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HYPERCARDIOID [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-01-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Variety Shows and Circuses
- Audio Technology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hypercardioid microphone
1, record 1, English, hypercardioid%20microphone
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hyper-cardioid microphone 2, record 1, English, hyper%2Dcardioid%20microphone
correct
- hyper-cardioid microphone 2, record 1, English, hyper%2Dcardioid%20microphone
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A directional microphone with greater side attenuation than a cardioid microphone but less rear attenuation. 1, record 1, English, - hypercardioid%20microphone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Spectacles de variétés et Cirque
- Électroacoustique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- microphone hypercardioïde
1, record 1, French, microphone%20hypercardio%C3%AFde
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- hypercardioïde 2, record 1, French, hypercardio%C3%AFde
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
microphone hypercardioïde : Microphone cardioïde de directivité accentuée. [Terme et définition normalisés par l'AFNOR et reproduits avec son autorisation.] 1, record 1, French, - microphone%20hypercardio%C3%AFde
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On trouve soit [...] [des micros] supercardioïdes qui possèdent une courbe de direction un peu plus large, un peu plus aplatie que le cardioïde et qui de plus peuvent capter un peu de son venant de l'arrière, soit hypercardioïdes qui ont les mêmes caractéristiques que le supercardioïde, mais beaucoup plus accentuées. 2, record 1, French, - microphone%20hypercardio%C3%AFde
Record 1, Key term(s)
- micro hypercardioïde
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-12-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Audio Technology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hypercardioid pattern
1, record 2, English, hypercardioid%20pattern
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A microphone pick up sensitivity pattern where the least sensitive pick up point is more than 90 degrees but less than 150 degrees off axis (usually 120 degrees). 1, record 2, English, - hypercardioid%20pattern
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[A hypercardioid microphone's] front lobe is somewhat narrower than that of the cardioid microphone, and it possesses a small rear lobe in which the sound pickup is out-of-phase with that of the front lobe. 2, record 2, English, - hypercardioid%20pattern
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Électroacoustique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- directivité hypercardioïde
1, record 2, French, directivit%C3%A9%20hypercardio%C3%AFde
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Directivité caractérisée par une réjection maximale des sons provenant des quarts arrière, gauche et droite [d'un microphone]. 2, record 2, French, - directivit%C3%A9%20hypercardio%C3%AFde
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-12-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Audio Technology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- hypercardioid
1, record 3, English, hypercardioid
correct, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A variation of the cardioid microphone pickup pattern [by which a] microphone is most sensitive at the front and sides, while rejecting sounds entering 120º to the rear. 1, record 3, English, - hypercardioid
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Électroacoustique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- hypercardioïde
1, record 3, French, hypercardio%C3%AFde
correct, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d'un microphone dont la directivité est caractérisée par une réjection maximale des sons provenant des quarts arrière, gauche et droite. 2, record 3, French, - hypercardio%C3%AFde
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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