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VELOCIDAD ROZAMIENTO [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-01-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Physics
- Ballistics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- terminal velocity
1, record 1, English, terminal%20velocity
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
… the constant speed of a projectile after air drag and gravity pull have reached the point where the two forces cancel each other's effect on the projectile. 2, record 1, English, - terminal%20velocity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique
- Balistique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vitesse terminale
1, record 1, French, vitesse%20terminale
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- vitesse limite de chute 2, record 1, French, vitesse%20limite%20de%20chute
correct, feminine noun
- vitesse limite 3, record 1, French, vitesse%20limite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[…] vitesse constante d'un projectile une fois que la résistance de l'air et la gravité ont atteint le point où les deux forces annulent leur effet réciproque sur le projectile. 1, record 1, French, - vitesse%20terminale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
vitesse terminale : désignation uniformisée par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères. 4, record 1, French, - vitesse%20terminale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física
- Balística
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- velocidad terminal
1, record 1, Spanish, velocidad%20terminal
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cuando un objeto cae de una altura cualquiera, el aire empieza a chocar contra él. Cuanto más rápido se mueva el objeto, más rozamiento se producirá, hasta llegar al punto en que la fuerza de rozamiento contra el aire sea igual a la fuerza con la que el objeto cae. Es entonces cuando el sistema objeto-gravedad-aire llega al equilibrio : pese a que la gravedad terrestre intenta acelerar aún más el objeto, el rozamiento contra el aire es tan grande que no lo permite. El objeto cae entonces a una velocidad terminal. 1, record 1, Spanish, - velocidad%20terminal
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-02-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Rheology
- Plastics Manufacturing
- Crude Oil and Petroleum Products
- Synthetic Fabrics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- apparent viscosity
1, record 2, English, apparent%20viscosity
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The viscosity of a drilling fluid as measured with a direct-indicating, or rotational, viscometer. 2, record 2, English, - apparent%20viscosity
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
... the resistance to flow of a non-Newtonian product. [Definition standardized by ISO.] 3, record 2, English, - apparent%20viscosity
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
apparent viscosity: term standardized by ISO. 4, record 2, English, - apparent%20viscosity
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Rhéologie
- Plasturgie
- Pétroles bruts et dérivés
- Textiles artificiels et synthétiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- viscosité apparente
1, record 2, French, viscosit%C3%A9%20apparente
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] résistance à l'écoulement d'un produit non newtonien. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.] 2, record 2, French, - viscosit%C3%A9%20apparente
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
viscosité apparente : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 3, record 2, French, - viscosit%C3%A9%20apparente
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Reología
- Fabricación de plásticos
- Petróleo bruto y derivados
- Tejidos sintéticos
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- viscosidad aparente
1, record 2, Spanish, viscosidad%20aparente
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cociente entre la tensión tangencial de rozamiento y el gradiente del módulo de la velocidad en la dirección normal a la de aquella en fluido no newtoniano. 2, record 2, Spanish, - viscosidad%20aparente
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-12-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
- Climatology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Stoke's law
1, record 3, English, Stoke%27s%20law
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Stokes law 2, record 3, English, Stokes%20law
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
At low velocities, the frictional force on a spherical body moving through a fluid at constant velocity is equal to 6 times the product of the velocity, the fluid viscosity, and the radius of the sphere. 3, record 3, English, - Stoke%27s%20law
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 DEF
An equation describing the rate of settling of solid particles in a suspension or dispersion ... 4, record 3, English, - Stoke%27s%20law
Record 3, Key term(s)
- Stoke law
- Stokes' law
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
- Climatologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- loi de Stokes
1, record 3, French, loi%20de%20Stokes
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- principe de Stokes 2, record 3, French, principe%20de%20Stokes
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- formule de Stokes 3, record 3, French, formule%20de%20Stokes
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Une sphère de rayon R en mouvement lent à la vitesse v par rapport à un fluide homogène de viscosité dynamique [êta] une force de frottement : f = -6[pi êta]Rv. 4, record 3, French, - loi%20de%20Stokes
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Vitesse de sédimentation des particules. Dans un gaz immobile, la particule atteindra rapidement une vitesse uniforme qui, suivant la dimension de la particule, est donnée par l'une des formules suivantes : - Loi de Newton : pour les particules supérieures à 200 µm. - Loi de Stokes : pour les particules comprises entre 100 et 1 µm. 5, record 3, French, - loi%20de%20Stokes
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un principe est une hypothèse qui s'exprime par une loi ayant un champ d'application donné; cette loi a son tour prend une valeur spécifique au moyen d'une formule mathématique; dans la langue courante les termes «loi, principe et formule» sont interchangeables. 6, record 3, French, - loi%20de%20Stokes
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Pour les particules de très faibles dimensions, la loi de Stokes n'est applicable que moyennant un facteur de correction tenant compte de leur chute plus rapide (facteur de Cunningham); les particules inférieures à 0,1 µm sont soumises au mouvement brownien. 5, record 3, French, - loi%20de%20Stokes
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mecánica de fluidos e hidráulica (Física)
- Climatología
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- ley de Stokes
1, record 3, Spanish, ley%20de%20Stokes
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ley que establece que para velocidades reducidas, la fuerza de rozamiento ejercida sobre un cuerpo esférico que se mueve sumergido en un fluido con velocidad constante, es igual a 6 veces el producto de la velocidad por la viscosidad del fluido y por el radio de la esfera. 2, record 3, Spanish, - ley%20de%20Stokes
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-06-20
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Meteorology
- Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- friction velocity
1, record 4, English, friction%20velocity
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Reference wind velocity u[asterisk], defined by u[asterisk] = [(tau]/r)½, where [tau] is the Reynolds stress, and r, the density of the air. 2, record 4, English, - friction%20velocity
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A basic wind speed parameter defined by the square root of r/p where r is the turbulent horizontal wind stress in the surface boundary layer and p is the air density there. 3, record 4, English, - friction%20velocity
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... friction velocity (m/s). 4, record 4, English, - friction%20velocity
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Météorologie
- Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- vitesse de frottement
1, record 4, French, vitesse%20de%20frottement
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vitesse du vent de référence u[astérisque], définie par u[astérisque] = [(tau]/r)½, où [tau] est la tension de Reynolds et r, la densité de l'air. 2, record 4, French, - vitesse%20de%20frottement
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En physique de l'environnement on utilise la notion de vitesse de frottement qui est la vitesse du vent de référence U[astérisque] 3, record 4, French, - vitesse%20de%20frottement
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Meteorología
- Mecánica de fluidos e hidráulica (Física)
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- velocidad de rozamiento
1, record 4, Spanish, velocidad%20de%20rozamiento
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Velocidad del viento u[asterisco] que sirve de referencia y está definida por u[asterisco] = [(tau]/r)½, donde [tau] es la tensión de Reynolds y r la densidad. 1, record 4, Spanish, - velocidad%20de%20rozamiento
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