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A piano bridge is a thin section made of wood that runs perpendicular to the strings. Pianos generally have 2 bridges; the short bridge for the lower bass section and the long bridge for the tenor and treble sections.  1, fiche 1, Anglais, - piano%20bridge

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[A] piano bridge transfers tone from the strings to the soundboard. The soundboard is a wooden diaphragm that amplifies the piano tone.  1, fiche 1, Anglais, - piano%20bridge

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A piece of rubber or plastic that fits on the lower strings of a tennis racket, the purpose of which is to absorb some of the vibrations that result when a tennis ball makes contact with the racket. A dampener is essential to cut down the twanging sound that irritates some tennis players.  3, fiche 2, Anglais, - vibration%20dampening%20device

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Every racquet manufacturing company has the right to name features of their racquets in a unique way, even though they may be designating the same concept for which another company has given another name. Dunlop uses the term "vibration dampening system"; another company uses the term "shock-dampening design". Same concept, different name.  3, fiche 2, Anglais, - vibration%20dampening%20device

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The Dunlop Revelation series features both the ISIS (Impact Shock Isolation System) vibration dampening system in the handle ....  2, fiche 2, Anglais, - vibration%20dampening%20device

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[Tennis racquet which] delivers an unprecedented combination of power and control, touch and finesse, accuracy and forgiveness and 96% better vibration dampening for supreme comfort.  3, fiche 2, Anglais, - vibration%20dampening%20device

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Vibration dampening device system.  3, fiche 2, Anglais, - vibration%20dampening%20device

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Au rayon des gadgets : une rondelle antivibrations en caoutchouc à placer à la base du cordage [...]  3, fiche 2, Français, - amortisseur%20de%20vibrations

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Each of the strings is connected to a diode to prevent power loss in case one of the solar cell strings is shorted. The diode will also prevent reverse charging, for example when the solar panel being charged by the battery as the satellite goes into an eclipse, or in case one string has a lower voltage output than the other string(s) on the same solar panel.  2, fiche 3, Anglais, - solar%20cell%20string

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Bow..., in music, the implement used to stroke and thereby vibrate the strings of instruments of the viol and violin families. It consists of a curved wooden stick with horsehair stretched from end to end.... The "nut", a device at the lower end of the stick that regulates the tension of the hair, first appeared in the 16th century.  2, fiche 5, Anglais, - hair

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Archet. (...) De nos jours, il se compose d'une mèche en crins de cheval et d'une baguette au profil concave (...) La mèche est attachée d'une part à la tête, de l'autre à la hausse d'ébène qui sert à tenir l'archet et à régler sa tension (..) La tension de la mèche s'effectue grâce à une vis à écrou placée au bout de la hausse qui fait avancer ou reculer celle-ci.  2, fiche 5, Français, - m%C3%A8che

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