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TRIBOELECTRIC SERIES [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-08-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electrostatics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- triboelectric series
1, record 1, English, triboelectric%20series
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When we rub two different materials together, which becomes positively charged and which becomes negative? Scientists have ranked materials in order of their ability to hold or give up electrons. This ranking is called the triboelectric series.... Under ideal conditions, if two materials are rubbed together, the one higher on the list should give up electrons and become positively charged. 2, record 1, English, - triboelectric%20series
Record 1, Key term(s)
- tribo-electric series
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Électrostatique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- série triboélectrique
1, record 1, French, s%C3%A9rie%20tribo%C3%A9lectrique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Classement des corps selon leur tendance à se charger positivement ou négativement quand ils sont frottés les uns contre les autres. 2, record 1, French, - s%C3%A9rie%20tribo%C3%A9lectrique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un corps est placé avant un autre dans la série s'il a tendance à lui céder des électrons (à se charger positivement) quand les deux corps sont mis en contact ou frottés l'un contre l'autre. 2, record 1, French, - s%C3%A9rie%20tribo%C3%A9lectrique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
triboélectrique : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 3, record 1, French, - s%C3%A9rie%20tribo%C3%A9lectrique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Printing Processes - Various
- Reprography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- xerocopying 1, record 2, English, xerocopying
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- xerocopy 2, record 2, English, xerocopy
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Xerography [provides] for a quick... reproduction of documents. In the materials... used in xerocopying,... a pigmented resin powder [provides] a high electronegative charge in the triboelectric series. 1, record 2, English, - xerocopying
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Procédés d'impression divers
- Reprographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- xérocopie
1, record 2, French, x%C3%A9rocopie
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variante de la xérographie, elle fait uniquement appel aux effets triboélectriques et à l'attraction de la poudre par le moyen d'une charge électrostatique. 1, record 2, French, - x%C3%A9rocopie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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