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DIAPOSITIF [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-08-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Photography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- transparency
1, record 1, English, transparency
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A positive photographic image on film, viewed or projected by transmitted light (light shining through film). 2, record 1, English, - transparency
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- diapositive
1, record 1, French, diapositive
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- diapositif 2, record 1, French, diapositif
correct, masculine noun, obsolete
- diapo 2, record 1, French, diapo
correct, feminine noun
- dia 3, record 1, French, dia
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Phototype positif transparent. 4, record 1, French, - diapositive
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans un dictionnaire de photographie datant de 1895 l'auteur donne les termes «positif pour projections» et «positif sur verre» comme étant synonymes de diapositive. 5, record 1, French, - diapositive
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
diapositive : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. 5, record 1, French, - diapositive
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-01-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Cartography
- Photography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- diapositive plate 1, record 2, English, diapositive%20plate
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Diapositive plates are photographic positives made on glass plates instead of paper. The resulting images are much like slides. (Introductory Cartography, J. Campbell, 1991, p. 98). 1, record 2, English, - diapositive%20plate
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Cartographie
- Photographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- plaque diapositif
1, record 2, French, plaque%20diapositif
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
support transparent (verre ou plastique) recouvert d'une émulsion photographique. 1, record 2, French, - plaque%20diapositif
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ces plaques diapositifs sont exploitées en copie positif [...] pour produire directement une plaque soit sur verre ou plastique pour l'établissement. (Cartographie : Le processus de rédaction cartographique, 1971, p. 17). 2, record 2, French, - plaque%20diapositif
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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