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DIMENSIONES PUNTO [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-05-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics, Physics and Natural Sciences
- Electronics and Informatics
- Medicine and Health
- Industries
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- quantum dot
1, record 1, English, quantum%20dot
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- qdot 2, record 1, English, qdot
correct
- nanodot 2, record 1, English, nanodot
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A crystalline nanoparticle that exhibits size-dependent properties due to quantum confinement effects on the electronic states. 3, record 1, English, - quantum%20dot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A quantum dot, also called a "qdot" or a "nanodot," is a semiconductor nanocrystal that is less or equal to 10 nm in size, and confines the motion of conduction band electrons in the three spatial directions. So, by definition, quantum dots are able to trap electrons. A given quantum dot contains a finite number of conduction band electrons typically in the range of 1 to 100. The energy levels of these electrons can be explained by using quantum physics, hence the name "quantum dots." 2, record 1, English, - quantum%20dot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[It is often] made from cadmium selenide, which absorbs white light and then reemits it a couple of nanoseconds later in a specific color. 4, record 1, English, - quantum%20dot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
... the technology is being used in medicine. The crystals are one ten-millionth of an inch in size and can be dissolved in water. When illuminated, they act as molecule-sized LEDs [light emitting diodes] and can be used as probes to track antibodies, viruses, proteins, or DNA [deoxyribonucleic acid] within the human body. 4, record 1, English, - quantum%20dot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Nanodots have applications in transistors, solar cells, LEDs [light emitting diodes], diode lasers, and can also be used as agents for medical imaging and qubits (quantum switches) in quantum computing. 5, record 1, English, - quantum%20dot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
quantum dot: term and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). 6, record 1, English, - quantum%20dot
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques, physique et sciences naturelles
- Électronique et informatique
- Médecine et santé
- Industries
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- point quantique
1, record 1, French, point%20quantique
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- boîte quantique 2, record 1, French, bo%C3%AEte%20quantique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nanoparticule cristalline présentant des propriétés qui dépendent de la taille en raison des effets de confinement quantique sur les états électroniques. 3, record 1, French, - point%20quantique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Amélioration de la technologie du point quantique ou d'autres techniques optiques pour l'imagerie diagnostique, l'administration de médicaments ou la surveillance en temps réel des activités cellulaires. 4, record 1, French, - point%20quantique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Nano-objet pouvant confiner un ou plusieurs électrons qui occupent des niveaux d'énergie discrets comme dans un atome, les boîtes quantiques peuvent être considérées comme étant des atomes artificiels. Le mot s'applique particulièrement à des nanocristaux de matériau semi-conducteur dont la taille est inférieure à 10 nm, soit quelques centaines d'atomes. 5, record 1, French, - point%20quantique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Une boîte quantique ou point quantique est un semi-conducteur à l'échelle naine dont les caractéristiques électroniques sont étroitement liées aux dimensions de sa forme de cristal. 6, record 1, French, - point%20quantique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
point quantique : terme et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO). 7, record 1, French, - point%20quantique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Matemáticas, física y ciencias naturales
- Electrónica e informática
- Medicina y Salud
- Industrias
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- punto cuántico
1, record 1, Spanish, punto%20cu%C3%A1ntico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
- PC 2, record 1, Spanish, PC
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- nanopunto 3, record 1, Spanish, nanopunto
correct, masculine noun
- átomo artificial 4, record 1, Spanish, %C3%A1tomo%20artificial
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El caso extremo de este proceso de reducción de tamaños, en el que las tres dimensiones llegan a ser nanométricas, se conoce como "punto cuántico" [...] 5, record 1, Spanish, - punto%20cu%C3%A1ntico
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Los PC son cristales coloidales semiconductores, constituidos por cientos o miles de átomos ordenados en una estructura cristalina de forma habitualmente esférica y de dimensiones entre nanómetros y algunas micras. Su característica esencial es que los electrones que lo constituyen están obligados a mantenerse confinados en las tres dimensiones, lo que genera diversos fenómenos cuánticos. 2, record 1, Spanish, - punto%20cu%C3%A1ntico
