abyme

abim

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Definition of abyme - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

héraldique

Dated

section centrale du blason sur un écu armorial

Dated

Les armes de la famille portent un lion en abyme.
L’abyme du blason est orné d’une étoile.
On distingue un motif complexe placé en abyme sur l’écu.

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en abyme

adj.

qui reproduit un élément à l'intérieur de lui-même

La structure en abyme renforce le thème du roman.

mise en abyme

image qui reproduit l'image principale à l'intérieur de celle-ci

Cette peinture utilise la mise en abyme pour créer un effet infini.

Origin of abyme

grec, abussos (sans fond)

Terms with abyme included in their meaning

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en abîme

adv.

mise en abyme

de façon à créer un effet de répétition infinie

en abîme

adj.

mise en abyme

qui présente une structure récursive ou autoréférentielle

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English:escutcheon, ...
German:Herzschild, ...
Italian:in abisso, ...
Spanish:abismo, ...
Portuguese:abismo, ...
Chinese:盾徽中心, ...
Japanese:中央部, ...
Arabic:القَلْب, ...
Hebrew:תוֹךְ הַשָּׂרָה, ...
Russian:абим, ...
Ukrainian:абім, ...
Catalan:abisme, ...
Danish:midterfelt, ...
Dutch:schildhart, ...
Greek:εσωτερικό εμβληματικό τμήμα, ...
Khmer:ផ្នែកកណ្ដាលនៃខែលសញ្ញាវង្សត្រកូល, ...
Korean:문장 중앙부, ...
Polish:środek herbu, ...
Portuguese (BR):brasão central, ...
Romanian:abimă, ...
Swedish:hjärtsköldspunkt, ...
Thai:อาบีม, ...
Turkish:kalkanın merkezi, ...
Vietnamese:trung tâm huy hiệu, ...

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Definition of abyme - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

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Origin of abyme

Terms related to abyme

Terms with abyme included in their meaning

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