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HOAR-FROST [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Thermodynamics
- Air Conditioning and Heating
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- condensation
1, record 1, English, condensation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The physical process by which vapour passes into the liquid or solid form. It occurs either when air is cooled to its "dew-point" or when air becomes saturated by evaporation into it. Further cooling will cause the excess vapour in the air to be condensed on nuclei as minute water droplets or... into the solid form of "hoar-frost". 2, record 1, English, - condensation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Thermodynamique
- Conditionnement de l'air et chauffage
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- condensation
1, record 1, French, condensation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Passage d'une vapeur à un état condensé, c'est-à-dire solide ou liquide. 2, record 1, French, - condensation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La condensation se produit par refroidissement aux abords du «point de rosée» pour des valeurs proches de la saturation [...], en fonction de la teneur de l'air en «noyaux de condensation» ou nuclei (nucleus). Les condensations dans la masse [...] donnent des gouttelettes ou des cristaux fins en suspension dans l'air ou «aérosol»; ce sont les nuages, les brouillards, la brume. 3, record 1, French, - condensation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le passage de la vapeur à un état condensé s'obtient par compression ou refroidissement et dégage de la chaleur. 4, record 1, French, - condensation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Termodinámica
- Acondicionamiento de aire y calefacción
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- condensación
1, record 1, Spanish, condensaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Paso de una sustancia de vapor a líquido a temperatura constante y con liberación del calor latente de condensación. 1, record 1, Spanish, - condensaci%C3%B3n
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