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WETTING HYSTERESIS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-07-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wetting hysteresis
1, record 1, English, wetting%20hysteresis
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The observed hysteresis between wetting and dewetting of an element of a solid substrate. This phenomenon can be characterized quantitatively by the difference between the work of dewetting and the work of wetting and by the fact that the advancing contact angle differs from the receding contact angle ... [Definition standardized by ISO. 1, record 1, English, - wetting%20hysteresis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Because the phenomena taken into account are not reversible the values given by the equation vary according to the conditions of wetting and dewetting. 1, record 1, English, - wetting%20hysteresis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
wetting hysteresis: term standardized by ISO. 2, record 1, English, - wetting%20hysteresis
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hystérésis de mouillage
1, record 1, French, hyst%C3%A9r%C3%A9sis%20de%20mouillage
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hystérésis observée dans certaines conditions entre le mouillage et le démouillage d'un élément de surface solide. Ce phénomène peut être caractérisé quantitativement par la différence entre le travail de démouillage et le travail de mouillage et par le fait que l'angle de contact à l'avancement diffère de l'angle de contact au retrait. [...] [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.] 1, record 1, French, - hyst%C3%A9r%C3%A9sis%20de%20mouillage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hystérésis de mouillage : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 2, record 1, French, - hyst%C3%A9r%C3%A9sis%20de%20mouillage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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