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CLISE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-07-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Lithography, Offset Printing and Collotype
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lithography
1, record 1, English, lithography
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A printing process in which the image areas of the printing surface are neither raised nor depressed, but are on the same plane as the non-image areas. 1, record 1, English, - lithography
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The two areas are differentiated chemically: the image areas are made grease-receptive and water-repellent, and the non-image areas are made water-receptive and grease-repellent. 1, record 1, English, - lithography
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Lithography can be done either by direct printing on stone or zinc, a process now used especially as a fine arts process; or by indirect printing on an offset press, the dominant and practically the only modern method of planographic printing. This explains why the terms "offset" and "lithography" are so often used interchangeably. 1, record 1, English, - lithography
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Lithographie, offset et phototypie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lithographie
1, record 1, French, lithographie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- procédé lithographique 1, record 1, French, proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9%20lithographique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procédé physico-chimique basé sur l'antagonisme entre l'eau et les corps gras. 1, record 1, French, - lithographie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'encre des régions encrées, l'eau sur les régions vierges, pénètrent légèrement dans les pores de la forme imprimante et s'y accrochent; la retenue de l'humidité est favorisée par le passage d'une préparation aqueuse contenant un acide et de la gomme arabique. 1, record 1, French, - lithographie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
L'impression peut se faire directement sur pierre calcaire ou sur feuille de métal recouverte de carbonate de calcium. Lorsque la plaque imprime le papier à l'aide d'un intermédiaire en caoutchouc, l'impression est appelée offset (mais a gardé aux États-Unis le nom de «lithography»). 1, record 1, French, - lithographie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Litografía, offset y fototipia
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- litografía
1, record 1, Spanish, litograf%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Arte de reproducir, mediante impresión, los dibujos trazados con un cuerpo graso sobre una piedra calcárea. 1, record 1, Spanish, - litograf%C3%ADa
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El clisé o plancha utilizado en litografía es una piedra litográfica porosa, aunque de grano muy fino, en cuya superficie se trazan las letras o dibujos con lápiz o tinta litográfica. A continuación se trata la superficie de la piedra con una disolución acuosa de goma arábiga, acidulada con ácido nítrico, que favorece la retención de la humedad. La piedra tiene entonces la propiedad de absorber el agua en las partes vírgenes y la tinta en las partes dibujadas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - litograf%C3%ADa
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-05-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Platemaking (Printing)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- platemaking
1, record 2, English, platemaking
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The making of printing plates (offset plates, gravure plates, letterpress plates, flexographic plates, photogelatin plates, etc.). 1, record 2, English, - platemaking
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Clicherie (Imprimerie)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fabrication de clichés
1, record 2, French, fabrication%20de%20clich%C3%A9s
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- fabrication de plaques 1, record 2, French, fabrication%20de%20plaques
correct, feminine noun
- confection de clichés 1, record 2, French, confection%20de%20clich%C3%A9s
correct, feminine noun
- confection de plaques 1, record 2, French, confection%20de%20plaques
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Opération qui consiste à reproduire sur un support convenable l'image à imprimer. 1, record 2, French, - fabrication%20de%20clich%C3%A9s
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les termes «clichage» et «clicherie» ne sont employés qu'en électrotypie, stéréotypie et plastotypie où ils désignent, de façon générale, la prise d'empreinte du cliché original (le procédé variant selon le cas), puis le coulage dans le moule du métal de fusion. À noter qu'habituellement, en anglais, on précise le procédé utilisé. 1, record 2, French, - fabrication%20de%20clich%C3%A9s
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Clisado (Imprenta)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- clisado
1, record 2, Spanish, clisado
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Acción de preparar un clisé. 1, record 2, Spanish, - clisado
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El clisado consiste en reproducir el texto compuesto, los grabados o un clisé ya existente al objeto de obtener las planchas o clisés que se utilizarán para la impresión y que puedan ser planos, para máquinas planas o planocilíndricas, o bien combados, si se han de adaptar al cilindro de una rotativa. 1, record 2, Spanish, - clisado
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
clisé : plancha metálica en cuya superficie se han reproducido en relieve las imágenes y los textos compuestos y que se usa para la impresión tipográfica. 1, record 2, Spanish, - clisado
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-05-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Electrotyping and Stereotype Printing
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- electrotype
1, record 3, English, electrotype
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- electro 2, record 3, English, electro
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A printing plate prepared by electrotyping. 2, record 3, English, - electrotype
