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ELEMENT TRANSITION [3 records]

Record 1 2012-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Landscape Architecture
DEF

In landscaping, an area the elements of which act as intermediate spaces between an exterior place or activity and another: step landings, porches, forecourts, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture paysagère
CONT

Pour mieux encore relier jardin et maison, prolongez le confort de cette dernière par un sol propre (dallage par exemple) qui sera un agréable élément de transition entre l'intérieur et l'extérieur, puis reportez les plantations un peu hautes au-delà de cette terrasse ou d'un tapis de gazon.

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Geochemistry
DEF

Element occurring in the triads of group VIII of the Periodic table, e.g., iron, platinum, rhodium; an element of the group in which, as the atomic number increases, the added electron enters an inner orbit, e.g. the rare earth elements.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Géochimie
OBS

[...] tous les éléments pouvant exister à plusieurs degrés d'oxydation [...]

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Biotechnology
DEF

An element whose atom has an incomplete sub-shell, or which gives rise to a cation or cations with an incomplete sub-shell.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Biotechnologie
DEF

Élément dont l'atome possède une sous-couche incomplète ou qui donne naissance à un ou à des cations qui possèdent une sous-couche incomplète.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Biotecnología
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