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DERMOGRAPHE [3 records]

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Record 1 2024-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
  • Applied Arts
  • Cosmetology
DEF

A device that is used to poke holes into the skin with a needle [or group of needles] and pound special inks under the top layers of the skin to create a permanent design.

CONT

The tattoo machine is basically the very same since it was first designed. Coils send an electric current through the machine, causing the needles to move in an up-and-down motion at a very fast pace. This electric current is regulated by a power supply, and the machine is then turned on and off through the use of a foot pedal.

OBS

tattoo gun: Many tattoo artists object to the use of this term stating that it attaches a negative connotation to their work and makes them seem unprofessional.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
  • Arts appliqués
  • Cosmétologie
CONT

Le dermographe fait vibrer un groupe de fines aiguilles plusieurs centaines de fois par minute, ce qui crée une série de perforations dans la peau. Les aiguilles remplies d'encre font pénétrer le pigment dans la peau. Les aiguilles pénètrent l'épiderme et atteignent le derme.

OBS

Le dermographe consiste essentiellement en trois parties : le canon électrique, qui actionne l'aiguille ou le faisceau d'aiguilles transperçant la peau et dont le fonctionnement est contrôlé par une pédale; le manchon et la buse de guidage qui contiennent et guident le faisceau d'aiguilles; finalement, le faisceau d'aiguilles lui-même.

Spanish

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Record 2 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

tattoo machine: an item in the "Toilet Articles" class of the "Personal Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

dermographe : objet de la classe «Articles de toilette» de la catégorie «Objets personnels».

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical Instruments and Devices
DEF

A crayonlike or similar instrument, used to mark the skin before surgery to outline positions of organs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et appareillages médicaux
OBS

Instrument servant à marquer la peau.

Spanish

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