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SUNGLASSES [7 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

sunglasses: an item in the "Personal Gear" class of the "Personal Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

lunettes de soleil : objet de la classe «Articles personnels» de la catégorie «Objets personnels».

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
  • The Eye
  • Optical Glass
OBS

Health Canada, Health Protection Branch, topic of the "It's Your Health" Series, May 9, 1997.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
  • Oeil
  • Verres d'optique
OBS

Santé Canada, Direction générale de la protection de la santé, feuillet de renseignements tiré de la Série de «Votre santé et vous», le 9 mai 1997.

Spanish

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Record 3 2006-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Instruments
DEF

Eyeglass with protective lenses designed to shield against bright daylight or glare. The lenses are made of absorptive or reflective materials that limit the transmission of light.

OBS

"Shades": colloquial usage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments d'optique
DEF

Lunettes munies de verres filtrant certains rayonnements du spectre solaire, [...]

Spanish

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Record 4 2004-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • Optical Glass
DEF

Sun glasses which clip on ordinary eye glasses.

CONT

Clip-On Sunglasses: We feature over 175 shapes and sizes of Polarized Sun Clips designed to clip onto most eyeglass frames. All Sun Clips displayed feature Polarized lenses for the ultimate in UV protection, reduced glare, and enhanced visual acuity.

CONT

Optical articles, namely glasses, lenses of glasses, glass frames, glasses-cases; ... and accessories for glasses, namely lens cleaning fluid, cleaning tablets, clip-on sunglasses lenses, cases, chains, binocular, parts and fittings therefor.

OBS

Plural of clip-on : clip-ons.

Key term(s)
  • clip-ons

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Verres d'optique
DEF

Verres solaires qui s'adaptent aux lunettes au moyen d'agrafes.

CONT

Nous proposons des faces solaires sur votre lunette optique (relevables, à crochets, intérieurs, sur mesures) dans des teintes fixes, photochromiques, polarisantes ou médicales.

OBS

Selon l'Association des optométristes du Québec, le terme clip solaire est utilisé au Québec comme équivalent à «clip-on sunglasses lenses». En France, on parle selon lui de face solaire.

OBS

Le clip solaire peut aussi être magnétique.

OBS

Dans nos sources, on trouve le terme «faces solaires» utilisé indépendamment au masculin ou au féminin.

Key term(s)
  • clips solaires
  • face solaire
  • contre-verres solaires

Spanish

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Record 5 1991-08-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clothing Accessories
DEF

Sunglasses which curve at the sides to completely cover the eyes and protect them from the sun.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Accessoires vestimentaires

Spanish

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Record 6 1987-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Instruments
  • The Eye
OBS

Sunglasses formulated on the basis of a prescription in the same manner as regular eyeglasses.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments d'optique
  • Oeil

Spanish

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Record 7 1985-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Glass

French

Domaine(s)
  • Verres d'optique
OBS

Lunettes antisolaires : lunettes dont les verres absorbent une partie du rayonnement solaire dans le spectre visible et le rayonnement ultraviolet qui n'a pas été absorbé par l'atmosphère. (Ces verres peuvent avoir une teinte constante, ou bien modifier leur teinte en fonction de l'intensité lumineuse [verres photochromiques].).

Spanish

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