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GREEK KEY [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plane Geometry
- Electronic Publishing
- Architectural Styles
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- golden section
1, record 1, English, golden%20section
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Golden Section 2, record 1, English, Golden%20Section
correct
- divine proportion 3, record 1, English, divine%20proportion
correct
- golden proportion 4, record 1, English, golden%20proportion
- golden mean 5, record 1, English, golden%20mean
correct
- Golden Mean 6, record 1, English, Golden%20Mean
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
the division of a line or the proportion of a geometrical figure in which the smaller is to the greater as the greater is to the whole. ... 7, record 1, English, - golden%20section
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A geometric construction used by Euclid to draw the regular pentagon. From it can be derived the golden number... 1. 618, which was widely claimed in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries to be the key to the beautiful proportions of Greek and other classical architecture. 8, record 1, English, - golden%20section
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the golden section has for centuries been regarded ... as a key to the mysteries of art - Herbert Read. ... 7, record 1, English, - golden%20section
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géométrie plane
- Éditique
- Styles en architecture
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- section dorée
1, record 1, French, section%20dor%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- section d'or 2, record 1, French, section%20d%27or
correct, feminine noun
- section divine 3, record 1, French, section%20divine
correct, feminine noun
- proportion divine 4, record 1, French, proportion%20divine
correct, feminine noun
- divine proportion 5, record 1, French, divine%20proportion
correct, feminine noun
- proportion dorée 4, record 1, French, proportion%20dor%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Rapport 3:5 généralement retenu en conception graphique en raison de son apparence agréable. 6, record 1, French, - section%20dor%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Voir aussi «nombre d'or» et «rectangle d'or». 7, record 1, French, - section%20dor%C3%A9e
Record 1, Key term(s)
- divina proportione
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-07-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Architectural Design
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- golden ratio
1, record 2, English, golden%20ratio
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- golden number 2, record 2, English, golden%20number
correct
- extreme and mean ratio 3, record 2, English, extreme%20and%20mean%20ratio
correct
- Fibonacci number 4, record 2, English, Fibonacci%20number
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the ratio into which a line segment must be divided so that the entire length is to the long part as the long part is to the short. The value of the ratio is about 1.618. 1, record 2, English, - golden%20ratio
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
From [the golden section] can be derived the golden number... 1. 618, which was widely claimed in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries to be the key to the beautiful proportions of Greek and other classical architecture. 5, record 2, English, - golden%20ratio
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Many artists believe that of all rectangles, the one whose length and width make a golden ratio has the most pleasing dimensions; hence the prominence of the golden ratio in architecture, exemplified by the Parthenon. 1, record 2, English, - golden%20ratio
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Conception architecturale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- nombre d'or
1, record 2, French, nombre%20d%27or
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- nombre de Fibonacci 2, record 2, French, nombre%20de%20Fibonacci
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] en architecture, nombre idéal, égal à environ 1,618, correspondant à une proportion considérée comme particulièrement esthétique, celle de deux dimensions dont la plus grande est avec la plus petite dans le même rapport que la somme des deux avec la plus grande. 3, record 2, French, - nombre%20d%27or
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
nombre réel irrationnel [...] définissant la proportion dorée. 4, record 2, French, - nombre%20d%27or
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
nombre d'or : [...] L'expression, qui date de la Renaissance, désigne un nombre entouré de diverses spéculations qui se définit mathématiquement; c'est l'expression numérique d'un rapport défini par Euclide et qu'on appelait pendant la Renaissance section d'or ou section divine. 5, record 2, French, - nombre%20d%27or
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Voir aussi «section d'or» et «rectangle d'or». 6, record 2, French, - nombre%20d%27or
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Matemáticas
- Diseño arquitectónico
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- número de oro
1, record 2, Spanish, n%C3%BAmero%20de%20oro
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- áureo número 2, record 2, Spanish, %C3%A1ureo%20n%C3%BAmero
