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ANCHOR-SHAPED [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-04-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Clocks, Watches and Bells
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- anchor escapement
1, record 1, English, anchor%20escapement
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- recoil escapement 1, record 1, English, recoil%20escapement
correct
- lever escapement 1, record 1, English, lever%20escapement
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A clock escapement employing an anchor-shaped pallet piece which causes the escape wheel to recoil slightly upon the locking action of each arm of the anchor. 1, record 1, English, - anchor%20escapement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lever escapement: see lever watch in source WEBIN 1981. 2, record 1, English, - anchor%20escapement
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Horlogerie et sonnerie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- échappement à ancre
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9chappement%20%C3%A0%20ancre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
l'échappement à ancre [...] comprend 3 pièces principales : roue d'échappement, ancre et balancier [...] 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A9chappement%20%C3%A0%20ancre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il existe en deux versions : [...] ancre à 2 palettes ou levées, en rubis synthétique [...] ancre (comportant) 2 fines goupilles en acier poli : échappement à ancre à chevilles et Roskoff. 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A9chappement%20%C3%A0%20ancre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-11-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Biological Sciences
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ancyroid 1, record 2, English, ancyroid
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- ankyroid 1, record 2, English, ankyroid
- anchor-shaped 1, record 2, English, anchor%2Dshaped
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sciences biologiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- ancyroïde
1, record 2, French, ancyro%C3%AFde
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1977-06-27
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- strophomenidae
1, record 3, English, strophomenidae
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Brachiopods of the] Family Strophomenidae [are] concavo-convex to resupinate, rarely geniculate or rugate; [the] apical foramen in adult shells [is] small or(less commonly) closed, [the] shells exceptionally [are] attached by cementation; [a] chilidium [is] well-developed, [a] pseudo-deltidium [is] usually present but exceptionally resorbed in adult shells. [The] teeth [are] simple, dental plates [are] usually present. [The] ventral muscle scar [is] variable in outline; [the] notothyrial platform [is] anchor-shaped, dorsal adductor impressions [are] subcircular to oval transversed by 2 pairs of variable developed ridges(trans-muscle septa) ;[the] mantle canal systems [are] poorly preserved, but [were] probably saccate in both valves of many genera. "M. Ord.-L. Dev. " 1, record 3, English, - strophomenidae
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Strophomenidae
1, record 3, French, Strophomenidae
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[les Brachiopodes de la] Famille des Strophomenidae [ont une] carène entourant le champ musculaire [et un] lophophore spirolophe. 1, record 3, French, - Strophomenidae
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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