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MENTONNIERE [23 records]

Record 1 2024-08-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • String Instruments
DEF

A device attached to a violin or viola allowing it to be held firmly and comfortably under the jaw so as to allow greater freedom of movement by the left hand.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à cordes
DEF

Accessoire qui sert à tenir le violon et l'alto.

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

chin rest: an item in the "Musical Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Communication" category.

French

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

mentonnière : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de musique» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour la communication».

Spanish

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Record 3 2015-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Interiors
OBS

On the Bell 206, the bubble window is located under the feet of the occupants of the front seats of the helicopter providing the said occupants a clear line of sight below the aircraft. The word chin apparently denotes the position of the "bubble" on the "face" of the helicopter. However, the term is also used to refer to any window serving the same purpose, even if it is not a bubble window.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagement intérieur des aéronefs

Spanish

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Record 4 2014-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A bird of the family Columbidae.

OBS

According to some authors, all elements of names of bird species require capital letters except for hyphenated adjectives where the second word is not capitalized, for example, Black-crowned Night Heron.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Oiseau de la famille des Columbidae.

OBS

ptilope à mentonnière : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux.

OBS

Selon certains auteurs, les noms des espèces d'oiseaux acquièrent une valeur de nom propre; tous les substantifs génériques de même que tous les qualificatifs spécifiques qui précèdent le substantif générique doivent prendre la majuscule, par exemple : Pétrel minime, Petit Butor.

Spanish

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Record 5 2011-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Sports (General)
CONT

Helmets for contact sports, such as those used in football, hockey and lacrosse, typically include a chin protector that removably secures the helmet on the wearer's head. Chin protectors include a central portion, such as a protective cup, that engages the wearer's chin and at least one elongated strap member extending outward from each side of the cup. Conventional chin protectors are detachable from the helmet to allow for easy removal of the helmet, and for maintenance of the chin strap itself.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Sports (Généralités)
CONT

Pour être efficace, un casque de hockey doit être en bon état et bien ajusté et être muni d'une mentonnière.

Spanish

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Record 6 2011-08-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Blood
DEF

Any of the small bony projections (usually four in number) located on the internal surface of the mandible, near the lower and of the midline, serving for attachment of the geniglossal and geniohyoid muscles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sang
DEF

Chacune des quatre saillies osseuses visibles sur la partie osseuse du corps de la mandibule donnant insertion aux muscles géno-glosses et aux muscles génio-hyoïdiens.

OBS

Ancienne nomenclature : apophyse géni.

Spanish

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Record 7 2011-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vessels (Medicine)
DEF

The terminal branch of the inferior alveolar artery that leaves the mandibular canal through the mental foramen to supply blood to the chin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vaisseaux (Médecine)
DEF

Branche terminale de l'artère mentale (artère alvéolaire ou dentaire inférieure), quittant la mandibule par le trou mentonnier et qui se distribue au menton, à la canine et aux incisives inférieures.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Redes vasculares (Medicina)
DEF

Rama de la dentaria inferior (la alveolaris inferior) que llega a la región por el agujero mentoniano.

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Record 8 2006-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clothing Accessories
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
  • Sports (General)
CONT

ASTM-approved hard riding hat with chin strap, riding breeches, full-length English riding boots (brown or black).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Accessoires vestimentaires
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Sports (Généralités)
OBS

Le terme s'utilise dans d'autres sports aussi, par exemple, la boxe.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Accesorios indumentarios
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
  • Deportes (Generalidades)
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Record 9 2003-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hats and Millinery
DEF

A strap attached to a hat for passing under the chin of the wearer.

CONT

The WBCH [wide brimmed combat hat] ... features a wide brim, a neck flap to enhance sun and rain protection, and a chinstrap to ensure retention.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chapellerie
DEF

Bande passant sous le menton et retenant la coiffure.

CONT

Le CCLB [chapeau de combat à large bord] [...] comporte un large bord, un voile de cou pour une protection accrue contre le soleil et la pluie et une mentonnière pour le maintenir en place.

Spanish

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Record 10 2001-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Mouth
DEF

The line of fusion in the median plane of the mandible that marks the union of the two halves of the mandible.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cavité buccale
CONT

Os crâniens [...] Symphyse mentonnière : fusion médiane des os mandibulaires.

Spanish

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Record 11 2000-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems (Air Forces)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes (Forces aériennes)

Spanish

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Record 12 2000-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Helicopters (Military)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
OBS

Term officialized by the ATSC - Helicopters.

Key term(s)
  • chin mounted forward-looking infrared radar sensor

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hélicoptères (Militaire)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
OBS

Terme uniformisé par le CUTA - Hélicoptères.

Key term(s)
  • capteur radar thermique à balayage frontal en mentonnière

Spanish

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Record 13 1999-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Safety Equipment (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
OBS

protective helmet

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
OBS

Les renseignements provenant de la source NUT-3 (Véhicules automobiles, lexique anglais-français) sont reproduits avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations-Unies à Genève.

Spanish

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Record 14 1998-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dentistry
DEF

An orthopedic device that directs a posterior and/or vertical force to the mandible, through the attachment of a cup fitting over the chin to a headcap.

Key term(s)
  • chin cap

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dentisterie
CONT

Coiffe et mentonnière, unies latéralement par des rubans élastiques, constituent la fronde; l'appareil est entièrement extra-buccal et permet de réduire les proglissements et prognathies mandibulaires.

Spanish

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Record 15 1993-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Operations (Air Forces)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
  • Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
CONT

On the other hand, is a nose-mounted navigation flir developed by SAT and Eltro for the same aircraft.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations (Forces aériennes)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
  • Photo-électricité et optique électronique
CONT

La SAT, filiale du groupe Sagem, développe par ailleurs avec Eltro et également pour le Tigre, un flir de navigation en mentonnière.

Spanish

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Record 16 1993-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Helicopters (Military)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hélicoptères (Militaire)

Spanish

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Record 17 1987-05-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Helicopters (Military)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
OBS

Term officialized by the ATSC - Helicopters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hélicoptères (Militaire)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
OBS

Terme uniformisé par le CUTA - Hélicoptères.

Spanish

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Record 18 1986-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
CONT

During pre-flight inspection, the under-fuselage air intake is impressive, with its deep boundary-layer slot.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
CONT

En effectuant le tour de l'avion, on remarque l'entrée d'air, à section fixe, et le piège à couche limite, mentonnière à gorge profonde.

Spanish

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Record 19 1985-11-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
CONT

The chin-mounted engine air intakes are well separated from the surrounding boundary layer flow.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques

Spanish

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Record 20 1985-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Music (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Musique (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 21 1984-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orthodontics
Key term(s)
  • temporo-mandibular device

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orthodontie
CONT

Maladies de l'articulation temporo-maxillaire. Luxation (...) Après la réduction, il convient de mettre la mandibule au repos: fronde mentonnière et alimentation liquide.

Spanish

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Record 22 1983-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
OBS

the inferior part of a helmet protecting the chin

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie

Spanish

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Record 23 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Transport
OBS

(nav.)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport par eau
OBS

(pour les marins.) LGM-70

Spanish

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