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HEAD PLACEMENT [6 records]

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Record 1 2023-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Language
  • Nonverbal Communication (Psychology)
DEF

A visually perceived language based on a naturally evolved system of articulated hand gestures and their placement relative to the body, along with non-manual markers such as facial expressions, head movements, shoulder raises, mouth morphemes, and movements of the body.

OBS

[ASL is the] primary sign language used by deaf and [hard of hearing] people in the United States and Canada ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Linguistique
  • Communication non verbale (Psychologie)
OBS

Langue des signes américaine : traduction non officielle donnée à titre d'information seulement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lingüística
  • Comunicación no verbal (Psicología)
CONT

La lengua de signos estadounidense es considerada como una de las lenguas más refinadas y completas del mundo, debido a que su nacimiento es una mezcla entre señas de personas sordas nativas, señas de la lengua de señas francesa y una baja influencia de los indios americanos.

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Record 2 2021-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
DEF

A spool-like device made of various materials, shapes, and constructions with a head at one or both ends and a hole through its length or barrel for placement on a spindle or skewer.

OBS

[The bobbin] is used to hold yarn for spinning, weaving, or sewing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
  • Filature (Textiles)
DEF

Dispositif fait de divers matériaux, formes et constructions, terminé par un rebord à une extrémité ou aux deux, et percé d'un trou sur toute sa longueur pour être glissé sur une broche ou sur une brochette de râtelier.

OBS

On [...] enroule [sur la bobine] le fil servant à la filature, au tissage ou à la couture.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
DEF

[A head] position close to the vertical allowed by the flexion of the poll and the first two cervical vertebrae.

OBS

It must be obtained by the advance of the entire body toward the head, not the retraction of the head toward the chest.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Attitude du cheval dressé, dans laquelle le chanfrein se rapproche de la verticale tandis que la nuque reste son point le plus haut.

Spanish

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Record 4 2000-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Musculoskeletal System
CONT

The pressure/position sensor device has also been used clinically to assist with the training of : heel-strike during walking; proper foot placement while sitting; weight distribution through the buttocks in sitting; proper upright position of the back and head.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
OBS

Une des phases de la marche.

Spanish

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Record 5 1995-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dance
DEF

Placement of the shoulders : how the shoulders, neck, and head move in relation particularly to the arms and also the rest of the body.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Danse
DEF

Jeu des épaules, accompagnant les mouvements de la danse.

Spanish

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Record 6 1985-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printing Machines and Equipment
  • Computer Peripheral Equipment
DEF

The deviation of a moving element with reference to a specified position.

CONT

The deflection is generally used to position the dot along the vertical axis of the printed character and the head is moved to give horizontal placement.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)
  • Périphériques (Informatique)
CONT

Dans la méthode analogique, la déflexion dépend du quantum de charge et permet un certain balayage vertical ou horizontal du papier, les gouttes d'encre chargées traçant des droites verticales ou horizontales.

CONT

Dans la méthode binaire, la goutte chargée est défléchie et recyclée, alors que la goutte non chargée est projetée sans déflexion vers le papier.

Spanish

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