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PRISME TETE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mining Equipment and Tools
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- moil point
1, record 1, English, moil%20point
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- point 2, record 1, English, point
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A steel bar, pointed at one end, with a shank and upset collar at the other, which is hammered into rock by the miner. 3, record 1, English, - moil%20point
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pointerolle
1, record 1, French, pointerolle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Outil constitué d’une pointe en acier adaptée dans un manche sur laquelle le mineur frappait autrefois avec une massette pour détacher des blocs de roche. 2, record 1, French, - pointerolle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les pointerolles sont des outils en forme de prisme de fer long de 30 à 40 cm, pointu à une extrémité, formant une tête à l'autre, percé en son milieu d’un œil où on adaptait une manche de 40 cm tenu d’une main par le mineur tandis que de l'autre il frappait avec une massette de 3 à 4 kg sur la tête de la pointerolle. 3, record 1, French, - pointerolle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] fin du Moyen-âge et de la Renaissance [...] les galeries [de mine] étaient creusées en général au marteau et à la pointerolle (burin avec un manche) [...] 4, record 1, French, - pointerolle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans le monde entier, la pointerolle à manche et la massette, croisées, sont reconnues comme l’emblème des mineurs. 2, record 1, French, - pointerolle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-03-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
- Air Navigation Aids
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- index prism
1, record 2, English, index%20prism
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sextant prism which can be rotated to any angle corresponding to altitudes between established limits; the bubble or pendulum sextant counterpart of the index mirror of a marine sextant. 1, record 2, English, - index%20prism
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
- Aides à la navigation aérienne
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- prisme de tête
1, record 2, French, prisme%20de%20t%C3%AAte
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Air Navigation Aids
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- rotatable index prism 1, record 3, English, rotatable%20index%20prism
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Aides à la navigation aérienne
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- prisme de tête orientable
1, record 3, French, prisme%20de%20t%C3%AAte%20orientable
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 1976-06-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Air Navigation Aids
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- index prism adjusting rod 1, record 4, English, index%20prism%20adjusting%20rod
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Aides à la navigation aérienne
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- tige de réglage du prisme de tête
1, record 4, French, tige%20de%20r%C3%A9glage%20du%20prisme%20de%20t%C3%AAte
feminine 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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