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PINCH EFFECT [3 records]

Record 1 2003-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
DEF

pinching of the reproducing stylus tip twice each cycle during reproduction of lateral disk recordings, due to the decrease of the groove angle cut by the recording stylus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
DEF

Lors de la lecture d'un enregistrement latéral, mouvement vertical de la pointe de lecture qui résulte des variations de la largeur et de l'angle d'ouverture du sillon modulé.

OBS

effet de pincement; effet de pince : terme et définition normalisés par l'AFNOR

Key term(s)
  • effet de pince de l'aiguille
  • effet de pincement de l'aiguille

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electric Currents
DEF

Manifestation of the magnetic self-attraction of parallel electric currents, such as constriction of ionized gas in a discharge tube, or constriction of molten metal through which a large current is flowing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électrotechnique
  • Courants (Électrocinétique)
DEF

phénomène de contraction de la section d'un fluide sous l'action du courant qui la traverse.

Spanish

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Record 3 1993-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
DEF

In controlled fusion experiments, the effect obtained when an electric current, flowing through a column of plasma, produces a magnetic field that confines and compresses the plasma.

OBS

Term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
DEF

Effet résultant de l'intersection d'un courant intense traversant un plasma avec son propre champ magnétique et provoquant la striction de ce plasma.

OBS

"Effet de striction" a été normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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