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Record 1 2014-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Skiing and Snowboarding
CONT

Twin tip skis have upwardly rounded ends to make skiing backwards easy. The tails don’t dig into the snow, so some skiers can go off jumps and land backwards with these skis. All park skis have twin tips, as well as some all mountain, freeride, and powder skis. Twin tip skis almost always have the durable construction, wider waists, and softer tip/tails that terrain park riders demand.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Ski et surf des neiges
CONT

Le ski «nouveau genre» a tellement évolué que de nouvelles entreprises de ski ont vu le jour, des entreprises qui fabriquent uniquement des skis bispatulés, des skis conçus pour se lancer ou atterrir «fakie» ou «switch» (marche arrière) sur les sauts et les rails.

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • Video Technology
DEF

[An optical effect where] objects get wider or narrower or taller or squattier, or go through other geometric shape distortions as they move across the screen...

CONT

[Funhouse effect is] due to less than perfect "linearity" of circuits and/or "field uniformity" of lenses. The effect is suggestive of images seen in the curved mirrors found at amusement parks, carnivals, or circuses, often in a location called the "funhouse."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Vidéotechnique
DEF

Effet optique dans lequel les objets et sujets s'élargissent ou s'amincissent, s'allongent ou se raccourcissent ou empruntent d'autres formes géométriques inusitées alors qu'ils se déplacent sur l'écran.

OBS

L'effet de miroir déformant est attribuable à une pauvre linéarité des circuits vidéo et/ou à un problème d'uniformité de perspective des lentilles.

Spanish

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