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HOLLOW CHARGE [8 records]

Record 1 2018-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Antique and Obsolete Weapons
  • Guns (Naval)
  • Guns (Land Forces)
DEF

A spherical projectile filled with gunpowder and grapeshot that exploded on impact.

CONT

Hollow shot are fired from shell guns, and were introduced chiefly for the naval service, their advantages over solid shot being : 1) their large diameter, with comparatively small weight; 2) that they can be fired from lighter guns; 3) that they require a less charge of powder.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes anciennes
  • Canons (Navires)
  • Canons (Forces terrestres)
DEF

Projectile sphérique rempli de poudre et de mitraille qui explosait au point d'impact.

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
DEF

The process of forming hollow articles from fluid materials by rotating a mould containing a charge of the material about one or more axes at relatively low speed until the charge is distributed on the inner mould walls by gravitational force and then solidifying the material by suitable means.

OBS

rotational casting: term and definition standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • roto-casting

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie
DEF

Procédé de fabrication d'articles creux à partir de matières fluides, par lequel un moule partiellement rempli tourne relativement lentement autour d'un ou plusieurs axes, jusqu'à ce que la charge soit répartie, par gravité, contre la paroi interne du moule et solidifiée par des moyens appropriés.

OBS

coulage par rotation : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fabricación de plásticos
DEF

Proceso de formar artículos huecos a partir de materiales fluidos haciendo girar un molde que contiene una carga del material alrededor de uno o más ejes a velocidad relativamente baja hasta que la carga se distribuya sobre las paredes internas del molde por fuerza gravitacional y luego se solidifique por los medios apropiados.

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Record 3 2014-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Atomic Physics
DEF

The art and science of arranging conditions so that the parts themselves spontaneously assemble into the desired structure.

CONT

A basic principle in self assembly is selective stickiness : if two molecular parts have complementary shapes and charge patterns, one part has a hollow where the other part has a bump, and one part has a positive charge where the other part has a negative charge, then they will tend to stick together in one particular way. By shaking these parts around, something which thermal noise does for us quite naturally if the parts are floating in solution, the parts will eventually, purely by chance, be brought together in just the right way and combine into a bigger part. This bigger part can combine in the same way with other parts, letting us gradually build a complex whole from molecular pieces by stirring them together and shaking.

CONT

The key to building electronic devices out of individual molecules is self assembly.

OBS

Historically, the idea of supramolecular interactions dates back to the famous metaphor of Emil Fischer (1894), who described a selective interaction of molecules as the lock and key principle. Today, supramolecular chemistry has by far surpassed its original focus. Molecular self-assemblies combine several features of covalent and non-covalent synthesis to make large and structurally well-defined assemblies of atoms. Single van der Waals interactions and hydrogen bonds are weak relative to typical covalent bonds and comparable to thermal energies. Therefore, many of these weak non-covalent interactions are necessary in order to achieve molecular stability in self-assembled aggregates. In biology, there are many complex systems of nanoscale structures such as proteins and viruses which are formed by self-assembly. Living systems sum up many weak interactions between chemical entities to make large ones.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Biologie moléculaire
  • Physique atomique
DEF

Opération par laquelle des molécules s'associent spontanément pour donner une structure complexe de géométrie bien définie.

CONT

L'autoassemblage [offre] la possibilité de construire une molécule complexe et hautement structurée en une seule opération au cours de laquelle plusieurs liaisons [...] sont simultanément formées.

CONT

L'autre avantage de l'autoassemblage est de permettre la mise en place provisoire de deux fragments moléculaires en vue d'une réaction ultérieure que l'on souhaite effectuer dans une disposition bien déterminée.

PHR

Autoassemblage sur surface.

Key term(s)
  • auto-assemblage

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Biología molecular
  • Física atómica
CONT

En el autoensamblaje, el nanoconstructor introduce átomos particulares o moléculas dentro de una superficie o dentro de una naoestructura preconstruida. Entonces, las moléculas se alinean (ellas mismas) dentro de posiciones particulares, algunas veces formando uniones débiles y otras veces formando uniones covalentes fuertes, en orden de minimizar la energía total.

CONT

Se comienza con una estructura nanométrica como una molécula y mediante un proceso de montaje o autoensamblado, totalmente automático, se crea un mecanismo mayor que el mecanismo con el que comenzamos.

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Record 4 2010-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Antique and Obsolete Weapons
  • Bombs and Grenades
DEF

A hollow projectile containing bullets and a small bursting charge, which, when fired by the time fuse, bursts the shell and scatters the bullets in a shower.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes anciennes
  • Bombes et grenades
DEF

Obus rempli de balles.

OBS

shrapnel : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des munitions.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Armas anticuadas
  • Bombas y granadas
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Record 5 2009-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
CONT

The key feature of the tokamak is its central, hollow, donut shaped chamber. Huge electric currents pass through the coils surrounding the chamber and through the plasma inside it creating a powerful magnetic field that holds the plasma in place. The runaway neutrons have no charge and therefore not influenced by the strong magnetic field. Neutrons fly in straight paths and smash into the atoms of the reactor walls. During such collisions the considerable kinetic energy is transformed into heat energy which is used to heat steam to drive electrical generators.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique

Spanish

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Record 6 2007-08-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
CONT

The hollow charge has a diameter of 108mm and consists of conventional hexolite with a high-purity flow-formed copper liner.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes

Spanish

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Record 7 2003-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
  • Radiological Physics (Theory and Application)
DEF

A high-voltage electrostatic generator in which electrical charge is carried from ground to a high-voltage terminal by means of an insulating belt and is discharged onto a large, hollow metal electrode.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
  • Physique radiologique et applications
CONT

Générateurs électrostatiques. Les générateurs dits de Van de Graaff, qui produisent des tensions de l'ordre de plusieurs millions de volts, grâce à un apport continu de charges électriques à une électrode isolée (cet apport se fait par l'intermédiaire de courroies isolantes entraînées par moteur).

Spanish

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Record 8 2002-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems
  • Demolition (Military)
  • Guns (Land Forces)
DEF

A shaped charge producing a deep cylindrical hole of relatively small diameter in the direction of its axis of rotation.

OBS

hollow charge : term and definition standardized by NATO.

OBS

hollow charge : term extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes
  • Destruction (Militaire)
  • Canons (Forces terrestres)
DEF

Charge formée destinée à produire suivant son axe de révolution une perforation profonde d'un diamètre relativement petit.

OBS

charge perforante : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN et uniformisés par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre, et par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie.

OBS

charge perforante; charge creuse : termes tirés du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas de armas
  • Destrucción (Militar)
  • Cañones (Ejército de tierra)
DEF

Carga diseñada para producir un agujero profundo, de pequeño diámetro, en la dirección de su eje de rotación.

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