by the laser beam in a videodisc player.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)
  • Masers et lasers

Spanish

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Record 6 2005-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toiletries
CONT

An eyelash curler [is] curved to fit the eyelids perfectly and equipped with flexible rubber linings which allow you to curl your lashes with ease.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Articles de toilette
OBS

Il possède des mâchoires recouvertes de caoutchoucs amovibles afin d'éviter de «casser» le cil. Ces caoutchoucs peuvent être changés lorsqu'ils sont usés.

Spanish

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