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Leonardo, Vol. 3, pp. 469--470. Pergamon Press 1970. Printed in Great Britain TERMI NOLOGY-TERMINOLOGIE The terms defined below were selected from articles and notes written by artists in the previous number ofLeonardo (cf. Ref. 13, below). The terms cannot be found in the art dictionaries consulted or are used in a new sense. Some are terms that have been carried over into the field of art from the natural and social sciences and from technology. The definitions are not presumed to be unassailable. The Editors would, therefore, welcome the comments of readers on the definitions presented. The following references have been consulted: Les termes definis ci-dessous sont extraits des articles et des notes ecrits par des artistes dans Ie numero precedent de Leonardo (cf. infra Ref. 13). Ces termes ne figurent pas dans les dictionnaires d'art ci-dessous ou sont utilises dans une nouvelle acception. Certains, qui proviennent du vocabulaire des sciences naturelles, des sciences exactes, des sciences humaines et de la technologie, ont ete introduits dans celui de l'art. Ces definitions ne pretendent pas etre inattaquables. La Redaction serait donc heureuse de recevoir les commentaires des lecteurs 11 leur sujet. Les ouvrages de reference suivants ont ete consultes: 1. The Adeline Art Dictionary. Jules Adeline, Frederick Ungar, New York, 1967. 2. The Basic Dictionary ofScience. Ed. E. C. Graham, Macmillan, New York, 1965. 3. Britannica WorldLanguage Dictionary. Encyclopaedia Brittanica, Chicago, 1962. 4. A Dictionary of Art and Artists. Peter and Linda Murray, Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, 1959. 5. A Dictionary ofArt Terms. Reginald G. Hagger, Hawthorn Books, New York, 1962. 6. Dictionary ofthe Arts. Martin L. Wolf, Philosophical Library, New York, 1951. 7. Dictionnaire de la peinture abstraite. Michel Seuphor, Fernand Hazan, Paris, 1967. 8. Dictionnaire de la peinture moderne. Fernand Hazan, Paris, 1954. 9. Dictionnaire polyglotte des termes d'art et d'archeologie. Louis Reau, Presses Universitaires de France, Paris, 1953. 10. Glossary of Modern Art. John O'Dwyer and Raymond Le Mage, The Philosophical Library, New York. 11. The Harper Encyclopedia of Science. Ed. James R. Newman, Harper and Row, New York, 1963. 12. Larousse Universal. Librairie Larousse, Paris, 1967. 13. Leonardo, International Journal of the Contemporary Artist, 3, No.3, Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1970. 14. Mathematics Dictionary. Third Edition, James and James, D. Van Nostrand, Princeton, 1968. 15. Pergamon Dictionary of Art. John FitzMaurice Mills, Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1965. 16. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. Third Edition, Revised with Addenda, Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1965. 17. Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary. G. & c. Merriam, Springfield, Mass., 1967. 1. Correalism-A term coined by F. Kiesler for the sculptural practice that makes use of two or more physically separated but related elements to make up a whole. ([13] p. 288; Notes on Correalism, 15 Americans, Ed. D. C. Miller (New York: Museum of Modern Art, Plantin Press, 1952» 1. Correalisme--Terme forge par F. Kiesler pour designer un genre de sculpture composee de deux ou de plusieurs elements separes dont l'ensemble forme un tout. ([13] p. 288; Notes on Correalism, 15 Americans, Ed. D. C. Miller (New York: Museum of Modern Art, Plantin Press, 1952» 2. Laser (in physics)-(An acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission ofRadiation.) A laser device produces light beams whose coherence , collimation, monochromicity and intensity 32 469 2. Laser (physique)-Sigle pour Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation (amplification de la lumiere produite par une emission stimulee de radiation). Un appareil 11 470 Terminology-Terminologie are far greater than light from any other source. ([13]p. 331; [11)) 3. Modular sculpture-a term denoting a type of sculpture made up of independent elements that may be assembled to give anyone of a large number of different shapes. ([13] p. 291) 4. Morphological chart-A comprehensive schema of elements and variables of a process, situation or device that presents conceivable combinations from which a choice can be made to achieve a specific objective. ([13] p. 324) 5. Permutations (in mathematics)-The different orders in which a given number of things may be arranged. ([13] p. 324; [2)) 6. Polyethylene (in chemistry)-A polymer of ethylene widely used in the manufacture of film for wrapping, tubing...