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PROGRESSIVES [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Optical Glass
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- progressive addition lens
1, record 1, English, progressive%20addition%20lens
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- PAL 2, record 1, English, PAL
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- progressive lens 3, record 1, English, progressive%20lens
correct
- progressive 4, record 1, English, progressive
correct
- no-line bifocals 3, record 1, English, no%2Dline%20bifocals
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Multifocal lens with no telltale lines. 5, record 1, English, - progressive%20addition%20lens
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Progressive lenses (also called "no-line bifocals") offer a continuous, gradual change in prescription strength from the lower (reading correction) to the upper (distance correction) portion of the eyeglass lens, providing correction for all distances. Progressives lenses derive their name from the fact that they have progressively more "add" power from the top to the bottom of the lens. In a sense, progressives are bifocals or trifocals without the lines. 3, record 1, English, - progressive%20addition%20lens
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Lenses. MVP PLATINUM ... is a state-of-the-art, multi-design, premium progressive that has just been released. It ... compares favorably to the best selling, most expensive progressives in the world. 6, record 1, English, - progressive%20addition%20lens
Record 1, Key term(s)
- progressive addition lenses
- progressive lenses
- progressives
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Verres d'optique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- verre à foyer progressif
1, record 1, French, verre%20%C3%A0%20foyer%20progressif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- verre progressif 2, record 1, French, verre%20progressif
correct, masculine noun
- progressif 3, record 1, French, progressif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Verre à variation progressive de puissance du haut vers le bas obtenu par surfaçage de sa face avant. 4, record 1, French, - verre%20%C3%A0%20foyer%20progressif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les verres à foyer progressif [...] offrent une qualité visuelle constante. Le foyer progressif met les objets au point en suivant le mouvement naturel de l'œil, ce qui permet une vision continue, sans cassure : la puissance de la lentille varie progressivement du haut vers le bas du verre selon l'angle que l'on donne à ses yeux, de sorte que l'on distingue avec la même clarté un objet regardé de proche, de loin ou d'une distance intermédiaire. Et d'un point de vue esthétique, les verres progressifs ont cet avantage d'être si discrets qu'on ne les remarque pas. 5, record 1, French, - verre%20%C3%A0%20foyer%20progressif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
À l'exception du progressif qui est plus un choix esthétique, ces autres foyers sont tous commandés par l'occupation et dépendront de chaque emploi. 6, record 1, French, - verre%20%C3%A0%20foyer%20progressif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un verre progressif [...] contrairement à un verre multifocal [...] ne présente pas de saut d'image lors du passage entre différentes zones de vision. 7, record 1, French, - verre%20%C3%A0%20foyer%20progressif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-03-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Inks and Colour Reproduction (Graphic Arts)
- Printing Processes - Various
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- progressive colour proofs
1, record 2, English, progressive%20colour%20proofs
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- progressive proofs 1, record 2, English, progressive%20proofs
correct
- progressives 1, record 2, English, progressives
correct
- progs 1, record 2, English, progs
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Proofs made from the separate plates used in process-colour printing showing the sequence of printing and the result after each additional colour has been applied. 1, record 2, English, - progressive%20colour%20proofs
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A set of four-colour progressive proofs usually show (1) yellow plate, (2) red plate, (3) yellow and red plates printed together, (4) blue plate, (5) yellow, red, and blue plates printed together, (6) black plate, (7) yellow, red, blue, and black plates printed together. (Sometimes the black plate is omitted, especially in gravure. Sometimes more colours and more plates are used, especially in offset lithography.) 1, record 2, English, - progressive%20colour%20proofs
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Encres et couleurs (Industrie graphique)
- Procédés d'impression divers
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- gamme de couleurs
1, record 2, French, gamme%20de%20couleurs
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Jeu d'épreuves d'essai de sélection (clichés typographiques ou films offset) pour impression en quadrichromie (ou, moins souvent, en trichromie). 1, record 2, French, - gamme%20de%20couleurs
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La gamme de la quadrichromie comprend, dans l'ordre suivant, les épreuves du jaune seul, du magenta seul, du jaune et du magenta superposés, du cyan seul, du jaune, du rouge et du cyan superposés, du noir seul, et des quatre couleurs superposées. 2, record 2, French, - gamme%20de%20couleurs
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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