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STRUCTURE NID ABEILLES [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-05-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- graphene
1, record 1, English, graphene
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A single layer of carbon atoms with each atom bound to three neighbours in a honeycomb structure. 1, record 1, English, - graphene
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is an important building block of many carbon nano-objects. 1, record 1, English, - graphene
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
graphene: basic term used in the description of carbon nano-objects. 2, record 1, English, - graphene
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
graphene: term and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). 3, record 1, English, - graphene
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- graphène
1, record 1, French, graph%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Monocouche d’atomes de carbone où chaque atome est lié à trois voisins, dans une structure en nid d’abeilles. 1, record 1, French, - graph%C3%A8ne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
C’est un élément de base important pour beaucoup de nano-objets carbonés. 1, record 1, French, - graph%C3%A8ne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
graphène : terme de base utilisé pour décrire les nano-objets carbonés. 2, record 1, French, - graph%C3%A8ne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
graphène : terme et définition normalisés par l’Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO). 3, record 1, French, - graph%C3%A8ne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- grafeno
1, record 1, Spanish, grafeno
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Uno de los modos de obtener grafenos –en forma de “nanocintas”– es la apertura longitudinal controlada de nanotubos [...] Las aplicaciones de este material dependen del desarrollo de tecnologías de fabricación que proporcionen una superficie con propiedades bien definidas y controladas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - grafeno
Record 2 - internal organization data 2023-05-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
- Electronics and Informatics
- Medicine and Health
- Industries
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- single-walled carbon nanotube
1, record 2, English, single%2Dwalled%20carbon%20nanotube
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- SWCNT 2, record 2, English, SWCNT
correct, standardized
- C-SWNT 3, record 2, English, C%2DSWNT
correct
- SWNT 4, record 2, English, SWNT
see observation
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- single-wall carbon nanotube 5, record 2, English, single%2Dwall%20carbon%20nanotube
correct, standardized
- SWCNT 5, record 2, English, SWCNT
correct, standardized
- SWCNT 5, record 2, English, SWCNT
- single-walled nanotube 6, record 2, English, single%2Dwalled%20nanotube
see observation
- SWNT 7, record 2, English, SWNT
see observation
- SWNT 7, record 2, English, SWNT
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A carbon nanotube consisting of a single cylindrical graphene layer. 8, record 2, English, - single%2Dwalled%20carbon%20nanotube
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Carbon nanotubes are wires of pure carbon with nanometer diameters and lengths of many microns. A single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) may be thought of as a single atomic layer thick sheet of graphite (called graphene) rolled into a seamless cylinder. Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNT) consist of several concentric nanotube shells. 4, record 2, English, - single%2Dwalled%20carbon%20nanotube
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The structure can be visualized as a graphene sheet rolled into a cylindrical honeycomb structure. 8, record 2, English, - single%2Dwalled%20carbon%20nanotube
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
single-walled nanotube; single-wall nanotube; SWNT: These variants are frequently used as synonyms, but one should keep in mind that nanotubes are not always carbon-based. 9, record 2, English, - single%2Dwalled%20carbon%20nanotube
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
single-wall carbon nanotube; single-walled carbon nanotube; SWCNT: terms and abbreviation describing specific types of carbon nanofibres and nanoplates. 10, record 2, English, - single%2Dwalled%20carbon%20nanotube
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
single-wall carbon nanotube; single-walled carbon nanotube; SWCNT: terms, abbreviation and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). 10, record 2, English, - single%2Dwalled%20carbon%20nanotube
Record 2, Key term(s)
- single-wall nanotube
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
- Électronique et informatique
- Médecine et santé
- Industries
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- nanotube de carbone simple paroi
1, record 2, French, nanotube%20de%20carbone%20simple%20paroi
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- SWCNT 1, record 2, French, SWCNT
masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- nanotube de carbone à simple paroi 1, record 2, French, nanotube%20de%20carbone%20%C3%A0%20simple%20paroi
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- nanotube de carbone monoparoi 2, record 2, French, nanotube%20de%20carbone%20monoparoi
correct, masculine noun
- nanotube de carbone monofeuillet 2, record 2, French, nanotube%20de%20carbone%20monofeuillet
correct, masculine noun
- nanotube de carbone à paroi simple 3, record 2, French, nanotube%20de%20carbone%20%C3%A0%20paroi%20simple
correct, masculine noun
- nanotube monoparoi 4, record 2, French, nanotube%20monoparoi
see observation, masculine noun
- nanotube monofeuillet 5, record 2, French, nanotube%20monofeuillet
see observation, masculine noun
- nanotube à simple paroi 6, record 2, French, nanotube%20%C3%A0%20simple%20paroi
see observation, masculine noun
- nanotube à paroi simple 7, record 2, French, nanotube%20%C3%A0%20paroi%20simple
