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Record 1 2001-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vocabulario técnico y científico general
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Record 2 2000-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Processing of Mineral Products
  • Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Préparation des produits miniers
  • Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
DEF

Angle d'une surface solide plane avec le plan tangent à la surface d'une bulle de gaz en contact avec elle dans un milieu liquide, et ayant son sommet en un point de contact des trois phases solide, liquide et gaz.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Preparación de los productos mineros
  • Explotación de minerales (Metalurgia)
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Record 3 1998-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Chemical Engineering
DEF

Angle between the interface separating two immiscible fluids and the solid surface with which the two fluids are in contact.

CONT

In the wetting or nonwetting of solids by liquids, the criterion employed is the contact angle between the solid and the liquid (measured through the liquid). ... A liquid is said to wet a solid if the contact angle ... lies between 0 and 90 °, and not to wet the solid if the contact angle lies between 90 and 180 °.

OBS

contact angle: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Génie chimique
DEF

angle de raccordement : Angle formé par la surface qui sépare deux liquides non miscibles et la surface solide avec laquelle les deux liquides sont en contact.

CONT

Angle de contact. Une goutte d'eau placée sur une surface solide plane prend [une] forme [...] L'angle de contact «a» est l'angle formé par la surface solide et la tangente à la surface de l'eau. [...] Si «a» [égale] 0, le liquide s'étend complètement et mouille le solide. On dit que ce dernier est hydrophile. Si «a» était égal à 180 °, le liquide ne mouillerait pas le solide; celui-ci est hydrophobe.

OBS

angle de contact : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Ingenieria química
DEF

Ángulo entre la superficie de separación de dos fluidos no miscibles, y la superficie sólida con la que ambos están en contacto.

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