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HALF-TONE SCREEN [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-02-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Photography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- half-tone screen
1, record 1, English, half%2Dtone%20screen
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - half%2Dtone%20screen
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
half-tone screen : term and definition standardized by NATO. 2, record 1, English, - half%2Dtone%20screen
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- trame de demi-teinte
1, record 1, French, trame%20de%20demi%2Dteinte
correct, feminine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - trame%20de%20demi%2Dteinte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
trame de demi-teinte : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN. 2, record 1, French, - trame%20de%20demi%2Dteinte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fotografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- red de fotograbado
1, record 1, Spanish, red%20de%20fotograbado
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, 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 1, Spanish, - red%20de%20fotograbado
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-09-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Photography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- magenta screen
1, record 2, English, magenta%20screen
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- magenta contact screen 2, record 2, English, magenta%20contact%20screen
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - magenta%20screen
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- trame magenta
1, record 2, French, trame%20magenta
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Trame de contact dont la dégradation des points est d'une coloration pourpre. 2, record 2, French, - trame%20magenta
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1977-06-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mathematical Geography
- Geological Research and Exploration
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- pictoline process 1, record 3, English, pictoline%20process
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, 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 3, English, - pictoline%20process
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géographie mathématique
- Recherches et prospections géologiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- pictoligne 1, record 3, French, pictoligne
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, 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 3, French, - pictoligne
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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