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Los puntos cuánticos, estructuras del estado sólido capaces de confinar un número pequeño de electrones, han sido pensados como átomos artificiales. En los últimos años, se han obtenido los puntos cuánticos más pequeños: los que albergan sólo un electrón. Uno podría esperar que este ’’hidrógeno’’ artificial tenga propiedades electrónicas simples, pero en realidad, debido a que el sustrato donde se fabrican los puntos cuánticos es el semiconductor arsenuro de galio, las propiedades de este átomo artificial difieren de su análogo natural en un aspecto crucial: el espín electrónico, en lugar de estar acoplado al espín del espín nuclear del protón, está acoplado a alrededor de un millón de espines nucleares de galio y de arsenuro. 6, record 1, Spanish, - punto%20cu%C3%A1ntico
Record 2 - internal organization data 2020-03-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Computer Graphics
- Mathematics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- three dimensional
1, record 2, English, three%20dimensional
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- three-dimensional 2, record 2, English, three%2Ddimensional
correct
- 3D 3, record 2, English, 3D
correct
- 3D 3, record 2, English, 3D
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Presentation in graphical form of three dimensional objects. Various types of projections exist to reduce 3-D [tridimensional] to 2-D [bidimensional] drawings (isometric, perspective, etc.). 1, record 2, English, - three%20dimensional
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Infographie
- Mathématiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tridimensionnel
1, record 2, French, tridimensionnel
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- 3D 2, record 2, French, 3D
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- à trois dimensions 2, record 2, French, %C3%A0%20trois%20dimensions
correct
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit de la représentation d'un objet dans un repère à trois coordonnées, les deux du plan et une troisième qui lui confère de la profondeur. 2, record 2, French, - tridimensionnel
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
3D s'emploie comme adjectif ou substantif. 2, record 2, French, - tridimensionnel
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Bureautique tridimensionnelle. 3, record 2, French, - tridimensionnel
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gráficos de computadora
- Matemáticas
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- en tres dimensiones
1, record 2, Spanish, en%20tres%20dimensiones
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En los gráficos de computadora(ordenador) se refiere a las dimensiones triespaciales almacenadas para cada punto de un modelo : alto, ancho y profundidad. 2, record 2, Spanish, - en%20tres%20dimensiones
Record 3 - internal organization data 2014-04-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Strength of Materials
- Engineering Tests and Reliability
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- stress
1, record 3, English, stress
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The intensity at a point in a body of the internal forces (or components of force) that act on a given plane through the point. 2, record 3, English, - stress
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Stress is expressed in force per unit area (pascal, newton per square metre, kilogram-force per square centimetre, etc.). As used in tension, compression or shear tests prescribed in product specifications, stress is calculated on the basis of the original dimensions of the cross-section of the specimen. 2, record 3, English, - stress
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Résistance des matériaux
- Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- contrainte
1, record 3, French, contrainte
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- effort unitaire 2, record 3, French, effort%20unitaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Intensité, en un point d'un corps, des forces internes (ou des composantes) qui agissent sur un plan de surface unitaire passant par ce point. 3, record 3, French, - contrainte
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La contrainte est exprimée en force par unité de surface (pascals, newtons par mètre carré, kilogrammes-force par centimètre carré, etc.). Lorsqu'elle est utilisée dans les essais de traction, compression ou cisaillement prescrits dans des spécifications de produit, la contrainte est calculée sur la base des dimensions initiales de la section transversale de l'éprouvette. 3, record 3, French, - contrainte
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Resistencia de los materiales
- Fiabilidad y ensayos (Ingeniería)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- esfuerzo
1, record 3, Spanish, esfuerzo
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Intensidad en un punto en un cuerpo, de las fuerzas o componentes internos de fuerza que actúan sobre un área de un plano que pasa a través del punto. 1, record 3, Spanish, - esfuerzo
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
El esfuerzo en un punto se define por seis componentes : tres para los esfuerzos normales y tres para los esfuerzos de cizalladura en relación con un conjunto de ejes de coordenadas. Como se usa en ensayos de tensión, compresión o cizalladura prescritos en las especificaciones de producto, el esfuerzo se calcula con base en las dimensiones originales de la sección transversal del espécimen. 1, record 3, Spanish, - esfuerzo
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-07-08
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- symmetry
1, record 4, English, symmetry
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- invariance 2, record 4, English, invariance
