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INDIRECT OFFSET [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-07-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Lithography, Offset Printing and Collotype
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lithography
1, record 1, English, lithography
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A printing process in which the image areas of the printing surface are neither raised nor depressed, but are on the same plane as the non-image areas. 1, record 1, English, - lithography
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The two areas are differentiated chemically: the image areas are made grease-receptive and water-repellent, and the non-image areas are made water-receptive and grease-repellent. 1, record 1, English, - lithography
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Lithography can be done either by direct printing on stone or zinc, a process now used especially as a fine arts process; or by indirect printing on an offset press, the dominant and practically the only modern method of planographic printing. This explains why the terms "offset" and "lithography" are so often used interchangeably. 1, record 1, English, - lithography
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Lithographie, offset et phototypie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lithographie
1, record 1, French, lithographie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- procédé lithographique 1, record 1, French, proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9%20lithographique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procédé physico-chimique basé sur l'antagonisme entre l'eau et les corps gras. 1, record 1, French, - lithographie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'encre des régions encrées, l'eau sur les régions vierges, pénètrent légèrement dans les pores de la forme imprimante et s'y accrochent; la retenue de l'humidité est favorisée par le passage d'une préparation aqueuse contenant un acide et de la gomme arabique. 1, record 1, French, - lithographie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
L'impression peut se faire directement sur pierre calcaire ou sur feuille de métal recouverte de carbonate de calcium. Lorsque la plaque imprime le papier à l'aide d'un intermédiaire en caoutchouc, l'impression est appelée offset (mais a gardé aux États-Unis le nom de «lithography»). 1, record 1, French, - lithographie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Litografía, offset y fototipia
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- litografía
1, record 1, Spanish, litograf%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Arte de reproducir, mediante impresión, los dibujos trazados con un cuerpo graso sobre una piedra calcárea. 1, record 1, Spanish, - litograf%C3%ADa
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El clisé o plancha utilizado en litografía es una piedra litográfica porosa, aunque de grano muy fino, en cuya superficie se trazan las letras o dibujos con lápiz o tinta litográfica. A continuación se trata la superficie de la piedra con una disolución acuosa de goma arábiga, acidulada con ácido nítrico, que favorece la retención de la humedad. La piedra tiene entonces la propiedad de absorber el agua en las partes vírgenes y la tinta en las partes dibujadas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - litograf%C3%ADa
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-07-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Lithography, Offset Printing and Collotype
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- offset lithography
1, record 2, English, offset%20lithography
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- offset 2, record 2, English, offset
correct
- lithography 2, record 2, English, lithography
correct
- offset printing 3, record 2, English, offset%20printing
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Indirect lithography produced on an offset lithographic press; the modern commercial printing method, as opposed to direct lithography. 2, record 2, English, - offset%20lithography
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A right-reading plate is used, and an intermediate rubber-covered offset cylinder transfers the image from the plate cylinder to the paper, metal or other material. 2, record 2, English, - offset%20lithography
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Since offset is the dominant, and practically the only method of lithographic printing, the terms "offset" and "lithography" are generally used interchangeably. 2, record 2, English, - offset%20lithography
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Lithographie, offset et phototypie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- offset
1, record 2, French, offset
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procédé d'impression à plat fondé sur le principe lithographique, c.-à-d. sur la répulsion des encres grasses et de l'eau. 2, record 2, French, - offset
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'offset se distingue des autres procédés lithographiques par le fait que le papier ne vient pas en contact direct avec les éléments imprimants. Il reçoit son impression d'un cylindre revêtu d'une feuille de caoutchouc, dite blanchet, préalablement mise en contact avec les éléments encrés qui y sont décalqués. 2, record 2, French, - offset
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Litografía, offset y fototipia
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- offset
1, record 2, Spanish, offset
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procedimiento de impresión, derivado de la litografía, en el cual la plancha entintada imprime un cilindro de caucho que transfiere la impresión al papel. 1, record 2, Spanish, - offset
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Las planchas para impresión offset llevan las letras y las figuras grabadas positivamente, al revés de los demás sistemas de impresión, cuyas formas son invertidas (la derecha se halla a la izquierda). 1, record 2, Spanish, - offset
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-05-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Printing Machines and Equipment
- Printing Processes - Various
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- rotary press
1, record 3, English, rotary%20press
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A style of press that prints from the curved plates held on a cylinder; the most efficient style of press for fast and long-run presswork. 2, record 3, English, - rotary%20press
