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mean free path [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-10-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nuclear Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mean free path
1, record 1, English, mean%20free%20path
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An average distance that particles of a specified type travel before a specified type (or types) of interaction in a given medium. 1, record 1, English, - mean%20free%20path
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The mean free path may thus be specified for all interactions (i.e. total mean free path) or for particular types of interactions, such as scattering, capture or ionization. 1, record 1, English, - mean%20free%20path
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
mean free path: term and definition standardized by ISO in 1997. 2, record 1, English, - mean%20free%20path
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique nucléaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- libre parcours moyen
1, record 1, French, libre%20parcours%20moyen
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Distance moyenne qu'un type déterminé de particules parcourt avant [un type ou des types d'interaction(s)] donné(s) dans un milieu donné. 1, record 1, French, - libre%20parcours%20moyen
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le libre parcours moyen peut donc être défini pour toutes [les] interactions (libre parcours moyen total) ou pour des types particuliers d'interactions tels que la diffusion, la capture ou l'ionisation. 1, record 1, French, - libre%20parcours%20moyen
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
libre parcours moyen : terme normalisé par l'ISO en 1997. 2, record 1, French, - libre%20parcours%20moyen
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-04-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Acoustics (Physics)
- Building Insulation and Acoustical Design
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mean free path
1, record 2, English, mean%20free%20path
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The distance between successive reflections traveled by sound waves in an enclosure, averaged over time and all initial directions of propagation. 2, record 2, English, - mean%20free%20path
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Acoustique (Physique)
- Isolation et acoustique architecturale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- libre parcours moyen
1, record 2, French, libre%20parcours%20moyen
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Distance moyenne parcourue par une onde acoustique, dans une enceinte close, entre deux réflexions successives. [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation]. 2, record 2, French, - libre%20parcours%20moyen
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] il est [...] possible [...] de définir le parcours moyen qu'une onde peut parcourir dans une salle quelconque, entre deux réflexions successives. C'est ce parcours K que l'on appelle libre parcours moyen : il est égal au produit de la célérité du son c par l'intervalle de temps moyen séparant deux réflexions successives. 3, record 2, French, - libre%20parcours%20moyen
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
libre parcours moyen : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. 4, record 2, French, - libre%20parcours%20moyen
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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