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-01-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Medical and Surgical Equipment
- Dentistry
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- autoclave
1, record 3, English, autoclave
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A chamber for sterilizing with steam under pressure. 1, record 3, English, - autoclave
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The original autoclave was essentially a pressure cooker. The steam tightened the lid. The device was called an autoclave(from the Greek auto, self + clavis, key) meaning self-locking. 1, record 3, English, - autoclave
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Équipement médico-chirurgical
- Dentisterie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- autoclave
1, record 3, French, autoclave
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Récipient muni d'une fermeture étanche, utilisé pour la stérilisation, par la vapeur sous pression. 1, record 3, French, - autoclave
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Equipo médico y quirúrgico
- Odontología
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- autoclave
1, record 3, Spanish, autoclave
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aparato para la esterilización por vapor bajo presión. Va provisto de una llave y manómetro para regular la presión y, por consiguiente, la temperatura a la que se desea someter los gérmenes. 2, record 3, Spanish, - autoclave
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-02-09
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Investment
- Stock Exchange
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- risk parameters 1, record 4, English, risk%20parameters
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Coefficients that measure the impact of changes in certain key variables on an option price, represented by Greek letters such as delta, gamma, vega, etc. 1, record 4, English, - risk%20parameters
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
risk parameters: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial. 2, record 4, English, - risk%20parameters
Record 4, Key term(s)
- risk parameter
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Investissements et placements
- Bourse
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- paramètres du risque
1, record 4, French, param%C3%A8tres%20du%20risque
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Coefficients qui mesurent l'impact dans le prix d'une option des changements dans certaines variables importantes. Certaines lettres grecques sont utilisées pour les désigner comme delta, gamma, vega, theta ou rho. 1, record 4, French, - param%C3%A8tres%20du%20risque
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
paramètres du risque : terme et définition extraits du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduits avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial. 2, record 4, French, - param%C3%A8tres%20du%20risque
Record 4, Key term(s)
- paramètre du risque
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inversiones
- Bolsa de valores
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- parámetros de riesgo
1, record 4, Spanish, par%C3%A1metros%20de%20riesgo
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Coeficientes que miden el impacto en el precio de una opción de cambios en algunas variables claves. Se designan con letras griegas: delta, gama, vega, theta y ro. 1, record 4, Spanish, - par%C3%A1metros%20de%20riesgo
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
parámetros de riesgo: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 2, record 4, Spanish, - par%C3%A1metros%20de%20riesgo
Record 4, Key term(s)
- parámetro de riesgo
Record 5 - internal organization data 1995-12-15
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Rosetta stone
1, record 5, English, Rosetta%20stone
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a tablet of black basalt found in 1799 at Rosetta, a town in Egypt; because it bore parallel inscriptions in Greek and in ancient Egyptian demotic and hieroglyphic characters, it provided a key to the deciphering of ancient Egyptian writing. 2, record 5, English, - Rosetta%20stone
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Landa’s book, though oddly skewed and hardly exhaustive of the complexity and breadth of Maya writing, proved to be the Rosetta stone for Maya epigraphy. 3, record 5, English, - Rosetta%20stone
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- pierre de Rosette
1, record 5, French, pierre%20de%20Rosette
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
pierre de Rosette. C'est à Rosette, en Égypte, que l'officier du génie Bouchard fit, en 1799, pendant l'occupation française, une découverte qui devait avoir une extraordinaire importance. Il s'agissait d'une stèle qui fut transportée à Alexandrie pour examen. Elle enregistrait un décret du pharaon Ptolémée V (196 av. J.-C.) en trois versions : hiéroglyphique, grecque, démotique. Rien de moins qu'un document trilingue, le grec étant une traduction de l'égyptien. On pressentit qu'on détenait peut-être la clé du déchiffrement des hiéroglyphes, mais il faudra attendre vingt-trois ans et les intuitions géniales de Champollion pour que cet espoir devienne réalité. Elle est aujourd'hui conservée au British Museum. 1, record 5, French, - pierre%20de%20Rosette
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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