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NUCLEATION [5 records]

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Record 1 2015-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

Formation of an embryonic crystallite from a melt which is followed by the growth of a nucleus to crystal dimensions.

CONT

Crystallization may be considered to consist of two steps: nucleus formation and crystal growth. If the solution is free of any solid particles nucleus formation must occur before crystal growth can begin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Première phase de la recristallisation à partir d'un germe apparu au sein des porphyroclastes.

CONT

La cristallisation est produite à partir d'un produit surfondu [...] par deux processus, en général, simultanés : la nucléation ou germination et la croissance, nourrissement ou développement des germes en cristaux.

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
  • Computer Graphics
CONT

It is suggested that the above terms be used not only in a mathematical but also in a physical meaning: curdling to denote any cascade of instabilities resulting in contraction, and curd to denote a volume within which a physical characteristic becomes increasingly concentrated as a result of curdling.

CONT

The process of curdling is an important question for the science of fractals: a field equation which displays nucleation (curdling) of particles out of a pure radiation field is discussed. The particle formation arises naturally from the nonlinear character of the equation rather than from the imposed quantization conditions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
  • Infographie
DEF

Collage de particules qui constituent, dans un milieu de structure et de composition connues, des centres de développement d'un nouvel agrégat.

PHR

La nucléation commence, constitue des noyaux, se termine.

PHR

nucléation canonique, pondérée.

Spanish

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Record 3 1999-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

Any process by which the phase change of a substance to a more condensed state (condensation, sublimation, freezing) is initiated at certain loci within the less condensed state.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Action de particules privilégiées, dénommées noyaux, dans le passage d'une substance de la phase vapeur à la phase liquide ou solide, ou de la phase liquide à la phase solide.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física de la atmósfera
DEF

Acción de ciertas partículas, llamadas "núcleos", sobre el proceso de cambio de fase de una sustancia, tanto en el paso de vapor a líquido o sólido como en el de líquido a sólido.

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Record 4 1997-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrometallurgy
  • Electrolysis (Electrokinetics)
DEF

(in electroplating on non-conductive substrates) A preplating step in which a catalytic material is adsorbed onto the surface of the substrate to act as sites for the initial stages of deposition.

OBS

Term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électrométallurgie
  • Électrolyse (Électrocinétique)
DEF

(dans l'électrodéposition sur des substrats non conducteurs) Phase préliminaire durant laquelle un catalyseur est adsorbé à la surface du substrat pour permettre la formation des premiers germes du métal à déposer.

OBS

Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 5 1992-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Liver and Biliary Ducts
CONT

Study of gallbladder bile showed an increase in cholesterol index and prolonged nucleation time

French

Domaine(s)
  • Foie et voies biliaires
CONT

A partir d'une solution (ou d'une bile) sursaturée en cholestérol, celui-ci peut précipiter de deux façons. S'il existe dans le milieu des particules, celles-ci peuvent servir de noyau autour duquel précipitent et s'agglomèrent les cristaux de cholestérol: ce processus est appelé nucléation hétérogène (...) S'il n'y a pas de particules pouvant servir de noyau, les cristaux de cholestérol peuvent s'agglomérer entre eux: ce processus est appelé nucléation homogène.

Spanish

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