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SILEX [6 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gunflint
1, record 1, English, gunflint
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gunflint: an item in the "Armaments" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology" category. 2, record 1, English, - gunflint
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- silex
1, record 1, French, silex
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
silex : objet de la classe «Armement» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour les sciences et la technologie». 2, record 1, French, - silex
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-02-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Natural Construction Materials
- Mineralogy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- firestone
1, record 2, English, firestone
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- flint 2, record 2, English, flint
correct
- silex 3, record 2, English, silex
see observation
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A massive, very hard, somewhat impure variety of chalcedony, usually black or of various shades of gray, breaking with a conchoidal fracture, and striking fire with steel. 1, record 2, English, - firestone
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
flint: A term that has been considered as a mineral name ... 1, record 2, English, - firestone
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
silex: The French term for flint. 1, record 2, English, - firestone
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Matériaux de construction naturels
- Minéralogie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- silex
1, record 2, French, silex
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variété de quartz du type calcédoine, constituant des accidents dans des couches calcaires, formée de silice d'origine biochimique, précipitant dès le début de la diagenèse dans le sédiment encore meuble. 2, record 2, French, - silex
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les silex sont parfois en lits continus, mais plus souvent en rognons disséminés ou groupés en niveaux parallèles à la stratification [...] Le silex est une roche dure, à grain très fin (calcédoine et quartz cryptocristallins, sans grains détritiques), jaune clair, brune à noire, à cassure lisse et conchoïdale, à éclat luisant; les éclats de silex sont à bords aigus et translucides. 3, record 2, French, - silex
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] les silex constituent de bons agrégats pour les bétons. La pierre meulière est un silex caverneux en éléments atteignant de grandes dimensions. 4, record 2, French, - silex
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On s'est servi du silex comme pierre à fusil et comme pierre à briquet, car, utilisé en frappant du fer ou de l'acier, il arrache des particules de métal dont la température est assez élevée pour allumer de la poudre ou de l'amadou. 5, record 2, French, - silex
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Materiales de construcción naturales
- Mineralogía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- pedernal
1, record 2, Spanish, pedernal
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- piedra de chispa 2, record 2, Spanish, piedra%20de%20chispa
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variedad de cuarzo compuesta por sílice con pequeñas cantidades de agua y alúmina. 3, record 2, Spanish, - pedernal
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Produce chispas al ser golpeado con el eslabón. 2, record 2, Spanish, - pedernal
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-03-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Small Arms
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- flint
1, record 3, English, flint
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- firestone 2, record 3, English, firestone
correct
- gunflint 3, record 3, English, gunflint
correct
- gun flint 4, record 3, English, gun%20flint
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When the trigger was pulled, the end of the sear was withdrawn. The spring, thus released impelled the cock forward in a short arc. The flint in the jaws of the cock struck the steel a glancing blow, producing a shower of sparks which dropped into the priming powder in the flash-pan below. 5, record 3, English, - flint
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
flint: term standardized by ISO 6, record 3, English, - flint
Record 3, Key term(s)
- fire stone
- flint stone
- flintstone
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Armes légères
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- silex
1, record 3, French, silex
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- pierre à silex 2, record 3, French, pierre%20%C3%A0%20silex
correct
- pierre à feu 3, record 3, French, pierre%20%C3%A0%20feu
see observation
- pierre à fusil 4, record 3, French, pierre%20%C3%A0%20fusil
see observation
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il existait depuis longtemps une arme plus légère et plus commode [que le mousquet], le fusil, dont la mise de feu est obtenue par le choc d'un silex sur une pièce d'acier : le chien, tenant un silex entre ses mâchoires, est bandé par un ressort et retenu armé par une gâchette; l'action du doigt sur la détente efface la gâchette, et le silex s'abat sur une pièce d'acier [...], créant une gerbe d'étincelles qui enflamme la poudre d'amorce. 5, record 3, French, - silex
