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TIMES ROMAN [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-09-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Typography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Times Roman typeface
1, record 1, English, Times%20Roman%20typeface
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Times Roman face 2, record 1, English, Times%20Roman%20face
correct
- Times Roman 3, record 1, English, Times%20Roman
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
One thinks ... of such faces as Times Roman, Caledonia, Helvetica, and perhaps Optima as being basically neutral in appearance (at least in text sizes);whereas Palatino, Bembo ... are letterforms that might be considered elegant. 3, record 1, English, - Times%20Roman%20typeface
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Modern typefaces are some of the most commonly used text faces, including such well-known styles as Times Roman and Bodoni. 4, record 1, English, - Times%20Roman%20typeface
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Typographie (Caractères)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- caractère Times Roman
1, record 1, French, caract%C3%A8re%20Times%20Roman
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Times Roman 1, record 1, French, Times%20Roman
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les styles de caractère ne se traduisent pas. 1, record 1, French, - caract%C3%A8re%20Times%20Roman
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-03-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- The Eye
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- near visual acuity
1, record 2, English, near%20visual%20acuity
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Oeil
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- acuité visuelle en vision de près
1, record 2, French, acuit%C3%A9%20visuelle%20en%20vision%20de%20pr%C3%A8s
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- acuité visuelle au près 1, record 2, French, acuit%C3%A9%20visuelle%20au%20pr%C3%A8s
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Capacité de discriminer, en vision rapprochée, les détails d’un objet. 1, record 2, French, - acuit%C3%A9%20visuelle%20en%20vision%20de%20pr%C3%A8s
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Elle s’exprime de différentes façons :(1)-par l'angle de résolution [...] du plus petit caractère vu à une distance donnée;(2)-en fraction de Snellen [...];(3)-par une notation arbitraire(notation de Jaeger, J6 par exemple) ;(4)-par la notation N(en utilisant la police de caractère Times Roman) ou par la notation à points(en utilisant n’ importe quelle police de caractères) [...];(5)-par la notation M en utilisant les polices de caractère telles que Times Roman, Century [...] 1, record 2, French, - acuit%C3%A9%20visuelle%20en%20vision%20de%20pr%C3%A8s
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997. 2, record 2, French, - acuit%C3%A9%20visuelle%20en%20vision%20de%20pr%C3%A8s
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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