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PROGRESSIVE [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Optical Glass
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- progressive addition lens
1, record 1, English, progressive%20addition%20lens
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- PAL 2, record 1, English, PAL
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- progressive lens 3, record 1, English, progressive%20lens
correct
- progressive 4, record 1, English, progressive
correct
- no-line bifocals 3, record 1, English, no%2Dline%20bifocals
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Multifocal lens with no telltale lines. 5, record 1, English, - progressive%20addition%20lens
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Progressive lenses (also called "no-line bifocals") offer a continuous, gradual change in prescription strength from the lower (reading correction) to the upper (distance correction) portion of the eyeglass lens, providing correction for all distances. Progressives lenses derive their name from the fact that they have progressively more "add" power from the top to the bottom of the lens. In a sense, progressives are bifocals or trifocals without the lines. 3, record 1, English, - progressive%20addition%20lens
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Lenses. MVP PLATINUM ... is a state-of-the-art, multi-design, premium progressive that has just been released. It ... compares favorably to the best selling, most expensive progressives in the world. 6, record 1, English, - progressive%20addition%20lens
Record 1, Key term(s)
- progressive addition lenses
- progressive lenses
- progressives
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Verres d'optique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- verre à foyer progressif
1, record 1, French, verre%20%C3%A0%20foyer%20progressif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- verre progressif 2, record 1, French, verre%20progressif
correct, masculine noun
- progressif 3, record 1, French, progressif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Verre à variation progressive de puissance du haut vers le bas obtenu par surfaçage de sa face avant. 4, record 1, French, - verre%20%C3%A0%20foyer%20progressif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les verres à foyer progressif [...] offrent une qualité visuelle constante. Le foyer progressif met les objets au point en suivant le mouvement naturel de l'œil, ce qui permet une vision continue, sans cassure : la puissance de la lentille varie progressivement du haut vers le bas du verre selon l'angle que l'on donne à ses yeux, de sorte que l'on distingue avec la même clarté un objet regardé de proche, de loin ou d'une distance intermédiaire. Et d'un point de vue esthétique, les verres progressifs ont cet avantage d'être si discrets qu'on ne les remarque pas. 5, record 1, French, - verre%20%C3%A0%20foyer%20progressif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
À l'exception du progressif qui est plus un choix esthétique, ces autres foyers sont tous commandés par l'occupation et dépendront de chaque emploi. 6, record 1, French, - verre%20%C3%A0%20foyer%20progressif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un verre progressif [...] contrairement à un verre multifocal [...] ne présente pas de saut d'image lors du passage entre différentes zones de vision. 7, record 1, French, - verre%20%C3%A0%20foyer%20progressif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-08-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Sociology of Ideologies
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- progressive
1, record 2, English, progressive
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- progressist 1, record 2, English, progressist
correct, noun
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An advocate of social, economic, or political progress or reform. 1, record 2, English, - progressive
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie des idéologies
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- progressiste
1, record 2, French, progressiste
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partisan du progressisme. 2, record 2, French, - progressiste
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-06-04
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- progressive
1, record 3, English, progressive
correct, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Following a general course of increasing severity or scope of involvement: used especially of a disease. 1, record 3, English, - progressive
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- évolutif
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9volutif
correct, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui peut évoluer; se dit de tout état morbide qui s'aggrave. 2, record 3, French, - %C3%A9volutif
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les principaux risques évolutifs de l'anévrysme sont : la rupture et la fistule carotido-caverneuse). La guérison de l'anévrysme est soit spontanée (évolution vers la thrombose), soit obtenue par occlusion endoluminale par ballonnet largable. 1, record 3, French, - %C3%A9volutif
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1997-08-05
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Taxation
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- progressive
1, record 4, English, progressive
correct, adjective
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The tax system is progressive. This means that the percentage of income paid in taxes increases with income. 2, record 4, English, - progressive
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Fiscalité
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- progressif
1, record 4, French, progressif
adjective
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le régime fiscal devrait être progressif. Autrement dit, le pourcentage de revenu qui doit être payé sous forme d'impôt augmente en fonction du revenu. 2, record 4, French, - progressif
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1997-08-05
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Translation (General)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- progressive 1, record 5, English, progressive
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In this progressive world. 1, record 5, English, - progressive
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Progressive estimates. 1, record 5, English, - progressive
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Traduction (Généralités)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- avancé dans la voie du progrès 1, record 5, French, avanc%C3%A9%20dans%20la%20voie%20du%20progr%C3%A8s
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- de progrès 1, record 5, French, de%20progr%C3%A8s
- progressif 1, record 5, French, progressif
- évolutif 1, record 5, French, %C3%A9volutif
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
À cette époque de progrès. 1, record 5, French, - avanc%C3%A9%20dans%20la%20voie%20du%20progr%C3%A8s
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Comptes progressifs. 1, record 5, French, - avanc%C3%A9%20dans%20la%20voie%20du%20progr%C3%A8s
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1987-05-08
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Execution of Work (Construction)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- progressive 1, record 6, English, progressive
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Exécution des travaux de construction
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- autogrimpant
1, record 6, French, autogrimpant
correct, adjective
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d'un coffrage qui peut être hissé le long des parois au fur et à mesure de l'avancement des travaux. 1, record 6, French, - autogrimpant
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1983-08-31
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Skating
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- progressive
1, record 7, English, progressive
correct, noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A movement in which the free foot during the period of becoming the skating foot passes the original skating foot, thus bringing the new free foot off the ice trailing the new skating foot. 1, record 7, English, - progressive
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Patinage
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- progression 1, record 7, French, progression
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un mouvement dans lequel le pied libre au moment de devenir le pied traceur dépasse le pied traceur initial, amenant ainsi le nouveau pied libre à quitter la glace derrière le nouveau pied traceur. 1, record 7, French, - progression
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Ce terme appartient au patinage artistique. 2, record 7, French, - progression
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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