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HEXAGONAL CRYSTAL STRUCTURE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-12-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Air Pollution
- Pollutants
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mineral dust
1, record 1, English, mineral%20dust
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- inorganic particle 2, record 1, English, inorganic%20particle
correct
- mineral particle 3, record 1, English, mineral%20particle
correct, see observation
- inorganic dust 4, record 1, English, inorganic%20dust
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mineral dust appears a promising source of sublimation nuclei. Dust produced by the disintegration of rocks and blown to fairly high levels is a probable source of supply. Sand from desert regions is another possibility. It is likely that both the mineral dust and the sand contain suitable minerals, such as quartz, which have a hexagonal crystal structure. 5, record 1, English, - mineral%20dust
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Suspended solids are largely composed of fine mineral particles (silt, clay and colloids) together with varying amounts of animal or plant debris, depending on the season. 3, record 1, English, - mineral%20dust
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mineral: An inorganic substance. 6, record 1, English, - mineral%20dust
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pollution de l'air
- Agents de pollution
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- particule minérale
1, record 1, French, particule%20min%C3%A9rale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- poussière minérale 1, record 1, French, poussi%C3%A8re%20min%C3%A9rale
correct, feminine noun
- poussière inorganique 2, record 1, French, poussi%C3%A8re%20inorganique
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- particule inorganique 2, record 1, French, particule%20inorganique
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les particules minérales, comme celles du fer ou du vanadium et d'une façon générale des métaux de transition, catalysent les réactions d'oxydation et d'hydrolyse de l'anhydride sulfureux en acide sulfurique, et ce, notamment, en milieu humide. Les particules organiques peuvent se retrouver dans l'air en grande quantité. 1, record 1, French, - particule%20min%C3%A9rale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «poussière» est généralement synonyme de «particule». Dans un sens plus spécifique, il désigne aussi : une particule solide supérieure à un micron. «Substance minérale», dans un contexte chimique, s'emploie par opposition à «substance organique». 2, record 1, French, - particule%20min%C3%A9rale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-11-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cryptate
1, record 2, English, cryptate
verb
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Alkali Anions. Preparation and Crystal Structure of a compound Which Contains the Cryptated Sodium Cation and the Sodium Anion.... When a saturated solution of sodium metal in ethylamine in the presence of a cation-complexing bicyclic diamino ether("crypt") is cooled, crystals of [a stoichiometric sodium compound] form as thin hexagonal plates.... One of the sodium species is trapped in "crypt" and the other is outside. 2, record 2, English, - cryptate
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- crypter
1, record 2, French, crypter
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Retenir sélectivement des ions alcalins et alcalino-terreux. 2, record 2, French, - crypter
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chaque cage moléculaire peut être adaptée à la taille de l'ion à «crypter» : tel cryptate qui retiendra parfaitement le potassium, ne retiendra ni le lithium (trop petit) ni le césium (trop gros). 3, record 2, French, - crypter
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-01-04
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- hexagonal column
1, record 3, English, hexagonal%20column
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One of the many geometrical forms in which ice crystals are found in the atmosphere. 2, record 3, English, - hexagonal%20column
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The dominant snow crystal illustrated... is a hexagonal plate with six radiating arms. However, associated with the surface of the central plate and extending into the arms are numerous spherical "droplets". These particles, which are about 0. 03 to 0. 05 mm in diameter, are consistent with the descriptions of cloud particles or supercooled water droplets that have been described in light microscopic examinations of snow crystals(Bentley and Humphreys, 1931; Nakaya, 1954). The radiating arms contain another type of surface structure, namely small microcrystals that consist of short hexagonal columns most of which are only 0. 05 to 0. 10 mm in diameter. Some of these structures appear to be transitional stages that arise from the droplets. 3, record 3, English, - hexagonal%20column
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Snowflakes can be described by their geometric shapes, or variations of them, such as prismatic column, hexagonal plate, cup, hexagonal column, needle, flat plate, and dendrite. 4, record 3, English, - hexagonal%20column
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- colonne hexagonale
1, record 3, French, colonne%20hexagonale
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il est essentiel qu'il y ait des cirrus ou des cirrostratus, car c'est grâce à eux que sont formés les halos. Ces nuages élevés sont formés de cristaux de glace circulant uniquement dans les plus hautes couches de la troposphère. Le phénomène des halos est causé par la réfraction et la réflexion de la lumière sur ces minuscules cristaux de glace. [...] Le halo résulte de la chute désordonnée de colonnes hexagonales, mais seules les colonnes orientées correctement à tout moment arriveront à créer les halos. 1, record 3, French, - colonne%20hexagonale
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2009-09-17
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Physics
- Mineralogy
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- hexagonal crystal structure
1, record 4, English, hexagonal%20crystal%20structure
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
From a technical point of view presents the Titanium, at temperatures less than 882°C, a compact hexagonal crystal structure(alpha Titanium) with a melting point much higher in 1660°C. 1, record 4, English, - hexagonal%20crystal%20structure
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Physique
- Minéralogie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- structure cristallographique hexagonale
1, record 4, French, structure%20cristallographique%20hexagonale
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dès que la proportion d'étain formée atteint 2 %, il apparaît une nouvelle phase de structure cristallographique hexagonale compacte (hc) moins dense qui contribue à amplifier le gonflement. 1, record 4, French, - structure%20cristallographique%20hexagonale
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1999-10-12
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Metallography
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- hexagonal close-packed
1, record 5, English, hexagonal%20close%2Dpacked
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- hexagonal closed-packed structure 2, record 5, English, hexagonal%20closed%2Dpacked%20structure
correct
- hcp structure 2, record 5, English, hcp%20structure
correct
- hcp structure 2, record 5, English, hcp%20structure
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
hexagonal closed-packed structure : close-packed crystal structure characterized by the regular alternation of two layers; the atoms in each layer lie at the vertices of a series of equilateral triangles, and the atoms in one layer lie directly above the centers of the triangles in neighboring layers. 2, record 5, English, - hexagonal%20close%2Dpacked
Record 5, Key term(s)
- close-packet hexagonal structure
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Métallographie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- hexagonal compact
1, record 5, French, hexagonal%20compact
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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