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The property of a physical quantity or physical law of being unchanged by certain transformations or operations, such as reflection of spatial coordinates, time reversal, charge conjugation, rotations, or Lorentz transformations. 3, record 4, English, - symmetry
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- symétrie
1, record 4, French, sym%C3%A9trie
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Équilibre formel, harmonie entre les parties d'un ensemble, habituellement mais pas nécessairement obtenue par la reproduction d'un même élément autour d'un axe, d'un point ou d'un plan. 2, record 4, French, - sym%C3%A9trie
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans un système dynamique, chaque fois qu'on a une symétrie, une opération qui laisse invariant un phénomène, on peut lui associer systématiquement une grandeur physique qui reste invariante dans le déroulement du phénomène. 2, record 4, French, - sym%C3%A9trie
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
La symétrie s'abaisse, apparaît, se brise, se complexifie, comprend des pôles de multiplicité, décrit un réseau, se dilue, disparaît, domine la physique contemporaine, indique l'harmonie des parties, se modifie, réduit des dimensions, se retrouve, se rompt, subsiste, se superpose, transparaît. 2, record 4, French, - sym%C3%A9trie
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 PHR
appréhender, approcher, briser, conserver, créer, décrire, disperser, engendrer, obtenir, perdre, percevoir, posséder, présenter, rechercher la symétrie, réduire la symétrie à des rotations, rompre la symétrie. 2, record 4, French, - sym%C3%A9trie
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 PHR
symétrie abstraite, achirale, affine, algébrique (cachée), apparente, approximative, axiale, bilatérale, centrale, circulaire, combinatoire, complète, cristalline, cristallographique, cyclique, cylindrique, discrète, dynamique, exacte, fondamentale, formelle, géométrique (évidente), héraldique, hexagonale, incomplète, interne, locale, macroscopique, métamérique, microscopique, non orthogonale, oblique, octogonale, ornementale, orthogonale, parfaite, partielle, pentagonale, planaire, point par point, pure, quinconciale, radiale, réflexive, rigide, rigoureuse, sagittale, secrète, spatiale, spatio-temporelle, sphérique, stricte, subtile, totale, vectorielle. 2, record 4, French, - sym%C3%A9trie
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 4 PHR
symétrie à double report infini, symétrie dans un miroir, symétrie d'autosimilarité, de comportement, de couplage, de dilatation, de jauge, de lois, de phénomènes, de propriétés, de réflexion, de répliques, de rotation, des conditions initiales, d'espace-temps, de structure, de translation, de type image-miroir, d'ordre élevé, d'ordre n, en miroir, n/-n, symétrie par conjugaison de charge, par invariance d'échelle, par parité d'espace, par permutation, par rapport à un axe, par rapport à un plan, par réflexion, par renversement du sens du temps, symétrie sous déformation, sous dilatation. 2, record 4, French, - sym%C3%A9trie
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 5 PHR
axe, brisure, cadre, centre, classe, code, conservation, degré, différence, dimension, écart, espace, groupe, jeu, loi, plan, principe, propriété, opérateur, rapport, rupture, théorie, transformation, valeur esthétique de la symétrie. 2, record 4, French, - sym%C3%A9trie
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Matemáticas
- Gráficos de computadora
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- simetría
1, record 4, Spanish, simetr%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Correspondencia de dimensiones, forma y posición-respecto a un punto, línea o plano de referencia-de los elementos de un conjunto o de varios conjuntos entre sí. 1, record 4, Spanish, - simetr%C3%ADa
Record 5 - internal organization data 2002-03-15
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Computer Graphics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- spot size
1, record 5, English, spot%20size
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The size of the electron spot on the face of the cathode ray tube. 2, record 5, English, - spot%20size
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Spot size refers to the size of the glowing phosphor dot struck by the electron beam on the CRT [cathode ray tube]. (The spot size should be just large enough so the scan lines don't overlap, but not so small as to cause gaps between scan lines.) 3, record 5, English, - spot%20size
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
spot size: term and definition standardized by NATO. 4, record 5, English, - spot%20size
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Infographie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- dimensions du spot
1, record 5, French, dimensions%20du%20spot
correct, feminine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dimensions de la trace des électrons sur un écran cathodique. 1, record 5, French, - dimensions%20du%20spot
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dimensions du spot : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN. 2, record 5, French, - dimensions%20du%20spot
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gráficos de computadora
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- dimensiones del punto
1, record 5, Spanish, dimensiones%20del%20punto
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dimensiones de la traza de los electrones sobre la pantalla de un tubo de rayos catódicos. 1, record 5, Spanish, - dimensiones%20del%20punto
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