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MESOMORPHIC STATE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-06-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Semiconductors (Electronics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- smectic
1, record 1, English, smectic
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Relating to, existing in, or being a mesomorphic state which is formed after the nematic state on cooling from a liquid melt and in which the orientation of the molecules or atoms is in parallel planes or layers. 2, record 1, English, - smectic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique
- Chimie
- Semi-conducteurs (Électronique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- smectique
1, record 1, French, smectique
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qualifie un état mésomorphe de certains «cristaux liquides». 2, record 1, French, - smectique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Certains corps peuvent connaître un état semi-organisé, intermédiaire entre l'état solide et l'état liquide; les deux plus importants de ces états «liquides cristallisés» sont l'état smectique et l'état nématique. Les (longues) molécules d'un corps smectique sont disposées perpendiculairement à des surfaces parallèles (éventuellement déformées). 2, record 1, French, - smectique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física
- Química
- Semiconductores (Electrónica)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- esméctico
1, record 1, Spanish, esm%C3%A9ctico
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Relativo a la] fase intermedia entre sólido y líquido en la que el flujo no es del tipo normal de los líquidos. 2, record 1, Spanish, - esm%C3%A9ctico
Record 2 - internal organization data 1978-11-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Physics
- Chemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- nematic
1, record 2, English, nematic
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
relating to, existing in, or being a mesomorphic state which is the first state formed on cooling from a liquid melt and in which the orientation of the molecules or atoms is in parallel lines but not in layers. 1, record 2, English, - nematic
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mesomorphic : of a state intermediate between the liquid and the crystalline. 2, record 2, English, - nematic
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Physique
- Chimie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- nématique
1, record 2, French, n%C3%A9matique
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qualifie un état intermédiaire entre l'état solide et l'état liquide, dans lequel les molécules de forme allongée sont disposées parallèlement à une même direction, ce qui rend le corps optiquement anisotrope (savon, argile). 1, record 2, French, - n%C3%A9matique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'état nématique se distingue de l'état smectique, dans lequel les molécules, bien qu'allongées, se disposent suivant des plans parallèles bien définis. 1, record 2, French, - n%C3%A9matique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Certains corps peuvent connaître un état semi-organisé, intermédiaire entre l'état solide et l'état liquide; les deux plus importants de ces états "liquides cristallisés" sont l'état smectique et l'état nématique. 1, record 2, French, - n%C3%A9matique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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