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METASTABLE STATE [8 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2012-09-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- unstable state
1, record 1, English, unstable%20state
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- metastable state 1, record 1, English, metastable%20state
correct, standardized
- quasi-stable state 1, record 1, English, quasi%2Dstable%20state
correct, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
in a trigger circuit, state in which the circuit remains for a finite period of time at the end of which it returns to a stable state without the application of a pulse 1, record 1, English, - unstable%20state
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
unstable state; metastable state; quasi-stable state: terms and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO 2382-3:1987]. 2, record 1, English, - unstable%20state
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- état instable
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9tat%20instable
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
état dans lequel un dispositif à déclenchements demeure durant un intervalle de temps limité, à l'issue duquel il revient à un état stable sans application d'aucune impulsion 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A9tat%20instable
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
état instable : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO 2382-3:1987]. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9tat%20instable
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-02-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Lasers and Masers
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- metastable state 1, record 2, English, metastable%20state
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Masers et lasers
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- état métastable
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9tat%20m%C3%A9tastable
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Etat excité à vie moyenne particulièrement longue. 1, record 2, French, - %C3%A9tat%20m%C3%A9tastable
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Láser y máser
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- estado metastable
1, record 2, Spanish, estado%20metastable
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Estado de excitación extremada a partir del cual el átomo no puede volver a otro de menor energía, incluyendo el estado fundamental. 1, record 2, Spanish, - estado%20metastable
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-03-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Life Cycle (Informatics)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- unstable state
1, record 3, English, unstable%20state
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- metastable state 2, record 3, English, metastable%20state
correct, standardized
- quasistable state 2, record 3, English, quasistable%20state
correct, standardized
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In a trigger circuit, a state in which the circuit remains for a finite period of time at the end of which it returns to a stable state without the application of a pulse. 3, record 3, English, - unstable%20state
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
unstable state; metastable state; quasistable state: terms standardized by CSA and ISO. 4, record 3, English, - unstable%20state
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Cycle de vie (Informatique)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- état instable
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9tat%20instable
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
État dans lequel un dispositif à déclenchements demeure durant un intervalle de temps limité, à l'issue duquel il revient à un état stable sans application d'une impulsion. 2, record 3, French, - %C3%A9tat%20instable
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
état instable : terme normalisé par la CSA et l'ISO. 3, record 3, French, - %C3%A9tat%20instable
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-07-13
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Geochemistry
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- metastable state
1, record 4, English, metastable%20state
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- metastability 2, record 4, English, metastability
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
At lower temperatures diamond is indefinitely preserved in a metastable state. 3, record 4, English, - metastable%20state
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Géochimie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- état métastable
1, record 4, French, %C3%A9tat%20m%C3%A9tastable
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- métastabilité 2, record 4, French, m%C3%A9tastabilit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1998-02-27
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- metastable state
1, record 5, English, metastable%20state
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any excited state which in principle, by virtue of the selection rules, cannot radiatively combine with any lower state. It usually has a considerably longer lifetime than an ordinary excited state. 1, record 5, English, - metastable%20state
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- état métastable
1, record 5, French, %C3%A9tat%20m%C3%A9tastable
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En principe, [...] état excité qui, en raison des règles de sélection, ne peut permettre une transition radiative avec un état d'énergie plus basse. Il possède généralement une durée de vie plus longue qu'un état excité ordinaire. 1, record 5, French, - %C3%A9tat%20m%C3%A9tastable
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1996-05-10
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
- Thermodynamics
- Environmental Studies and Analyses
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- metastable state
1, record 6, English, metastable%20state
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[In a chemical system:] a state in which the energy of the system is greater than that of its most stable state, but in which the system has not yet become unstable. 2, record 6, English, - metastable%20state
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
- Thermodynamique
- Études et analyses environnementales
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- état métastable
1, record 6, French, %C3%A9tat%20m%C3%A9tastable
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'état vitreux peut être défini sous différents aspects : - structural : absence d'ordre dans la répartition des motifs structuraux élémentaires au-delà d'une dizaine d'Angströms; - thermodynamique : état métastable; - cristallographique : solide amorphe; - cinétique : passage continu entre l'état liquide et l'état solide sans cristallisation. 2, record 6, French, - %C3%A9tat%20m%C3%A9tastable
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«métastable» : Se dit d'un équilibre, d'un composé, d'un mélange, dont la vitesse de transformation ou de réaction est très faible et donne l'apparence de la stabilité. 3, record 6, French, - %C3%A9tat%20m%C3%A9tastable
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química
- Termodinámica
- Estudios y análisis del medio ambiente
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- estado metaestable
1, record 6, Spanish, estado%20metaestable
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1991-05-29
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
- Chemistry
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- metastable state
1, record 7, English, metastable%20state
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A state of pseudo-equilibrium in which a system, such as a supersaturated vapour or supercooled liquid, has acquired more energy than that normally required for its most stable state, and yet is not unstable. 1, record 7, English, - metastable%20state
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[This condition] is often achieved by attaining the state very slowly. A slight disturbance, such as the addition of a small amount of the stable phase will produce the stable state. 1, record 7, English, - metastable%20state
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The term "metastable state" has different meanings in physics and in electronics. 2, record 7, English, - metastable%20state
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
- Chimie
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- état métastable
1, record 7, French, %C3%A9tat%20m%C3%A9tastable
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- faux équilibre apparent 1, record 7, French, faux%20%C3%A9quilibre%20apparent
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les faux équilibres apparents, ou états métastables, qui concernent des systèmes thermodynamiques à plusieurs phases, dans lesquels l'une des phases n'apparaît pas alors que sa présence est prévue par la loi des phases, parce que cette loi ne s'applique qu'à des masses suffisantes pour que les phénomènes de surface soient négligeables (Exemples : retards au changements d'état, sursaturation). 1, record 7, French, - %C3%A9tat%20m%C3%A9tastable
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- metastable level 1, record 8, English, metastable%20level
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- metastable state 1, record 8, English, metastable%20state
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- niveau métastable
1, record 8, French, niveau%20m%C3%A9tastable
masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- état métastable 1, record 8, French, %C3%A9tat%20m%C3%A9tastable
masculine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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