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TEINTE [9 records]

Record 1 2018-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dyes and Pigments (Industries)
DEF

A light colour obtained by mixing a pure color with a large amount of white.

OBS

tint: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Teintures et pigments (Industries)
DEF

Mélange d'une seule couleur avec du blanc.

OBS

Teinte : Résultat du mélange de plusieurs couleurs.

OBS

teinte : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

A CIBJO (International Confederation of Jewellery, Silverware, Diamonds, Pearls and Stones) colour definition corresponding to the letter M to W of the GIA (Gemological Institute of America) colour grading system for diamonds and to the Top Cape to Yellow series of the Scan. D.N. (Scandinavian Diamond Nomenclature).

CONT

The best colour is called "exceptional white+"; the lowest colour on the scale is called "tinted colour."

OBS

A colour grade for polished diamonds.

Key term(s)
  • tinted color

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Désignation de couleur du diamant de la CIBJO (Confédération internationale de la bijouterie, joaillerie, orfèvrerie, des diamants, perles et pierres) correspondant aux lettres M à W de l'échelle du GIA (Gemological Institute of America) et à la série Top Cape to Yellow de la Scan. D.N. (Scandinavian Diamond Nomenclature).

Spanish

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Record 3 2005-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pigments and Colours (Arts)
  • Optics
  • Lighting (Construction)
DEF

Attribute of visual sensation which has given rise to colour names, such as: blue, yellow, red, purple, etc.

OBS

hue: term standardized by CIE.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pigments et couleurs (Arts)
  • Optique
  • Éclairage (Construction)
DEF

Attribut de la sensation visuelle qui a suscité des dénominations de couleurs telles que : bleu, vert, jaune, rouge, pourpre, etc. [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.]

OBS

tonalité chromatique; tonalité; teinte : termes normalisés par la CIE.

OBS

tonalité chromatique : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 4 2002-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Pigments and Colours (Arts)
CONT

simultaneous contrast: fabrics. An effect produced when two colours are placed side by side; each takes on the shade or tinge of the adjacent colour's complement.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Pigments et couleurs (Arts)

Spanish

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Record 5 1999-05-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dyes and Pigments (Industries)
  • Cartography
DEF

The result of mixing colours together.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Teintures et pigments (Industries)
  • Cartographie
DEF

Couleur complexe obtenue par mélange.

Spanish

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Record 6 1996-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Video Technology
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
OBS

color

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vidéotechnique
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)

Spanish

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Record 7 1995-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
  • Dyes and Pigments (Industries)
  • Pigments and Colours (Arts)
CONT

Warm rich brown hues in plains and stripes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
  • Teintures et pigments (Industries)
  • Pigments et couleurs (Arts)

Spanish

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Record 8 1993-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
  • Pigments and Colours (Arts)
  • Dyes and Pigments (Industries)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
  • Pigments et couleurs (Arts)
  • Teintures et pigments (Industries)

Spanish

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Record 9 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cotton Industry
  • Fibre Crops
CONT

grade standards for color are listed as White, light spotted, spotted, tinged, and yellow stained ... plus, light gray and gray.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie cotonnière
  • Culture des plantes textiles
CONT

les standards américains prévoient 24 grades qui vont du good middling blanc au good ordinary blanc en passant par tous les intermédiaires taché, teinté, jaune, gris.

Spanish

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