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HORLOGE BALANCIER [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-04-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Clocks, Watches and Bells
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lyre clock
1, record 1, English, lyre%20clock
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A wall or shelf pendulum clock whose shape suggests a lyre. 2, record 1, English, - lyre%20clock
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Horlogerie et sonnerie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pendule-lyre
1, record 1, French, pendule%2Dlyre
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
pendule : Petite horloge, souvent munie d’une sonnerie, destinée à être posée sur une tablette ou fixée à un mur, et dont le mécanisme est réglé par un balancier. 2, record 1, French, - pendule%2Dlyre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2025-03-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Clocks, Watches and Bells
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- banjo clock
1, record 2, English, banjo%20clock
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A pendulum clock whose shape suggests a banjo. 2, record 2, English, - banjo%20clock
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The banjo clock of Simon Willard was not only very popular and widely copied, but it formed the basis in the 1840's for numerous variations, such as the lyre clock, the hour-glass case and the acorn case. 3, record 2, English, - banjo%20clock
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Horlogerie et sonnerie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pendule-banjo
1, record 2, French, pendule%2Dbanjo
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pendule : Petite horloge, souvent munie d’une sonnerie, destinée à être posée sur une tablette ou fixée à un mur, et dont le mécanisme est réglé par un balancier. 2, record 2, French, - pendule%2Dbanjo
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2025-02-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Clocks, Watches and Bells
- Astronomy
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- astronomical clock
1, record 3, English, astronomical%20clock
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A high-precision clock ... used in an astronomical observatory to time the movements of celestial bodies or assist in locating them or to serve as the basis of standard time. 1, record 3, English, - astronomical%20clock
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Horlogerie et sonnerie
- Astronomie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- régulateur astronomique
1, record 3, French, r%C3%A9gulateur%20astronomique
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- horloge astronomique 2, record 3, French, horloge%20astronomique
correct, feminine noun
- pendule astronomique 3, record 3, French, pendule%20astronomique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En horlogerie, le balancier est considéré comme le modérateur, et le spiral, qui règle son mouvement, comme le régulateur de la marche du rouage. Plus communément, en termes de métier, ce mot devient un substantif désignant une petite horloge ou forte pendule pourvue d’un échappement de précision et d’un pendule, ou balancier rectiligne, battant la seconde. Cette pièce, dans les observatoires, s’appelle pendule ou régulateur astronomique, et elle a pour fonction de mesurer avec exactitude la durée des observations astronomiques [...] 3, record 3, French, - r%C3%A9gulateur%20astronomique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
régulateur : Pendule d’une marche parfaitement uniforme, mue par un poids et sans sonnerie. 4, record 3, French, - r%C3%A9gulateur%20astronomique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2025-02-28
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Clocks, Watches and Bells
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- grandfather clock
1, record 4, English, grandfather%20clock
correct, noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- grandfather's clock 2, record 4, English, grandfather%27s%20clock
correct, noun
- grandfather 3, record 4, English, grandfather
correct, noun
- longcase clock 3, record 4, English, longcase%20clock
correct, noun
- longcase 4, record 4, English, longcase
correct, noun
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A pendulum clock enclosed in a tall, narrow cabinet. 5, record 4, English, - grandfather%20clock
Record 4, Key term(s)
- long case clock
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Horlogerie et sonnerie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- horloge de parquet
1, record 4, French, horloge%20de%20parquet
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- horloge grand-père 2, record 4, French, horloge%20grand%2Dp%C3%A8re
see observation, feminine noun, Quebec, familiar
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Horloge à poids et à balancier dont l'ensemble du dispositif est placé dans un meuble(cabinet) posé sur le sol. 3, record 4, French, - horloge%20de%20parquet
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
horloge grand-père : Cette désignation est critiquée par certains auteurs comme synonyme non standard de «horloge de parquet». 4, record 4, French, - horloge%20de%20parquet
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2016-03-18
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Clocks, Watches and Bells
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- bracket clock
1, record 5, English, bracket%20clock
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- shelf clock 2, record 5, English, shelf%20clock
correct
- table clock 3, record 5, English, table%20clock
correct, less frequent
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Horlogerie et sonnerie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- horloge de cheminée
1, record 5, French, horloge%20de%20chemin%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- pendule de cheminée 2, record 5, French, pendule%20de%20chemin%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- horloge de table 3, record 5, French, horloge%20de%20table
correct, feminine noun, less frequent
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'horloge-lanterne anglaise donne, dans la seconde moitié du XVIIIe siècle, naissance à deux types distincts d’horloges :[...] l'horloge de cheminée au mouvement à ressort et à balancier court représenté par la «bracket clock» [...] 1, record 5, French, - horloge%20de%20chemin%C3%A9e
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2000-06-14
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
- Motors (Machinery)
- Pumps
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- reciprocation
1, record 6, English, reciprocation
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- reciprocating motion 2, record 6, English, reciprocating%20motion
correct
- seesaw motion 1, record 6, English, seesaw%20motion
correct
- to-and-fro motion 3, record 6, English, to%2Dand%2Dfro%20motion
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A back-and-forth movement (as the movement of a piston in an engine or pump). 1, record 6, English, - reciprocation
Record 6, Key term(s)
- back-and-forth movement
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
- Moteurs mécaniques
- Pompes
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- mouvement alternatif
1, record 6, French, mouvement%20alternatif
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- va-et-vient 2, record 6, French, va%2Det%2Dvient
correct, masculine noun
- mouvement de va-et-vient 3, record 6, French, mouvement%20de%20va%2Det%2Dvient
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mouvement dont le sens change régulièrement comme celui d’un balancier d’horloge ou celui du piston dans un cylindre de moteur à explosion. 4, record 6, French, - mouvement%20alternatif
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Mouvement alternatif : action de ce qui va et vient alternativement. 5, record 6, French, - mouvement%20alternatif
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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