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SOLIDE COULEURS [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-10-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
- Music
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Chants Libres
1, record 1, English, Chants%20Libres
correct, Quebec
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chants Libres, the creative opera company, creates and tours new forms of opera in all shapes and sizes, in which artistic and technological innovation are the focus. Since founding the [Montreal-based] company in 1990, its artistic director ... has been creating and producing operas by bringing together creative artists from all disciplines around a common theme: the voice. The company offers an operatic repertoire adapted to the colours of modernity, constantly exploring new techniques and approaches to the vocal arts. After many outstanding productions, the company has garnered a solid reputation and has become an indispensable and unique tool for artists who work with sound, images and words and who wish to reinvent opera, either in traditional or radical forms. Chants Libres has taken on an ever increasing role in the training of new contemporary artists and the dissemination of new works. The international stature of the company allows [it] to continuously promote [its] home grown creative talent worldwide. 1, record 1, English, - Chants%20Libres
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organismes, unités administratives et comités
- Musique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Chants Libres
1, record 1, French, Chants%20Libres
correct, Quebec
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
C'est en 1990 que [...] Chants Libres [fut fondé], dont le mandat est de réunir des créateurs de toutes les disciplines autour d’un point commun : la voix. En offrant un nouveau répertoire opératique, Chants Libres adapte la forme opéra aux couleurs de la modernité, explorant les nouvelles techniques et approches de l'art vocal. Avec dix-sept créations à son actif, Chants Libres, jouit d’une solide réputation et la compagnie est devenue un outil indispensable pour les créateurs et interprètes qui souhaitent faire revivre cet art total. Chants Libres assume un rôle de plus en plus important en formation de talents et en diffusion de nouvelles œuvres. La présence internationale de la compagnie assure un rayonnement toujours croissant aux créateurs [de Montréal]. 1, record 1, French, - Chants%20Libres
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-01-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Electronic Publishing
- Computer Peripheral Equipment
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- dye sublimation
1, record 2, English, dye%20sublimation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- heat sublimation 2, record 2, English, heat%20sublimation
- thermal sublimation 3, record 2, English, thermal%20sublimation
proposal
- Diffusion Transfer 4, record 2, English, Diffusion%20Transfer
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A color printing technology that forms the image by delivering gaseous dyes to the receiver material with a thermal driver. 4, record 2, English, - dye%20sublimation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This creates near photographic quality image. 4, record 2, English, - dye%20sublimation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[Used for continuous-tone output.] The intensity of each color can be varied, because subliminal dyes are laid on top of each other; dithering is not required to create the full range of colors. 1, record 2, English, - dye%20sublimation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Éditique
- Périphériques (Informatique)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- sublimation thermique
1, record 2, French, sublimation%20thermique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Technologie pour imprimante qui permet de produire des épreuves numériques demi-tons à partir d’un ordinateur. 2, record 2, French, - sublimation%20thermique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cette technologie repose sur le passage d’un colorant d’un état solide à l'état gazeux. L'effet thermique ainsi obtenu entraîne le transfert du colorant sur le papier. À chaque température, correspond [...] un dépôt d’encre plus ou moins important. Cette technologie permet une grande précision des couleurs avec un spectre de plus de 16 millions de teintes. 3, record 2, French, - sublimation%20thermique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-07-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- bleaching
1, record 3, English, bleaching
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- fading 1, record 3, English, fading
correct, see observation, noun
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Loss of color of a paint or varnish. This may be due to internal chemical or physical action in the paint itself, to influences from the surface on which it is applied or to weathering or contamination from the atmosphere. 1, record 3, English, - bleaching
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fading: subjective term used to describe the lightening of the color of a pigmented paint following exposure to the effects of light, heat, time, chemicals, etc. 1, record 3, English, - bleaching
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Peintures et vernis (Industries)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- blanchiment
1, record 3, French, blanchiment
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Altération de la couleur caractérisée par un rapprochement du point de couleur vers le point achromatique spécifié dans le solide des couleurs. [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation. ] 1, record 3, French, - blanchiment
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le blanchiment peut se présenter par plages non uniformes. Le blanchiment peut être le résultat «apparent» d’autres altérations spécifiques, telles que l’encrassement ou le farinage. Le blanchiment peut être également dû à une diffusion d’eau dans le feuil quand sa réticulation est insuffisante ou quand la macromolécule comporte des groupes OH à sa périphérie; ce phénomène peut être irréversible. [Observation reproduite avec l’autorisation de l’AFNOR.] 1, record 3, French, - blanchiment
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
blanchiment : terme normalisé par l’AFNOR. 2, record 3, French, - blanchiment
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1981-04-04
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Optics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- color solid
1, record 4, English, color%20solid
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A three-dimensional diagram representing the relationships of hue, saturation, and brightness in the perception of color. 1, record 4, English, - color%20solid
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Note: Term defined in a specialized glossary of psychometrics. 2, record 4, English, - color%20solid
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Optique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- solide des couleurs 1, record 4, French, solide%20des%20couleurs
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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