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OEIL RESSORT [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mountain Sports
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- jumar
1, record 1, English, jumar
correct, see observation, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Jumar 1, record 1, English, Jumar
correct, trademark
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mechanical device made in Switzerland for prusiking. 2, record 1, English, - jumar
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Jumar has a pivoting arm which locks against the rope when weight is applied and which releases when the Jumar is slid upwards. It [may have] a handle to which slings can be attached. 2, record 1, English, - jumar
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The original and most common type of mechanical ascender is the Jumar. Hence the word "jumar" is applied as a general term to many ascending devices by the average climber. 3, record 1, English, - jumar
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sports de montagne
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- jumar
1, record 1, French, jumar
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Jumar 2, record 1, French, Jumar
correct, trademark, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Appareil permettant de monter, et même de descendre, le long d’une corde suspendue dans le vide. [...] [Il] se compose d’une poignée métallique évidée munie d’un œil à sa partie supérieure. Une gorge semi-circulaire sert au passage de la corde, qui sera coincée par un verrou à ressort. 3, record 1, French, - jumar
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L’[ascendeur] appelé «Jumar» que l’on place sur la corde, est muni d’une griffe à ressort qui lui permet de glisser le long de la corde si on le pousse, alors qu’il se bloque lorsqu’on tire. (BESSIÈRE, L’Alpinisme, 1967). 2, record 1, French, - jumar
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] le terme «jumar» désigne un modèle d’ascendeur très répandu [...] 4, record 1, French, - jumar
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Une même source peut donner «poignées jumar» et «poignées Jumar», parfois même sur la même page. La marque de commerce est devenue partie du vocabulaire courant. 5, record 1, French, - jumar
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-05-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
- The Eye
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Baillart's ophthalmodynamometer
1, record 2, English, Baillart%27s%20ophthalmodynamometer
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
- ophtalmodynamomètre de Baillart
1, record 2, French, ophtalmodynamom%C3%A8tre%20de%20Baillart
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ophtalmodynamomètre à ressort pour lequel la pression est augmentée en appuyant sur l'œil, la force étant produite par un piston à ressort lesté appliqué contre la conjonctive bulbaire temporale d’un œil anesthésié, alors que l'opérateur observe la papille avec un ophtalmoscope. 1, record 2, French, - ophtalmodynamom%C3%A8tre%20de%20Baillart
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997. 2, record 2, French, - ophtalmodynamom%C3%A8tre%20de%20Baillart
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2017-03-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Suspension Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- spring eye
1, record 3, English, spring%20eye
correct, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- eye 2, record 3, English, eye
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The spring leaves are of graduated length ... The front end of the longest leaf is bent into a circle to form the spring eye. 2, record 3, English, - spring%20eye
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
spring eye: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 3, record 3, English, - spring%20eye
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Suspension (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- œil
1, record 3, French, %26oelig%3Bil
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- œil de ressort 2, record 3, French, %26oelig%3Bil%20de%20ressort
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il faut [...] [que le ressort] puisse osciller autour de chaque œil et qu'une de ses extrémités comporte une jumelle. 1, record 3, French, - %26oelig%3Bil
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
œil de ressort : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques(Nouveau-Brunswick). 3, record 3, French, - %26oelig%3Bil
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2014-03-05
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- The Eye
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- aberrometry
1, record 4, English, aberrometry
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- wavefront aberrometry 2, record 4, English, wavefront%20aberrometry
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
One of the ... clinical applications of aberrometry is wavefront-guided refractive surgery. ... Other applications are the diagnosis of irregular astigmatism and the assessments of the optical quality of the eye. 3, record 4, English, - aberrometry
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Oeil
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- aberrométrie
1, record 4, French, aberrom%C3%A9trie
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- aberrométrie du front d'onde 2, record 4, French, aberrom%C3%A9trie%20du%20front%20d%27onde
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Méthode de détection et de quantification de certains défauts optiques dont l’œil est atteint, même lorsqu’ils sont corrigés avec des lunettes ou des lentilles de contact. 3, record 4, French, - aberrom%C3%A9trie
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'aberrométrie a pour but de mesurer et quantifier l'ensemble des aberrations de l'œil. Le principe consiste à envoyer dans l'œil un front d’onde plan, correspondant à un faisceau de rayons parallèles provenant de l'infini. Dans un œil parfait, ce faisceau vient converger sur la rétine puis est réfléchi et ressort par la cornée sous la forme d’un front d’onde plan F [...] L'aberrométrie consiste à mesurer la forme du front d’onde à la sortie de la pupille de l'œil. 4, record 4, French, - aberrom%C3%A9trie
Record 4, Key term(s)
- aberrométrie du front d'ondes
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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