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KIRCHHOFFS LAW [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-11-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electrical Engineering
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Kirchhoff's current law
1, record 1, English, Kirchhoff%27s%20current%20law
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A law of current behavior in networks. It states that the sum of the currents entering any junction equals the sum of the currents leaving that junction. 1, record 1, English, - Kirchhoff%27s%20current%20law
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Kirchhoff's law
- current law
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Électrotechnique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- loi des nœuds
1, record 1, French, loi%20des%20n%26oelig%3Buds
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- loi des sommets 2, record 1, French, loi%20des%20sommets
correct, feminine noun
- première loi de Kirchhoff 1, record 1, French, premi%C3%A8re%20loi%20de%20Kirchhoff
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La première loi de Kirchhoff, appelée «loi des nœuds», s'énonce : la somme algébrique des courants arrivant à un nœud du circuit est nulle [...] La même loi peut être énoncée d'une façon différente : la somme des courants arrivant à un nœud quelconque du circuit est égale à la somme des courants qui en repartent. 1, record 1, French, - loi%20des%20n%26oelig%3Buds
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On appelle «nœud» ou «sommet» tout point d'un circuit où aboutissent plus de deux conducteurs. 2, record 1, French, - loi%20des%20n%26oelig%3Buds
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Electrotecnia
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ley de los nudos
1, record 1, Spanish, ley%20de%20los%20nudos
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- primera ley de Kirchhoff 1, record 1, Spanish, primera%20ley%20de%20Kirchhoff
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la ley de los nudos enuncia que en cualquier unión en un circuito a través del cual fluye una corriente constante, la suma de las intensidades que llegan a un nudo es igual a la suma de las intensidades que salen del mismo. 1, record 1, Spanish, - ley%20de%20los%20nudos
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Si se considera el nudo de una red del cual parten y al cual llegan circuitos derivados, la diferencia de las corrientes que llegan al nudo y de las que de él parten es nula (no puede haber acumulación de corriente en el nudo). 2, record 1, Spanish, - ley%20de%20los%20nudos
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-03-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Electrical Engineering
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Kirchhoff's voltage law
1, record 2, English, Kirchhoff%27s%20voltage%20law
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Kirchhoff's second law 2, record 2, English, Kirchhoff%27s%20second%20law
correct
- Mesh Law 3, record 2, English, Mesh%20Law
correct
- voltage law 4, record 2, English, voltage%20law
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The law that at each instant of time the algebraic sum of the voltage rises around a closed loop in a network is equal to the algebraic sum of the voltage drops, both being taken in the same direction around the loop. 2, record 2, English, - Kirchhoff%27s%20voltage%20law
Record 2, Key term(s)
- Kirchhoff's law
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Électrotechnique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- loi des mailles
1, record 2, French, loi%20des%20mailles
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On appelle maille un ensemble de branches disposées en série et formant un circuit complet. 2, record 2, French, - loi%20des%20mailles
Record 2, Key term(s)
- loi de Kirchhoff
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Electrotecnia
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- ley de las mallas
1, record 2, Spanish, ley%20de%20las%20mallas
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- segunda ley de Kirchhoff 1, record 2, Spanish, segunda%20ley%20de%20Kirchhoff
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la ley de las mallas afirma que, comenzando por cualquier punto de una red y siguiendo cualquier trayecto cerrado de vuelta al punto inicial, la suma neta de las fuerzas electromotrices halladas será igual a la suma neta de los productos de las resistencias halladas y de las intensidades que fluyen a través de ellas. 1, record 2, Spanish, - ley%20de%20las%20mallas
Record 3 - internal organization data 2008-07-24
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Electromagnetic Radiation
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Kirchhoff's radiation law
1, record 3, English, Kirchhoff%27s%20radiation%20law
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Kirchhoff's law 2, record 3, English, Kirchhoff%27s%20law
correct
- Kirchhoff's law of thermal radiation 3, record 3, English, Kirchhoff%27s%20law%20of%20thermal%20radiation
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Law which states that at a given temperature, the ratio of the emissivity to the absorptivity for a specific wavelength is the same for all bodies and is equal to the emissivity of an ideal black body at that temperature and wavelength. 1, record 3, English, - Kirchhoff%27s%20radiation%20law
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Rayonnements électromagnétiques
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- loi du rayonnement de Kirchhoff
1, record 3, French, loi%20du%20rayonnement%20de%20Kirchhoff
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- loi de Kirchhoff 2, record 3, French, loi%20de%20Kirchhoff
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Loi selon laquelle, à une température donnée, le rapport de l'émissivité à l'absorptivité pour une longueur d'onde donnée est le même pour tous les corps et égal à l'émissivité d'un corps noir idéal à cette température et à cette longueur d'onde. 1, record 3, French, - loi%20du%20rayonnement%20de%20Kirchhoff
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Radiación electromagnética
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- ley de radiación de Kirchhoff
1, record 3, Spanish, ley%20de%20radiaci%C3%B3n%20de%20Kirchhoff
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ley que establece que, a una temperatura dada, la relación entre la emisividad y la absortividad de una determinada longitud de onda es la misma para todos los cuerpos e igual a la emisividad de un cuerpo negro ideal a esa temperatura y longitud de onda. 1, record 3, Spanish, - ley%20de%20radiaci%C3%B3n%20de%20Kirchhoff
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