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GENEVA MOVEMENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-05-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
- Cinematography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Geneva movement
1, record 1, English, Geneva%20movement
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Geneva cross 2, record 1, English, Geneva%20cross
correct
- Maltese cross movement 3, record 1, English, Maltese%20cross%20movement
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mechanical device that produces intermittent film movement in the projector. 2, record 1, English, - Geneva%20movement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The principle behind the movement involves a rotating cam and pin that intermittently engages in a four-slotted star wheel [the Maltese cross itself] ... 2, record 1, English, - Geneva%20movement
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
- Cinématographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mouvement à croix de Malte
1, record 1, French, mouvement%20%C3%A0%20croix%20de%20Malte
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mécanisme qui transforme l'entraînement par rotation continue du film d'un projecteur cinématographique en entraînement intermittent. 2, record 1, French, - mouvement%20%C3%A0%20croix%20de%20Malte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le mécanisme de transformation de mouvement à croix de Malte [...] est constitué d'un bras moteur équipé à son extrémité d'un galet qui vient s'engager dans une des quatre rainures usinées dans une roue réceptrice, dont la forme évoque celle d'une croix de Malte. Le mouvement du bras moteur est une rotation continue alors que celle de la roue est intermittente. 1, record 1, French, - mouvement%20%C3%A0%20croix%20de%20Malte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Il convient de noter que les termes «mouvement à croix de Malte» et «croix de malte» sont aussi utilisés de façon interchangeable pour désigner un mécanisme. 2, record 1, French, - mouvement%20%C3%A0%20croix%20de%20Malte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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