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OCULUS [4 records]

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Record 1 2013-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fungi and Myxomycetes
Universal entry(ies)
Clitocybula oculus
Latin
OBS

A fungus of the family Marasmiaceae.

OBS

Clitocybula oculus : There is no common name for this species of fungi.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Champignons et myxomycètes
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Clitocybula oculus
Latin
OBS

Champignon de la famille des Marasmiaceae.

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Doors, Windows and Openings (Building Elements)
  • Architectural Elements
DEF

Any of several architectural elements resembling an eye.

OBS

A small window that is circular or oval in shape, such as an oeil-de-boeuf window... is an oculus. The round opening at the top of some domes, or cupolas, is also an oculus...

OBS

The plural is "oculi."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ouvertures (Éléments du bâtiment)
  • Éléments d'architecture
DEF

Petite ouverture de forme circulaire, ménagée dans un mur ou au sommet d'une coupole.

OBS

Pluriel : des oculus.

OBS

oculus (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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Record 3 2006-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architectural Elements
  • Doors, Windows and Openings (Building Elements)
CONT

5 12-pane single windows sit at first floor level, whilst a further window sits to the centre of the attic level below a pedimented gable with blind oculus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments d'architecture
  • Ouvertures (Éléments du bâtiment)
CONT

L'oculus aveugle au sud de la baie a été refait au cours du XXème siècle en pierre dure, tandis que celui au nord devra être repris ponctuellement; les fleurs et les sculptures encore lisibles seront nettoyées, dessalées et consolidées.

CONT

Trois portes-fenêtres sont séparées par des colonnes semblables à celles de la façade principale et chacune est surmontée d'un oculus aveugle décoré de coquilles et de mascarons.

OBS

Pluriel : des oculus.

OBS

oculus (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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Record 4 1983-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
OBS

from Los Millares, that early Bronze ceramic is decorated with stylized designs, as the oculus, having a particular significance to its makers

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie

Spanish

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