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HEAD SYMBOL [7 records]

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Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
DEF

A predicate symbol that occurs in the head of a definite Horn clause of the intensional database.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle

Spanish

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Record 2 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle

Spanish

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Record 3 2024-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Movements
DEF

An antisocial person who affects a hairless head as a symbol of rebellion, racism, or anarchy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mouvements sociaux
DEF

Garçon ou fille prônant l'agressivité et la violence, souvent raciste et xénophobe, et dont la tenue manifeste cette idéologie (crâne rasé, vêtements de style militaire, etc.).

Spanish

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Record 4 2017-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade Names
  • Games and Toys (General)
CONT

These two great big Care Bears stuffed animals have just arrived.... Each has a heart-shaped nose and padded paws, and a cute little tuft of hair on its head. They also have their very own symbol on their tummies, to help you share your feelings.

OBS

Care Bear: A trademark of Kenner Products.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations commerciales
  • Jeux et jouets (Généralités)
CONT

Les Câlinours! Chacun de ces animaux en peluche remplit votre cœur de joie! Serrez doucement contre vous un de ces animaux rondelets. Chaque image sur leur ventre vous donne un sentiment spécial à partager; chacun à le nez et les pattes en forme de cœur.

OBS

Câlinours et Bisounours : Marques de commerce de Kenner.

Spanish

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Record 5 2009-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astrology
DEF

The cardinal fire sign, analogous to the first house [which] says, "I am!" The symbol represents the head and the horns of a ram...

OBS

March 21 to April 20.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astrologie
OBS

Le signe transite du 21 mars au 20 avril. Signe Cardinal. Chaud et Sec, donc de Feu. Gouverneur Mars. Lieu d'exaltation du Soleil.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Astrología
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Record 6 2006-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics
  • Cartography
DEF

A manually operated input device which is used to indicate direction and amount of movement for a digitizer cursor, a plotting head, or a display element which is then called "tracking symbol" or "cursor"...

OBS

Not to be confused with devices which are mainly used to trace graphics, like digitizer cursor, stylus or puck, although these devices may also be used for positioning.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique
  • Cartographie
DEF

Dispositif manuel d'entrée utilisé pour localiser (en indiquant la direction et l'importance du déplacement) le curseur d'un numériseur, la tête d'un traceur) [...]

Spanish

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Record 7 1997-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coins and Bank Notes
  • Numismatics
  • Coining
DEF

A symbol or letter of the alphabet employed to distinguish coins struck at a particular mint. It is usually found on the lower part of the coin or in the exergue, but instances occur where they are placed above the head on the obverse.

OBS

The Royal Canadian Mint uses no mint marks on Canadian coins. During the years 1908-1919, when Imperial sovereigns were struck in Ottawa, the letter C was used as a mint mark. The letter C was also used for Newfoundland coins struck in Ottawa. Canadian coins struck at the Heaton Mint of Birmingham bore the letter H as a mint mark.

OBS

See related term: mint letter(s).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
  • Numismatique
  • Monnayage
DEF

Lettre, groupe de lettres, chiffre ou symbole caractérisant le lieu de frappe d'une pièce de monnaie, d'où «lettre(s) d'atelier» et «lettre(s) d'atelier monétaire».

OBS

La Monnaie royale canadienne a utilisé la lettre C comme marque d'atelier entre 1908 et 1947; la marque ne se retrouve cependant pas sur toutes les pièces frappées au cours de cette période.

Spanish

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