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TROTTEUSE CENTRALE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-03-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Clocks, Watches and Bells
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sweep-second hand
1, record 1, English, sweep%2Dsecond%20hand
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sweep second hand 2, record 1, English, sweep%20second%20hand
correct, noun
- sweep-second 3, record 1, English, sweep%2Dsecond
correct, noun
- sweep second 2, record 1, English, sweep%20second
correct, noun
- sweep hand 4, record 1, English, sweep%20hand
correct, noun
- centre second hand 2, record 1, English, centre%20second%20hand
correct, noun
- centre second 2, record 1, English, centre%20second
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A hand marking seconds on a timepiece mounted concentrically with the other hands and read from the same dial as the minute hand. 3, record 1, English, - sweep%2Dsecond%20hand
Record 1, Key term(s)
- centre-second hand
- center-second hand
- center second hand
- centre-second
- center second
- center-second
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Horlogerie et sonnerie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- trotteuse centrale
1, record 1, French, trotteuse%20centrale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- seconde centrale 1, record 1, French, seconde%20centrale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'aiguille des secondes prend le nom de [...] «trotteuse centrale» ou «seconde centrale» si elle est fixée sur le même axe que celle des heures. 1, record 1, French, - trotteuse%20centrale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2025-03-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Clocks, Watches and Bells
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- sweep-seconds watch
1, record 2, English, sweep%2Dseconds%20watch
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A watch with the seconds hand at the centre of the watch, a movement which requires a supplementary third wheel and fourth pinion. 2, record 2, English, - sweep%2Dseconds%20watch
Record 2, Key term(s)
- sweep seconds watch
- sweep-second watch
- sweep second watch
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Horlogerie et sonnerie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- montre à trotteuse centrale
1, record 2, French, montre%20%C3%A0%20trotteuse%20centrale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- montre à seconde centrale 2, record 2, French, montre%20%C3%A0%20seconde%20centrale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1979-09-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Swimming
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- sweep-second watch
1, record 3, English, sweep%2Dsecond%20watch
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The correct reading of "sweep-second" watches shall be as follows: When the second hand is stopped exactly on the 10th mark, that 10th shall be the last digit of the correct time for the watch. 1, record 3, English, - sweep%2Dsecond%20watch
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Natation
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- chronomètre à trotteuse centrale 1, record 3, French, chronom%C3%A8tre%20%C3%A0%20trotteuse%20centrale
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) pour les chronomètres à trotteuse centrale, (...) si l'aiguille des secondes s'arrête exactement sur un dixième de seconde, ce dixième devient la dernière décimale du temps relevé par le chronomètre. 1, record 3, French, - chronom%C3%A8tre%20%C3%A0%20trotteuse%20centrale
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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