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Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-02-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Applications of Automation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bin picking
1, record 1, English, bin%20picking
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Bin picking is a term used for the robotic grasping of a single component from an open bin that contains many randomly oriented identical (and sometimes not identical) components. 2, record 1, English, - bin%20picking
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Automatisation et applications
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dévracage
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9vracage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le dévracage [...] est l'action de déplacer des éléments afin de les rendre utilisables dans les étapes de production suivantes. Il joue un rôle de plus en plus important dans l'automatisation. Prélever une pièce dans un conteneur est une des tâches les plus complexes. Le robot doit identifier différents objets disposés de manière chaotique, ayant une géométrie parfois complexe, les prélever sans collision avec le conteneur, les orienter, les transférer vers la machine. 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9vracage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2022-05-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Astrophysics and Cosmography
- Space Physics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- thick disc
1, record 2, English, thick%20disc
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- thick disk 2, record 2, English, thick%20disk
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Thick disks are believed to exist in some, but not all disk galaxies. Whether this is actually the case is not completely resolved, nor is it clear whether the thick disk of the Milky Way is typical of thick disks in other spiral galaxies. 2, record 2, English, - thick%20disc
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Astrophysique et cosmographie
- Physique spatiale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- disque épais
1, record 2, French, disque%20%C3%A9pais
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le disque d’étoiles de notre Voie lactée est complexe, avec un disque mince enveloppé par un disque épais contenant surtout de vieilles étoiles qui ont peut-être été capturées par la Voie lactée lors d’une collision il y a des milliards d’années. 2, record 2, French, - disque%20%C3%A9pais
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2022-05-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Astrophysics and Cosmography
- Space Physics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- thin disk
1, record 3, English, thin%20disk
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The thin disk is the defining component of disk galaxies in general and spiral galaxies in particular. It contains stars, star clusters, gas and dust which are confined to the galaxy’s plane of rotation. 1, record 3, English, - thin%20disk
Record 3, Key term(s)
- thin disc
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Astrophysique et cosmographie
- Physique spatiale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- disque mince
1, record 3, French, disque%20mince
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le disque d’étoiles de notre Voie lactée est complexe, avec un disque mince enveloppé par un disque épais contenant surtout de vieilles étoiles qui ont peut-être été capturées par la Voie lactée lors d’une collision il y a des milliards d’années. 2, record 3, French, - disque%20mince
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2009-11-09
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- thermalizer
1, record 4, English, thermalizer
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- thermaliser 2, record 4, English, thermaliser
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An Ex-core Startup Neutron Detector for a nuclear reactor comprising: a. a photomultiplier tube . b. a thermal neutron responsive scintillator medium in optical communication with [the] photomultiplier tube at said input end; c. a neutron thermalizer adjacent to [the] scintillator medium whereby neutrons incident upon [the] neutron thermalizer are thermalized prior to passing into [the] scintillator medium ... 1, record 4, English, - thermalizer
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- thermaliseur
1, record 4, French, thermaliseur
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] au cours d’une collision, le neutron peut [...] tout aussi bien gagner de l'énergie qu'en perdre. Il s’agit du phénomène de thermalisation. Le phénomène de thermalisation est complexe. Il recouvre différents modes de collision dont l'existence et/ou l'importance dépendent de la nature du milieu de propagation : milieu gazeux, liquide ou solide. Dans le cas d’un gaz, le noyau cible a une vitesse qui suit la distribution de Maxwell-Boltzmann. Dans le cas d’un thermaliseur liquide(eau, eau lourde...) et solides(graphite, béryllium...), le transfert d’énergie avec le neutron incident sont liés à la fois aux mouvements de vibration, de rotation et de translation(degrés de liberté) des molécules ou du cristal [...] 1, record 4, French, - thermaliseur
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1998-02-19
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- spectator mechanism
1, record 5, English, spectator%20mechanism
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Pre-association is] a step on the reaction path of some stepwise reactions ... in which the molecular entity C is already present in an encounter pair or encounter complex with A during the formation of B from A ... The chemical species C may but does not necessarily assist the formation of B from A (which may itself be a bimolecular reaction with some other reagent). If it does not, C is described as being present as a spectator, and hence such a mechanism is sometimes referred to as a spectator mechanism. 1, record 5, English, - spectator%20mechanism
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- mécanisme spectateur
1, record 5, French, m%C3%A9canisme%20spectateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[La préassociation est une] étape sur le chemin réactionnel de certaines réactions par étapes [...] dans lesquelles l'entité moléculaire C est présente dès la formation de B à partir de A, sous forme d’un complexe de rencontre(ou complexe de collision ou paire de rencontre) avec A. [...] L'espèce chimique C peut éventuellement, mais pas nécessairement, faciliter la formation de B à partir de A(cette étape pouvant être elle-même une réaction bimoléculaire impliquant un autre réactif). Si ce n’ est pas le cas, on dit que C est présent en tant que «spectateur»; ceci explique pourquoi un tel mécanisme est parfois appelé mécanisme à spectateur. 1, record 5, French, - m%C3%A9canisme%20spectateur
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1997-02-12
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- long-lived collision complex
1, record 6, English, long%2Dlived%20collision%20complex
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When a potential-energy surface is such that the system performs a number of vibrations and rotations in the region of a col, the corresponding intermediate is known as a long-lived collision complex, and the reaction is said to be indirect. 1, record 6, English, - long%2Dlived%20collision%20complex
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- complexe de collision à longue vie
1, record 6, French, complexe%20de%20collision%20%C3%A0%20longue%20vie
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- complexe de collision de longue durée 1, record 6, French, complexe%20de%20collision%20de%20longue%20dur%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Quand une surface d’énergie potentielle est telle que le système effectue un certain nombre de vibrations et de rotations dans la région d’un col, l'intermédiaire correspondant est connu sous le nom de complexe de collision à longue vie et la réaction est dite indirecte. 1, record 6, French, - complexe%20de%20collision%20%C3%A0%20longue%20vie
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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