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Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-12-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Printing Processes - Various
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- half-tone
1, record 1, English, half%2Dtone
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any photomechanical printing surface or the impression therefrom in which detail and tone values are represented by a series of evenly spaced dots of varying size and shape, varying in direct proportion to the intensity of the tones they represent. 2, record 1, English, - half%2Dtone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
half-tone : term and definition standardized by NATO. 3, record 1, English, - half%2Dtone
Record 1, Key term(s)
- halftone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Procédés d'impression divers
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- demi-teinte
1, record 1, French, demi%2Dteinte
correct, feminine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- demi-ton 2, record 1, French, demi%2Dton
correct, masculine noun
- simili 2, record 1, French, simili
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Support d'impression ou impression dans lequel les divers tons sont différenciés au moyen de points de densité constante mais de taille ou de forme variable. 3, record 1, French, - demi%2Dteinte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La taille ou la forme de ces ensembles de points varie suivant l'intensité du ton à représenter. 3, record 1, French, - demi%2Dteinte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
demi-teinte : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN. 4, record 1, French, - demi%2Dteinte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Distintos procesos de impresión
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- medio tono
1, record 1, Spanish, medio%20tono
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Soporte de impresión o impresión en la que los detalles y valores de tonalidad son representados por una serie de puntos espaciados regularmente que varían de tamaño y forma, en proporción directa a la intensidad de los tonos que ellos representan. 1, record 1, Spanish, - medio%20tono
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-09-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Research Methods
- Optics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- shadow moiré technique
1, record 2, English, shadow%20moir%C3%A9%20technique
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- shadow moiré 2, record 2, English, shadow%20moir%C3%A9
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Temporal Paul wavelet analysis for instantaneous phase extraction using shadow moiré technique is proposed. Unlike the Morlet wavelet, the Paul wavelet has less restriction on the adjustment of wavelet parameters and can provide an optimal time and frequency resolution for a particular application by selecting the proper parameters. The Paul wavelet is a complex wavelet and is suitable for processing the temporal intensity data obtained from the shadow moiré technique for the phase retrieval. The proposed method can extract the phase information related to the state of the dynamic object at every instant in temporal domain. The phase information is associated to the displacement, three-dimensional (3D) surface-profile and the instantaneous state of the dynamic object. In addition, the instantaneous frequency of vibrating object can be obtained using the scale of the wavelet ridge by direct integration without temporal and spatial phase unwrapping. Thus the phase unwrapping error can be avoided. An experiment is conducted on the central loaded beam to demonstrate the validity of the proposed technique. 3, record 2, English, - shadow%20moir%C3%A9%20technique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term “moiré” is... a French word referring to “an irregular wavy finish usually produced on a fabric by pressing between engraved rollers”(Webster's 1981). In optics it refers to a beat pattern produced between two gratings of approximately equal spacing. It can be seen in everyday things such as the overlapping of two window screens, the rescreening of a half-tone picture, or with a striped shirt seen on television. The use of moiré for reduced sensitivity testing was introduced by Lord Rayleigh in 1874. Lord Rayleigh looked at the moiré between two identical gratings to determine their quality even though each individual grating could not be resolved under a microscope.... Since Lord Rayleigh first noticed the phenomena of moiré fringes, moiré techniques have been used for a number of testing applications. Righi(1887) first noticed that the relative displacement of two gratings could be determined by observing the movement of the moiré fringes. The next significant advance in the use of moiré was presented by Weller and Shepherd(1948). They used moiré to measure the deformation of an object under applied stress by looking at the differences in a grating pattern before and after the applied stress. They were the first to use shadow moiré, where a grating is placed in front of a nonflat surface to determine the shape of the object behind it by using the shape of the moiré fringes. 4, record 2, English, - shadow%20moir%C3%A9%20technique
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes de recherche scientifique
- Optique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- technique du moiré d'ombre
1, record 2, French, technique%20du%20moir%C3%A9%20d%27ombre
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- moiré d'ombre 2, record 2, French, moir%C3%A9%20d%27ombre
correct, masculine noun
- technique de dépistage à franges moirées 3, record 2, French, technique%20de%20d%C3%A9pistage%20%C3%A0%20franges%20moir%C3%A9es
feminine noun
- écran de dépistage à franges moirées 4, record 2, French, %C3%A9cran%20de%20d%C3%A9pistage%20%C3%A0%20franges%20moir%C3%A9es
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le moiré d’ombre. Cette technique […] consiste à créer un moiré entre une grille de référence placée juste devant l’objet, et l’ombre de cette même grille projetée sur la surface étudiée. Les déformations de cette surface modifient le pas du réseau «ombre» créant ainsi le moiré. Une mesure du pas de ce moiré permet, à l’aide des équations précédentes, de remont3er aux déformations locales et de dresser la carte des hauteurs. 5, record 2, French, - technique%20du%20moir%C3%A9%20d%27ombre
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le moiré d’ombre. Il s’agit d’un dérivé (conceptuellement, pas historiquement) de la mesure de forme par projection de frange. 6, record 2, French, - technique%20du%20moir%C3%A9%20d%27ombre
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-01-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Flexography (Printing)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- half-tone flexo
1, record 3, English, half%2Dtone%20flexo
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
half-tone flexo : term extracted from the Vocabulaire de la flexographie of France Brodeur and reproduced with the authorization of the Institut des communications graphiques du Québec. 2, record 3, English, - half%2Dtone%20flexo
