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BALANCIER SPIRAL [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-02-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Clocks, Watches and Bells
- Astronomy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- astronomical clock
1, record 1, English, astronomical%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 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 1, English, - astronomical%20clock
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Horlogerie et sonnerie
- Astronomie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- régulateur astronomique
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9gulateur%20astronomique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- horloge astronomique 2, record 1, French, horloge%20astronomique
correct, feminine noun
- pendule astronomique 3, record 1, French, pendule%20astronomique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - r%C3%A9gulateur%20astronomique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
régulateur : Pendule d’une marche parfaitement uniforme, mue par un poids et sans sonnerie. 4, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9gulateur%20astronomique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-08-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Clocks, Watches and Bells
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mainspring
1, record 2, English, mainspring
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- hairspring 2, record 2, English, hairspring
correct
- balance spring 1, record 2, English, balance%20spring
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A slender spiralled recoil spring that regulates the motion of the balance wheel of a timepiece. 1, record 2, English, - mainspring
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Horlogerie et sonnerie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- spiral
1, record 2, French, spiral
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- balancier spiral 2, record 2, French, balancier%20spiral
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petit ressort en spirale d’Archimède, assurant, par son élasticité, les oscillations du balancier annulaire qui doivent être isochrones. 1, record 2, French, - spiral
Record 2, Key term(s)
- ressort-moteur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1984-11-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Clocks, Watches and Bells
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- timed annular balance with breguet hairspring
1, record 3, English, timed%20annular%20balance%20with%20breguet%20hairspring
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Horlogerie et sonnerie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- balancier annulaire réglé spiral breguet
1, record 3, French, balancier%20annulaire%20r%C3%A9gl%C3%A9%20spiral%20breguet
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1984-11-28
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Clocks, Watches and Bells
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- timed screw balance with breguet hairspring
1, record 4, English, timed%20screw%20balance%20with%20breguet%20hairspring
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Horlogerie et sonnerie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- balancier à vis réglé spiral breguet
1, record 4, French, balancier%20%C3%A0%20vis%20r%C3%A9gl%C3%A9%20spiral%20breguet
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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