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TEMPORA [3 records]

Record 1 2018-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Painting (Arts)
DEF

... all painting techniques that employ emulsions, and sometimes (but not accurately) any aqueous opaque paint as distinguished from oil paint.

OBS

True tempera is when colours are ground with egg yolk only.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Peinture (Arts)
DEF

Procédé de peinture à la détrempe dans lequel le liant, ou véhicule, est une émulsion contenant des substances aqueuse et huileuse telles que l'œuf, le lait de figue.

CONT

Bien qu'il soit souvent pris comme synonyme de «détrempe», il doit exclusivement désigner le procédé à l'œuf.

OBS

La tempéra à l'œuf s'oppose particulièrement à la peinture à l'huile qui transforma le tableau à partir du début du XVe s.

Key term(s)
  • à tempera

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
Universal entry(ies)
tempora
Latin
A01.1.00.004
classification system code, see observation
OBS

temple: term derived from the Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A01.1.00.004: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
tempora
Latin
A01.1.00.004
classification system code, see observation
OBS

tempe : terme dérivé de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A01.1.00.004 : numéro d’identification de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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Record 3 1995-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ear, Nose and Larynx (Medicine)
CONT

In one of these cases, the EAC [external auditory canal] contained a cholesteatoma and was consequently a clear indication of surgery. An hyperpneumatized mastoid(22%), a posterior position of the temporo mandibular joint(16%), and a bulging medial tempora fossa(12%) made the operation much more difficult.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oreille, nez et larynx (Médecine)
CONT

L'hyperaération des cellules mastoïdiennes, compromettant une bonne prise des greffes cutanées, a été retrouvée dans 22% des cas.

Spanish

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