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HORLOGE PENDULE [7 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 2025-03-31
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Clocks, Watches and Bells
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- compensation pendulum
1, record 3, English, compensation%20pendulum
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- temperature-compensated pendulum 2, record 3, English, temperature%2Dcompensated%20pendulum
correct, noun
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A pendulum designed to neutralize the effects of temperature variation. 1, record 3, English, - compensation%20pendulum
Record 3, Key term(s)
- temperature compensated pendulum
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Horlogerie et sonnerie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- pendule compensateur
1, record 3, French, pendule%20compensateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- compensateur 1, record 3, French, compensateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Pendule] compensant les effets produits sur une horloge par les variations de température. 2, record 3, French, - pendule%20compensateur
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
- Astronomy
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- astronomical clock
1, record 4, English, astronomical%20clock
correct, noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, 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 4, English, - astronomical%20clock
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Horlogerie et sonnerie
- Astronomie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- régulateur astronomique
1, record 4, French, r%C3%A9gulateur%20astronomique
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- horloge astronomique 2, record 4, French, horloge%20astronomique
correct, feminine noun
- pendule astronomique 3, record 4, French, pendule%20astronomique
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, 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 4, French, - r%C3%A9gulateur%20astronomique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
régulateur : Pendule d’une marche parfaitement uniforme, mue par un poids et sans sonnerie. 4, record 4, French, - r%C3%A9gulateur%20astronomique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2025-02-28
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Clocks, Watches and Bells
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- pendulum clock
1, record 5, English, pendulum%20clock
correct, noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pendulum clocks are powered by mechanisms that trigger the pendulum to swing with a constant period. Traditionally, weight or spring mechanisms fulfill this purpose, but some clocks use electricity to power the pendulum. 1, record 5, English, - pendulum%20clock
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Horlogerie et sonnerie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- horloge à pendule
1, record 5, French, horloge%20%C3%A0%20pendule
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- horloge à balancier 2, record 5, French, horloge%20%C3%A0%20balancier
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le problème du pendule est qu'il finit par s’amortir à cause des frottements avec l'air : l'amplitude de ses oscillations diminue jusqu'à devenir indétectable. Pour y remédier, il faudrait relancer le pendule à chaque battement pour qu'il conserve une amplitude constante. Pour automatiser le processus, Christian Huygens a suggéré de relier le pendule à un poids par le biais d’un système d’engrenages. À chaque battement, l'oscillation libère un cliquet qui permet au poids de descendre d’une hauteur donnée. En descendant, le poids tire sur le pendule un peu à la manière d’un opérateur qui lui donnerait un coup de pouce à chaque oscillation. Ce mécanisme permet d’entretenir l'oscillation : c'est le principe de l'horloge à pendule. 3, record 5, French, - horloge%20%C3%A0%20pendule
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- regulator clock
1, record 6, English, regulator%20clock
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
regulator clock: an item in the "Timekeeping Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology" category. 2, record 6, English, - regulator%20clock
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- horloge à pendule
1, record 6, French, horloge%20%C3%A0%20pendule
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
horloge à pendule : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de chronométrie» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour les sciences et la technologie». 2, record 6, French, - horloge%20%C3%A0%20pendule
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2016-09-02
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Gears and Friction Wheels
- Clocks, Watches and Bells
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- escape wheel
1, record 7, English, escape%20wheel
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- escapement wheel 2, record 7, English, escapement%20wheel
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A wheel that is last in the train of a timepiece and whose teeth are especially shaped to impart impulses to a pallet or lever. 3, record 7, English, - escape%20wheel
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Engrenages et roues de friction
- Horlogerie et sonnerie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- roue d'échappement
1, record 7, French, roue%20d%27%C3%A9chappement
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Ancre :] Pièce de l'échappement se présentant sous forme d’un levier d’entrée et d’un levier de sortie soulevés alternativement par les dents de la roue d’échappement pour donner l'impulsion d’entretien au balancier-spiral d’une montre ou au pendule d’une horloge. 2, record 7, French, - roue%20d%27%C3%A9chappement
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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