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Stéréotypie et galvanotypie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- galvanotype
1, record 3, French, galvanotype
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- cliché galvano 2, record 3, French, clich%C3%A9%20galvano
correct, masculine noun
- galvano 1, record 3, French, galvano
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cliché typographique réalisé par galvanotypie. 1, record 3, French, - galvanotype
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Estereotipia y galvanotipia
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- galvanotipo
1, record 3, Spanish, galvanotipo
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- galvano 1, record 3, Spanish, galvano
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Clisé tipográfico obtenido por galvanoplastia. 1, record 3, Spanish, - galvanotipo
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La galvanotipia consiste en sacar un molde de la forma con cera, materias plásticas, plomo, etc. Si el molde no es conductor de electricidad, se espolvorea con grafito y luego se aplica sobre el mismo, por galvanoplastia, una película de cobre de 0,2 mm de espesor, cuya cara posterior se rellena con plomo fundido, obteniéndose así un galvanotipo o galvano. 1, record 3, Spanish, - galvanotipo
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-05-07
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Flexography (Printing)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- flexography
1, record 4, English, flexography
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- flexographic printing 2, record 4, English, flexographic%20printing
correct
- flexoprinting 3, record 4, English, flexoprinting
correct
- flexographic printing process 3, record 4, English, flexographic%20printing%20process
correct
- rubber-plate printing 4, record 4, English, rubber%2Dplate%20printing
correct
- aniline printing 5, record 4, English, aniline%20printing
correct, obsolete
- aniline rubber-plate printing 4, record 4, English, aniline%20rubber%2Dplate%20printing
correct, obsolete
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A method of rotary letterpress printing that uses flexible rubber or photopolymer plates and fast-drying, solvent-based fluid inks. 6, record 4, English, - flexography
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
aniline printing: An early name for flexography when using fluid fast-drying inks with aniline dyes. 7, record 4, English, - flexography
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The term aniline printing was abandoned when the term flexography was adopted in 1952. 6, record 4, English, - flexography
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Flexographie (Imprimerie)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- flexographie
1, record 4, French, flexographie
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- impression flexographique 2, record 4, French, impression%20flexographique
correct, feminine noun
- impression flexo 3, record 4, French, impression%20flexo
correct, feminine noun
- procédé d'impression flexographique 3, record 4, French, proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9%20d%27impression%20flexographique
correct, masculine noun
- impression à l'aniline 2, record 4, French, impression%20%C3%A0%20l%27aniline
correct, feminine noun, obsolete
- procédé à l'aniline 4, record 4, French, proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20l%27aniline
correct, masculine noun, obsolete
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procédé d'impression rotatif, en relief, réalisé au moyen de clichés souples (en caoutchouc ou en photopolymères) et d'encres liquides à base de matières volatiles. 4, record 4, French, - flexographie
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «flexographie» a supplanté le terme «procédé à l'aniline». 4, record 4, French, - flexographie
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Flexografía (Imprenta)
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- flexografía
1, record 4, Spanish, flexograf%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- procedimiento a la anilina 1, record 4, Spanish, procedimiento%20a%20la%20anilina
correct, masculine noun, obsolete
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Técnica de impresión [...] con formas en relieve que llevan un clisé de goma o de plástico flexible e imprimen con tintas fluidas de disolvente muy volátil y, por ende, de secado rápido. 1, record 4, Spanish, - flexograf%C3%ADa
Record 5 - internal organization data 2006-05-31
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Photography
- Cinematography
- Photoengraving
- Television Arts
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- mask
1, record 5, English, mask
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A stationary or moving opaque image or shape used to hold back light from selected areas of a photograph. 2, record 5, English, - mask
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[A mask is] employed to control the exposure of selected image areas in taking a photograph (especially trick photography) or in printing it-e.g. in motion picture work. ... It may be positioned in the space between the camera lens and object or camera lens and image, or in contact with the image being printed. 3, record 5, English, - mask
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
- Cinématographie
- Photogravure
- Télévision (Arts du spectacle)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- cache
1, record 5, French, cache
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Surface opaque, de forme variable et appropriée, utilisée à la prise de vue ou au laboratoire pour masquer une partie du négatif et constituer une réserve non impressionnée de l'image. 2, record 5, French, - cache
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fotografía
- Cinematografía
- Fotograbado
- Televisión (Artes escénicas)
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- ocultador
1, record 5, Spanish, ocultador
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Papel negro opaco provisto de un agujero oval, o recortado de cualquier otro modo, que se interpone entre el clisé y el papel positivo para que éste solamente sea impresionado por una parte de la fotografía. 1, record 5, Spanish, - ocultador
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