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Flexographie (Imprimerie)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- impression tramée en flexo
1, record 3, French, impression%20tram%C3%A9e%20en%20flexo
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Impression de demi-teintes en flexographie par opposition au trait et à l'aplat. 1, record 3, French, - impression%20tram%C3%A9e%20en%20flexo
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
impression tramée en flexo : terme et définition tirés du Vocabulaire de la flexographie de France Brodeur. Reproduction autorisée par l'Institut des communications graphiques du Québec. 2, record 3, French, - impression%20tram%C3%A9e%20en%20flexo
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2002-02-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Photography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- half-tone screen
1, record 4, English, half%2Dtone%20screen
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A series of regular spaced opaque lines on glass, crossing at right angles, producing transparent apertures between intersections. Used in a process camera to break up a solid or continuous tone image into a pattern of small dots. 1, record 4, English, - half%2Dtone%20screen
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
half-tone screen : term and definition standardized by NATO. 2, record 4, English, - half%2Dtone%20screen
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- trame de demi-teinte
1, record 4, French, trame%20de%20demi%2Dteinte
correct, feminine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble de lignes opaques (sur une surface transparente), se coupant à angle droit de façon à réaliser des trous transparents entre les intersections. Ce canevas est utilisé au cours d'un traitement photographique pour réaliser, à partir d'une image en tonalités continues, une représentation en demi-teinte, c'est-à-dire codée par des séries de points de taille et de forme adaptée à la tonalité à représenter. 1, record 4, French, - trame%20de%20demi%2Dteinte
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
trame de demi-teinte : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN. 2, record 4, French, - trame%20de%20demi%2Dteinte
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fotografía
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- red de fotograbado
1, record 4, Spanish, red%20de%20fotograbado
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Conjunto de líneas opacas regularmente espaciadas sobre un cristal, que se cortan perpendicularmente y que tienen aberturas transparentes entre las intersecciones. Esta cámara se usa en el proceso fotográfico para realizar una representación a medio tono a partir de una imagen de tonalidades continuas, es decir, codificada por una serie de puntos de tamaño y forma adaptadas a la tonalidad que se quiere representar. 1, record 4, Spanish, - red%20de%20fotograbado
Record 5 - internal organization data 2002-01-11
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Printing Machines and Equipment
- Engineering Tests and Reliability
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- scattering coefficient
1, record 5, English, scattering%20coefficient
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A measure of the degree of light scattering within a fibrous web. 1, record 5, English, - scattering%20coefficient
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Scattering causes the white area of paper between the half-tone dots in printing to appear grey rather than white due to the absorption and loss of the scattered light. Scattering coefficient and light Absorption coefficient are fundamental properties of paper which, along with basis weight are related to opacity and brightness. 1, record 5, English, - scattering%20coefficient
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)
- Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- coefficient de dispersion
1, record 5, French, coefficient%20de%20dispersion
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mesure de la dispersion de la lumière dans un matériau fibreux. 1, record 5, French, - coefficient%20de%20dispersion
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1999-09-10
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Photography
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- magenta screen
1, record 6, English, magenta%20screen
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- magenta contact screen 2, record 6, English, magenta%20contact%20screen
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A contact screen composed of magenta dyed dots of variable density, used for making half-tone negatives in the camera. 1, record 6, English, - magenta%20screen
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- trame magenta
1, record 6, French, trame%20magenta
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Trame de contact dont la dégradation des points est d'une coloration pourpre. 2, record 6, French, - trame%20magenta
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1986-07-08
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Typography
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- printing bloc 1, record 7, English, printing%20bloc
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Printing matter, obtained mechanically, electrolytically or by etching on metal or plastic, for use in typographic printing; EX :half-tone block. 1, record 7, English, - printing%20bloc
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Typographie (Caractères)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- cliché typographique
1, record 7, French, clich%C3%A9%20typographique
masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans le langage courant: bloc dont la partie supérieure constitue l'image imprimante mise en relief par rapport aux blancs. 1, record 7, French, - clich%C3%A9%20typographique
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1977-06-06
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Mathematical Geography
- Geological Research and Exploration
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- pictoline process 1, record 8, English, pictoline%20process
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This process converts the original continuous-tone image into one composed of minute random dots which can be reproduced by lithography without the use of a half-tone screen. This term is derived from Photographic Image Conversion by Tonal Masking Procedures. 1, record 8, English, - pictoline%20process
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Géographie mathématique
- Recherches et prospections géologiques
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- pictoligne 1, record 8, French, pictoligne
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Procédé photographique de reproduction d'une image en demi-teintes, le plus souvent une photographie aérienne, suppléant l'emploi d'une trame en schématisant les contours caractéristiques des détails sous forme de lignes de rupture de densité. 1, record 8, French, - pictoligne
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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