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MODELE REDUIT [6 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2023-06-09

English

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

scale model: an item in the "Documentary Objects" class of the "Communication Objects" category.

French

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

modèle réduit : objet de la classe «Objets documentaires» de la catégorie «Moyens d'expression».

Spanish

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Record 2 1995-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • General Vocabulary
Key term(s)
  • scaled-down version

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Vocabulaire général

Spanish

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Record 3 1992-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
  • Mechanical Construction
DEF

working model: a model of an actual or proposed machine that can do on a small scale the work which the machine itself does or is expected to do (a working model of a freight locomotive).

CONT

The use of small models greatly increases the speed with which design changes can be explored. ... Considerable power is saved and other economies are achieved in the use of small models.

OBS

Although "small model" is the equivalent for "modèle réduit", "working model" renders the essence of the concept more effectively.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
  • Construction mécanique
DEF

reproduction à petite échelle, mais précise, de constructions mécaniques: navires, locomotives, avions, etc.

CONT

modèle réduit (...) de machine (...)

OBS

Uniquement destinée à être regardée, la maquette se distingue par là même du modèle réduit, qui est fonctionnel.

Spanish

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Record 4 1988-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Games and Toys (General)
OBS

Source: United States Tariff Schedule, 1988.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux et jouets (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 5 1988-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
  • Ecology (General)
CONT

Another type of controlled laboratory study that has application potential in environmental impact assessment is the system microcosm. Briefly, microcosms are artificially created, small-scale models of natural ecosystems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Études et analyses environnementales
  • Écologie (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 6 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général

Spanish

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