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BRISTOL [29 records]

Record 1 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paperboard
DEF

A high quality board, made in various qualities and thicknesses, usually with a smooth finish.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Carton
DEF

Carton de qualité supérieure, plus ou moins épais, constitué de pâte chimique blanchie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cartón
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Record 2 2013-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paperboard
OBS

announcement: A written or printed notice.

OBS

bristol: cardboard with a smooth surface suitable for writing or printing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Carton
OBS

bristol : Sorte de carton composé d'un certain nombre de feuilles de papier à dessin superposées et collées ensemble.

OBS

faire-part : Lettre, généralement imprimée, destinée à annoncer à des amis ou à des relations un événement d'ordre familial important.

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paperboard
  • Graphic Arts and Printing
DEF

A good quality rigid paperboard with a ... coated high finish ... for halftone art printing purposes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Carton
  • Imprimerie et arts graphiques
DEF

Carton rigide couché, de bonne qualité, employé pour l'exécution de travaux d'impression et de similigravure de qualité.

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paperboard
DEF

[A bristol] in which two or more thicknesses of paper, which may or may not be of the same stock, are pasted together as a secondary operation, generally by a machine...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Carton
DEF

Carton bristol que l'on a doublé pour en améliorer la tenue.

Spanish

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Record 5 2011-08-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ceramics (Industries)
  • Applied Arts
  • Glass Industry
DEF

In ceramics, a type of porcelain glaze containing feldspar and a rather large amount of zinc oxide.

OBS

It is fired at a high temperature and used for finishes that show another color coming through in spots from below.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Céramique (Industries)
  • Arts appliqués
  • Industrie du verre
CONT

Les glaçures «Bristol» sont opaques, raides, moins douces et moins brillantes que les glaçures au plomb.

OBS

[...] glaçures cuisant à des températures moyennes de 1135° à 1190°, dont le fondant principal est l'oxyde de zinc. Ce type de glaçure s'est développé en Angleterre pour remplacer les glaçures au plomb quand la toxicité des composés du plomb à l'état fut jugée dangereuse pour la santé.

Spanish

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Record 6 2007-10-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
  • Missiles and Rockets
  • Air Defence
OBS

The Bristol Bloodhound, a British surface-to-air missile, was developed during the 1950s as the United Kingdom's main air defence weapon and was in large-scale service with the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the forces of four other countries from 1958.

OBS

The Bloodhound served the Royal Air Force throughout almost the entire Cold War.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
  • Missiles et roquettes
  • Défense aérienne

Spanish

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Record 7 2005-09-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paperboard
DEF

[A smooth] finished, medium sized bristol boards, solid or filled, made on cylinder machine or pasted, used for printing display cards, showcards, signs, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Carton

Spanish

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Record 8 2005-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paperboard
DEF

A good quality bristol suitable for engraving or die-stamping.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Carton

Spanish

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Record 9 2005-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paperboard
DEF

A long fibred bristol for folding, used for various purposes, such as folded index cards, covers for booklets, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Carton
DEF

Carton bristol qui se plie facilement pour confectionner des fiches ou des couvertures de livres.

Spanish

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Record 10 2005-07-21

English

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

A dee-cheek, double-jointed [snaffle bit] with a flat centre piece ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo y accesorios deportivos
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
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Record 11 2005-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paperboard
DEF

[A coated] or uncoated bristol used for printing of postcards.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Carton

Spanish

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Record 12 2005-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Paper
DEF

[A cheap] grade of bristol, usually containing groundwood pulp and surface stained.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de papier
Key term(s)
  • simili bristol
  • similibristol

Spanish

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Record 13 2005-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paperboard
DEF

[A bristol] board made on [fourdrinier] paper machine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Carton

Spanish

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Record 14 2005-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printing Processes - Various
DEF

[A bristol] made on multi-cylinder board machine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Procédés d'impression divers

Spanish

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Record 15 1998-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (Canada)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (Canada)

Spanish

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Record 16 1998-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paper or Paperboard Goods
  • Jewellery
DEF

A stiff, heavy paper usually made with a high rag fiber content and used primarily by jewelers to display merchandise.

Key term(s)
  • jewelry-card bristol
  • jewellery-card bristol

French

Domaine(s)
  • Objets en papier ou en carton
  • Joaillerie et bijouterie

Spanish

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Record 17 1998-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paperboard
DEF

A well-sized paper, generally above 150 g/m² or board suitable for writing and printing, made wholly from bleached chemical pulp by pasting two or more webs. It is characterized by its smoothness stiffness, clean appearance and even look-through. It may be used, for example, for visiting cards. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

OBS

In North America this is a type of Bristol.

OBS

pasted ivory board: term standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • paste ivory board

French

Domaine(s)
  • Carton
DEF

Papier bien collé, d'un grammage généralement supérieur à 150 g/m², ou carton apte à l'impression et à l'écriture, fabriqué uniquement à partir de pâte chimique blanchie par contrecollage de deux bandes ou plus. Il est caractérisé par son lissé, sa rigidité, son apparence nette et son épair fondu. Il peut être utilisé, par exemple, pour la confection de cartes de visite. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

carte ivoire contrecollée : terme normalisé par l'ISO et l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 18 1998-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paperboard

French

Domaine(s)
  • Carton
OBS

pour le montage des photographies aux Revues scientifiques

Spanish

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Record 19 1997-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) Standards
OBS

Standard number: CAN/CGSB-9.36-94

French

Domaine(s)
  • Normes de l'Office des normes générales du Canada (ONGC)
OBS

Numéro de norme : CAN/CGSB-9.36-94

Spanish

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Record 20 1997-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) Standards
OBS

Standard number: CAN/CGSB-9.48-93

French

Domaine(s)
  • Normes de l'Office des normes générales du Canada (ONGC)
OBS

Numéro de norme : CAN/CGSB-9.48-93

Spanish

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Record 21 1997-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) Standards
OBS

Standard number: CAN/CGSB-9.37-93

French

Domaine(s)
  • Normes de l'Office des normes générales du Canada (ONGC)
OBS

Numéro de norme : CAN/CGSB-9.37-93

Spanish

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Record 22 1993-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Equipment and Supplies

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et fournitures de bureau

Spanish

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Record 23 1991-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
Key term(s)
  • Bristol Aerospace

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
OBS

Renseignement obtenu de la compagnie.

Spanish

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Record 24 1989-12-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security Devices

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs de sécurité

Spanish

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Record 25 1987-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Glass

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de verre
OBS

On fabriquait du verre à Bristol dès la fin du XVIIe siècle. Le manufacturier, Jacob Little, fabriquait du verre blanc opaque. Le fameux "verre émaillé" fut fabriqué ailleurs mais il n'atteignit jamais la même qualité que celui de Bristol; il est d'un blanc opaque et comme la porcelaine il est peint avec des émaux imitant l'art chinois.

Spanish

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Record 26 1987-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Pharmacology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Pharmacologie

Spanish

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Record 27 1985-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Energy Transformation
  • Tidal Power Stations
  • Wave-Energy Power Plants
CONT

The Bristol cylinder, developed by David Evans of Bristol University, is held under water by moving lines attached to power generator. It produces electricity by being "oscillated" by the waves.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transformation de l'énergie
  • Centrales marémotrices
  • Centrales houlomotrices

Spanish

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Record 28 1984-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastic Arts

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arts plastiques
OBS

brevets dossier

Spanish

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Record 29 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Graphic Arts and Printing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Imprimerie et arts graphiques

Spanish

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