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KINESCOPE [8 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- kinescope camera
1, record 1, English, kinescope%20camera
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
kinescope camera: an item in the "Photographic Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Communication" category. 2, record 1, English, - kinescope%20camera
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- kinéscope
1, record 1, French, kin%C3%A9scope
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
kinéscope : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement photographiques» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour la communication». 2, record 1, French, - kin%C3%A9scope
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-05-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
- The Eye
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- kinescope
1, record 2, English, kinescope
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
- Oeil
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- kinescope
1, record 2, French, kinescope
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Instrument utilisé pour déterminer la réfraction de l'œil. 1, record 2, French, - kinescope
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le sujet observe un test à travers une fente sténopéique se déplaçant de part et d'autre de l'œil et perçoit un effet sphérique inverse ou un effet sphérique direct. 1, record 2, French, - kinescope
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-10-27
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
- Television (Radioelectricity)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- telerecording
1, record 3, English, telerecording
correct, Great Britain
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- kine 1, record 3, English, kine
correct, familiar
- kinescope recording 2, record 3, English, kinescope%20recording
correct
- kinescoping 1, record 3, English, kinescoping
correct, United States
- kinerecording 3, record 3, English, kinerecording
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a process pioneered during the 1940's for the storing of electronically shot television programmes on film, which was used for the preservation, re-broadcasting and sale of television programmes before the use of commercial broadcast-quality videotape became prevalent for these purposes. 1, record 3, English, - telerecording
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
- Télévision (Radioélectricité)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- cinégraphie
1, record 3, French, cin%C3%A9graphie
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] procédé d'enregistrement [au cinéscope d'une émission de télévision] et [non] de l'opération. [rubrique cinégramme]. 1, record 3, French, - cin%C3%A9graphie
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec «cinégramme», qui est le résultat de ce procédé. 2, record 3, French, - cin%C3%A9graphie
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-10-27
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Radio Broadcasting
- Television Arts
- Cinematography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- kinescope
1, record 4, English, kinescope
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- kine 2, record 4, English, kine
correct
- telerecording 3, record 4, English, telerecording
correct
- kinerecording 4, record 4, English, kinerecording
correct
- cinescope 4, record 4, English, cinescope
correct
- picture tube 5, record 4, English, picture%20tube
see observation, obsolete
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A film recording of a television picture, tape or live. 6, record 4, English, - kinescope
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Kinescopes, which have been replaced by videotape, are no longer common. Originally, kinescope was a synonym for picture tube. 5, record 4, English, - kinescope
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Radiodiffusion
- Télévision (Arts du spectacle)
- Cinématographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- kinescope
1, record 4, French, kinescope
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- cinéscope 2, record 4, French, cin%C3%A9scope
correct, masculine noun
- cinégramme 3, record 4, French, cin%C3%A9gramme
correct, masculine noun
- kiné 3, record 4, French, kin%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Film enregistré au cinéscope. 4, record 4, French, - kinescope
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2004-04-20
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Vacuum Tubes (Electronics)
- Television (Radioelectricity)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- television picture tube
1, record 5, English, television%20picture%20tube
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- picture tube 2, record 5, English, picture%20tube
correct
- television tube 3, record 5, English, television%20tube
correct
- kinescope 4, record 5, English, kinescope
correct, see observation
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A cathode-ray tube used in television receivers to produce an image by varying the electron-beam intensity as the beam is deflected from side to side and up and down to scan a raster on the fluorescent screen at the large end of the tube. 5, record 5, English, - television%20picture%20tube
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
According to the source SPOTEL, the picture tube is called a kinescope in the US. 6, record 5, English, - television%20picture%20tube
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Tubes et lampes (Électronique)
- Télévision (Radioélectricité)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- tube image
1, record 5, French, tube%20image
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- tube à image 2, record 5, French, tube%20%C3%A0%20image
masculine noun
- tube cathodique à image 2, record 5, French, tube%20cathodique%20%C3%A0%20image
masculine noun
- cinéscope 2, record 5, French, cin%C3%A9scope
masculine noun
- tube de télévision 2, record 5, French, tube%20de%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9vision
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tube cathodique utilisé pour la reproduction des images de télévision. 3, record 5, French, - tube%20image
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tubos de vacío (Electrónica)
- Televisión (Radioelectricidad)
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- tuboe de imagen
1, record 5, Spanish, tuboe%20de%20imagen
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- tubo de televisión 1, record 5, Spanish, tubo%20de%20televisi%C3%B3n
masculine noun
- cinescopio 1, record 5, Spanish, cinescopio
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2000-08-29
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Cinematography
- Television Arts
- Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
- Radio Broadcasting
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- telecine projector
1, record 6, English, telecine%20projector
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- telecine 2, record 6, English, telecine
correct
- television film scanner 1, record 6, English, television%20film%20scanner
correct
- kinescope equipment 3, record 6, English, kinescope%20equipment
- telecine equipment 4, record 6, English, telecine%20equipment
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A motion-picture projector adapted for use with a television camera tube to televise 24-frame-per-second motion-picture film at the 30-frame-per-second rate required for television. 1, record 6, English, - telecine%20projector
Record 6, Key term(s)
- television filmscanner
- film scanner
- filmscanner
- telecinema
- telecine setup
- telecine set-up
- television cinema
- telecine
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Cinématographie
- Télévision (Arts du spectacle)
- Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
- Radiodiffusion
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- télécinématographe
1, record 6, French, t%C3%A9l%C3%A9cin%C3%A9matographe
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
- TC 2, record 6, French, TC
masculine noun
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- télécinéma 1, record 6, French, t%C3%A9l%C3%A9cin%C3%A9ma
correct, masculine noun
- matériel kinescope 3, record 6, French, mat%C3%A9riel%20kinescope
masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Appareil permettant le télécinéma, c'est-à-dire la transmission par télévision d'un film cinématographique. 4, record 6, French, - t%C3%A9l%C3%A9cin%C3%A9matographe
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2000-08-29
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Television (Radioelectricity)
- Television Arts
- Cinematography
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- kinescope
1, record 7, English, kinescope
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- telerecording equipment for film 2, record 7, English, telerecording%20equipment%20for%20film
correct
- kine 2, record 7, English, kine
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A television set receiving tube. 1, record 7, English, - kinescope
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This equipment is used to record television programs. 2, record 7, English, - kinescope
Record 7, Key term(s)
- kinescope film camera
- kinerecorder
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Télévision (Radioélectricité)
- Télévision (Arts du spectacle)
- Cinématographie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- kinescope
1, record 7, French, kinescope
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- kiné 1, record 7, French, kin%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- cinéscope 2, record 7, French, cin%C3%A9scope
correct, masculine noun
- cinégraphe 3, record 7, French, cin%C3%A9graphe
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Appareil permettant d'enregistrer sur film standard de cinéma des images de télévision, dans le but de les conserver, de les reproduire ou de les diffuser [...] 1, record 7, French, - kinescope
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
1893 : Thomas Alva Edison brevette le cinéscope et met au point la pellicule percée 35mm. 2, record 7, French, - kinescope
Record 7, Key term(s)
- kinéscope
- eidographe
- vidigraphe
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Television (Radioelectricity)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- kinescope 1, record 8, English, kinescope
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
--a film recording of a television picture, tape or live. 1, record 8, English, - kinescope
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Télévision (Radioélectricité)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- vidigraphe 1, record 8, French, vidigraphe
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
un système d'enregistrement des images de télévision. Appelé abusivement kinescope. 1, record 8, French, - vidigraphe
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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