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SOLIDUS [2 records]

Record 1 2014-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heat (Physics)
  • Physics of Solids
DEF

On a temperature-composition diagram, the locus of points in a system at temperatures above which solid and liquid are in equilibrium and below which the system is completely solid.

CONT

Lesher ... has proposed that the sulphur was gained by melting and assimilation of sulphidic sediments under the main channel of komatiite flow whose extrusion temperature was significantly greater than its solidus, 1200°C.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chaleur (Physique)
  • Physique des solides
CONT

[...] on appelle «solidus» la courbe qui sépare le domaine où la phase solide existe seule du domaine où elle coexiste avec une phase liquide.

CONT

Lesher [...] a formulé l'hypothèse selon laquelle le soufre serait issu de la fusion et de l'assimilation des roches sédimentaires sulfurées présentes sous le chenal principal d'une coulée komatiitique dont la température d'extrusion était significativement plus élevée que son solidus, soit 1 200 °C.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Calor (Física)
  • Física de los sólidos
DEF

En un diagrama de fases en condiciones de equilibrio, los puntos que representan las temperaturas en las que varias composiciones en los sistemas finalizan la solidificación en enfriamiento o comienzan la fusión en calentamiento.

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Record 2 2004-09-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typography
  • Computer Programs and Programming
OBS

The typographical character (/), often used in computer science to separate fields.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Typographie (Caractères)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipografía (Caracteres)
  • Programas y programación (Informática)
DEF

Elemento o signo de puntuación empleado como operador aritmético en lenguajes de programación. Representa la operación de división.

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