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In direct printing these are the plate cylinder and the impression cylinder; in indirect, or offset printing, a blanket cylinder is added. 2, record 3, English, - rotary%20press
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The printing units consist of two, three, or more cylinders. 2, record 3, English, - rotary%20press
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)
- Procédés d'impression divers
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- presse rotative
1, record 3, French, presse%20rotative
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- rotative 1, record 3, French, rotative
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Presse où les éléments de pression et les éléments imprimants sont cylindriques. 2, record 3, French, - presse%20rotative
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Machine à imprimer typographique composée de deux cylindres; l'un porte des clichés courbes (la forme), l'autre donne la pression. Le papier alimenté par bobine passe entre les deux; il s'imprime au recto, puis, après renversement, rencontre un autre couple de cylindres pour s'imprimer au verso. Les deux cylindres constituent un groupe de la rotative. 3, record 3, French, - presse%20rotative
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le papier est généralement alimenté par bobine. 2, record 3, French, - presse%20rotative
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Equipo (Artes gráficas e imprenta)
- Distintos procesos de impresión
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- rotativa
1, record 3, Spanish, rotativa
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- rotativa de prensa 1, record 3, Spanish, rotativa%20de%20prensa
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Máquina de imprimir en la cual todos los órganos esenciales, incluso la forma y el marcador, son cilíndricos [...] 1, record 3, Spanish, - rotativa
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La rotativa se funda en el uso de planchas aplicadas a la superficie de un cilindro, entre el cual y otro cilindro compresor se efectúa la impresión del papel. 1, record 3, Spanish, - rotativa
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Una rotativa de prensa se compone de cierto número de elementos que permiten tirar simultáneamente los distintos pliegos de que consta un periódico. 1, record 3, Spanish, - rotativa
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-05-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Servicing and Maintenance (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
- Bodywork and Framework (Motor Vehicles)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- hammer-off-dolly
1, record 4, English, hammer%2Doff%2Ddolly
correct, officially approved
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- indirect hammering 1, record 4, English, indirect%20hammering
correct, officially approved
- off the dolly hammering 2, record 4, English, off%20the%20dolly%20hammering
officially approved
- offset hammering 2, record 4, English, offset%20hammering
officially approved
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the method of using a hammer and dolly in which the dolly is held away from the area of the metal being tapped by the hammer. 3, record 4, English, - hammer%2Doff%2Ddolly
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hammer-off-dolly; indirect hammering; off the dolly hammering; offset hammering : terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee(New Brunswick). 4, record 4, English, - hammer%2Doff%2Ddolly
Record 4, Key term(s)
- hammer off dolly
- off-the-dolly hammering
- off-set hammering
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Entretien et réparation (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
- Carrosserie, caisse et châssis (Véhicules automobiles)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- martelage à côté du tas
1, record 4, French, martelage%20%C3%A0%20c%C3%B4t%C3%A9%20du%20tas
masculine noun, officially approved
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- martelage à coups à côté du tas 1, record 4, French, martelage%20%C3%A0%20coups%20%C3%A0%20c%C3%B4t%C3%A9%20du%20tas
masculine noun, officially approved
- martelage en porte-à-faux 1, record 4, French, martelage%20en%20porte%2D%C3%A0%2Dfaux
masculine noun, officially approved
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
martelage à côté du tas; martelage à coups à côté du tas; martelage en porte-à-faux : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 2, record 4, French, - martelage%20%C3%A0%20c%C3%B4t%C3%A9%20du%20tas
Record 4, Key term(s)
- martelage en porte à faux
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2001-09-24
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Intaglio Printing
- Photoengraving
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- offset gravure
1, record 5, English, offset%20gravure
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Indirect gravure printing using an offset blanket. 1, record 5, English, - offset%20gravure
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Impression en creux (héliogravure)
- Photogravure
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- héliogravure sur blanchet
1, record 5, French, h%C3%A9liogravure%20sur%20blanchet
proposal, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1996-06-02
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Foreign Trade
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- indirect offset 1, record 6, English, indirect%20offset
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Commerce extérieur
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- compensation indirecte
1, record 6, French, compensation%20indirecte
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- compensation industrielle indirecte 1, record 6, French, compensation%20industrielle%20indirecte
feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1977-03-02
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Taxation
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- rebate 1, record 7, English, rebate
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Countervailing duty : an import charge designed to offset an export subsidy by another country, including rebates on exports connected with indirect taxes(...) 1, record 7, English, - rebate
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Fiscalité
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- dégrèvement 1, record 7, French, d%C3%A9gr%C3%A8vement
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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