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pierre à feu : Dans les encyclopédies générales et dans l'usage courant, le terme «pierre à feu» est employé comme spécifique et désigne le silex utilisé dans les platines à silex. Cependant, à la lecture d'ouvrages plus spécialisés, on remarque que le terme «pierre à feu» est employé comme générique, car il peut désigner d'une part le silex de la platine à silex, d'autre part les pyrites de la platine à rouet. 6, record 3, French, - silex
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pierre à fusil : Même remarque que pour pierre à feu. 6, record 3, French, - silex
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
silex: terme normalisé par l'ISO 6, record 3, French, - silex
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2008-05-30
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Satellite Telecommunications
- Telecommunications Transmission
- Lasers and Masers
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Semiconductor laser Inter-satellite Link EXperiment
1, record 4, English, Semiconductor%20laser%20Inter%2Dsatellite%20Link%20EXperiment
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- SILEX 1, record 4, English, SILEX
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- Satellite Interlink EXperiment 2, record 4, English, Satellite%20Interlink%20EXperiment
correct
- SILEX 2, record 4, English, SILEX
correct
- SILEX 2, record 4, English, SILEX
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An innovative communication link that uses laser transmission instead of the traditional Radio Frequency (RF) link. 3, record 4, English, - Semiconductor%20laser%20Inter%2Dsatellite%20Link%20EXperiment
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The system, dubbed SILEX (acronym for Semiconductor laser Inter-satellite Link EXperiment), will facilitate the transmission of large amounts of data from other satellites in low Earth orbit (typically Earth observation satellites). 3, record 4, English, - Semiconductor%20laser%20Inter%2Dsatellite%20Link%20EXperiment
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Record created as part of a collaborative pilot project between the Université du Québec à Hull and the Terminology and Standardization Directorate of the Translation Bureau. 4, record 4, English, - Semiconductor%20laser%20Inter%2Dsatellite%20Link%20EXperiment
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Télécommunications par satellite
- Transmission (Télécommunications)
- Masers et lasers
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- expérience de liaison optique entre satellites
1, record 4, French, exp%C3%A9rience%20de%20liaison%20optique%20entre%20satellites
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
- SILEX 1, record 4, French, SILEX
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- expérience de liaison intersatellite 2, record 4, French, exp%C3%A9rience%20de%20liaison%20intersatellite
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
SILEX est un programme de l'ESA qui a pour objet de démontrer la possibilité de remplacer les liaisons de communication hertziennes par des liaisons optiques. 1, record 4, French, - exp%C3%A9rience%20de%20liaison%20optique%20entre%20satellites
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[Artemis utilise] une liaison de communication laser appelée SILEX, qui est utilisée pour la première fois et qui procurera une capacité sans précédent pour les communications entre satellites dans l'espace. 1, record 4, French, - exp%C3%A9rience%20de%20liaison%20optique%20entre%20satellites
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fiche réalisée dans le cadre d'un projet pilote de collaboration entre l'Université du Québec à Hull et la Direction de la terminologie et de la normalisation du Bureau de la traduction. 3, record 4, French, - exp%C3%A9rience%20de%20liaison%20optique%20entre%20satellites
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Telecomunicaciones por satélite
- Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
- Láser y máser
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- Experimento de Enlace entre Satélites
1, record 4, Spanish, Experimento%20de%20Enlace%20entre%20Sat%C3%A9lites
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- Experimento de Enlace entre Satélites con Semiconductor Láser 1, record 4, Spanish, Experimento%20de%20Enlace%20entre%20Sat%C3%A9lites%20con%20Semiconductor%20L%C3%A1ser
correct, masculine noun
- SILEX 1, record 4, Spanish, SILEX
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2001-11-21
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- flinty
1, record 5, English, flinty
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Composed of flint ... 1, record 5, English, - flinty
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- à silex
1, record 5, French, %C3%A0%20silex
adjective phrase
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1996-07-22
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Anthropology
- Archaeology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- flint
1, record 6, English, flint
correct, noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An implement of flint used by primitive man. 1, record 6, English, - flint
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Anthropologie
- Archéologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- outil en silex
1, record 6, French, outil%20en%20silex
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'habitat de l'homme de Tautevel. Partout les sols sont jonchés d'ossements et d'outils en quartz ou en silex. 1, record 6, French, - outil%20en%20silex
Record 6, Key term(s)
- silex
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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