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APPUIE TETE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-11-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Technical Aids for Persons with Disabilities
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- headrest
1, record 1, English, headrest
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An adjustable support for the head, as at the back of a wheelchair. 2, record 1, English, - headrest
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
headrest: term standardized by ISO. 3, record 1, English, - headrest
Record 1, Key term(s)
- head rest
- head-rest
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Aides techniques pour personnes handicapées
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- appuie-tête
1, record 1, French, appuie%2Dt%C3%AAte
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- appui-tête 2, record 1, French, appui%2Dt%C3%AAte
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dispositif réglable fixé à un siège de fauteuil roulant permettant d'appuyer la tête. 3, record 1, French, - appuie%2Dt%C3%AAte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des appuie-tête ou des appuie-têtes. 4, record 1, French, - appuie%2Dt%C3%AAte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
appuie-tête (sing.); appuie-têtes (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004). 5, record 1, French, - appuie%2Dt%C3%AAte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
appui-tête : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 5, record 1, French, - appuie%2Dt%C3%AAte
Record 1, Key term(s)
- appuie tête
- appui tête
- appuie-têtes
- appuie têtes
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ayudas técnicas para personas minusválidas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- apoyacabezas
1, record 1, Spanish, apoyacabezas
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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