Abstract: The present invention relates to a process and a device for translation of words and/or expressions from at least one language of origin into at least one destination language, in which, for each word or expression in at least one language of origin, and for each destination language, are provided simultaneously at least: a first phonetic writing of the translation of said word or of said expression into said destination language, and a second phonetic writing of said translation of said word or of said expression into said destination language, said second phonetic writing being different from said first phonetic writing.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process and a device for translation of words and/or expressions from at least one language of origin into at least one destination language, in which, for each word or expression in at least one language of origin, and for each destination language, are provided simultaneously at least:

Abstract: An untempered sheet of glass is given a predetermined curvature by means of pre-heated forming dies (3,4 in FIG. 1). The glass sheet (1) is not pre-heated or is heated only to a relatively low temperature prior to being inserted between the dies. Heat transfer from the dies to the glass prior to closure of the dies produces or assists in producing in the thickness of the glass sheet a transitory thermal stress gradient which gives resistance to breakage under bending forces. The absence of high temperature pre-heating of the sheet is conducive to a more predictable stress distribution pattern over the area of the sheet prior to bending. The process enables predetermined sheet curvatures to be achieved with higher degrees of accuracy.

Abstract: A method of bending a sheet of vitreous material wherein the sheet is heated and caused to bend relative to a contacting reaction means by initiating the bending of the sheet while it is in contact with the reaction means and separating the sheet and reaction means before completion of the bending operation, and apparatus for carrying out such method which is preferably incorporated in a sheet bending plant as a mobile track-mounted unit therein.