see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nanotube de carbone constitué d’une monocouche cylindrique de graphène. 1, record 2, French, - nanotube%20de%20carbone%20simple%20paroi
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Deux nouvelles formes du carbone ont été découvertes récemment : les fullerènes en 1985 par une équipe anglo-américaine et les nanotubes en 1991 par une équipe japonaise. Un nanotube est un cylindre graphitique, avec des hexagones, fermé aux deux extrémités par un chapeau de type fullerène, c’est-à-dire contenant des pentagones. Ces cylindres peuvent être longs de plusieurs microns pour un diamètre de l’ordre du nanomètre. Un nanotube constitué d’un seul cylindre graphitique est couramment appelé «nanotube monoparoi». Il existe aussi des nanotubes constitués de plusieurs cylindres graphitiques coaxiaux. Ce sont les «nanotubes multiparois». 8, record 2, French, - nanotube%20de%20carbone%20simple%20paroi
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La structure peut être visualisée comme un feuillet de graphène enroulé sur lui-même de sorte à former un cylindre ayant une structure en nid d’abeilles. 1, record 2, French, - nanotube%20de%20carbone%20simple%20paroi
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
nanotube monoparoi; nanotube monofeuillet; nanotube à simple paroi; nanotube à paroi simple : On voit ces variantes utilisées comme synonymes. On sous-entend qu’il s’agit de nanotubes de carbone, probablement parce que ce type de nanotubes est, pour le moment (2013), le plus fréquemment étudié et utilisé. Il est préférable de préciser que le nanotube est à base de carbone, car ce n’est pas toujours le cas. 9, record 2, French, - nanotube%20de%20carbone%20simple%20paroi
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Pluriel et trait d’union : Les adjectifs tels que «monoparoi», «monofeuillet», «biparoi», «bifeuillet», «multiparoi» et «multifeuillet» s’accordent en nombre avec le nom qu’ils qualifient. On écrirait donc «un nanotube monoparoi» et «des nanotubes monoparois». Ces termes s’écrivent sans trait d’union. Quant aux termes «nanotube simple paroi», «nanotube double paroi» et «nanotube triple paroi», ils s’écrivent sans trait d’union entre «simple», «double» ou «triple» et «paroi». Au pluriel, on écrirait «nanotubes simple paroi», «nanotubes double paroi» et «nanotubes triple paroi» («simple paroi», «double paroi» et «triple paroi» demeurent invariables). 9, record 2, French, - nanotube%20de%20carbone%20simple%20paroi
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
nanotube de carbone simple paroi; nanotube de carbone à simple paroi; SWCNT : termes et abréviation décrivant des types spécifiques de nanofibres et de nanofeuillets carbonés. 10, record 2, French, - nanotube%20de%20carbone%20simple%20paroi
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 5 OBS
nanotube de carbone simple paroi; nanotube de carbone à simple paroi; SWCNT : termes, abréviation et définition normalisés par l’Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO). 10, record 2, French, - nanotube%20de%20carbone%20simple%20paroi
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química
- Electrónica e informática
- Medicina y Salud
- Industrias
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- nanotubo de carbono de pared simple
1, record 2, Spanish, nanotubo%20de%20carbono%20de%20pared%20simple
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- nanotubo de pared simple 2, record 2, Spanish, nanotubo%20de%20pared%20simple
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los nanotubos de carbono de pared simple [...] están constituidos por átomos de carbono dispuestos en una red hexagonal cilíndrica, de forma que su estructura es la misma que se obtendría si se enrollara sobre sí misma una lámina de grafito. 1, record 2, Spanish, - nanotubo%20de%20carbono%20de%20pared%20simple
Record 3 - internal organization data 2023-05-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics, Physics and Natural Sciences
- Electronics and Informatics
- Medicine and Health
- Industries
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- carbon nanotube
1, record 3, English, carbon%20nanotube
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- CNT 2, record 3, English, CNT
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- nanotube 3, record 3, English, nanotube
see observation
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tube-shaped material, made of carbon, having a diameter measuring on the nanometer scale. 4, record 3, English, - carbon%20nanotube
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Carbon nanotubes have many structures, differing in length, thickness, type of helicity, and number of layers. Although they are formed from essentially the same graphite sheet, their electrical characteristics differ depending on these variations, acting either as metals or semiconductors. 4, record 3, English, - carbon%20nanotube
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Carbon nanotubes are unique nanostructures with remarkable electronic and mechanical properties. A carbon nanotube is an extremely small, thin, and hollow cylinder structure formed by rolling seamlessly a single layer of graphite. As other properties have been discovered, particularly strength, interest has grown in potential applications for example, in nanometre-sized electronics or to strengthen polymer materials. 5, record 3, English, - carbon%20nanotube
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) come in single-walled (SWNTs) double-walled (DWNTs) and multi-walled (MWNTs) varieties. 6, record 3, English, - carbon%20nanotube
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
nanotube: Since studies seem to concentrate on carbon (i.e. graphene) nanotubes, this term is often used as a synonym of "carbon nanotube," but keep in mind that there are less common non-carbon nanotubes. 7, record 3, English, - carbon%20nanotube
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Functionalized, unbundled carbon nanotubes. 8, record 3, English, - carbon%20nanotube
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Carbon nanotube composite, dispersion, film, network, suspension, synthesis, wall. 8, record 3, English, - carbon%20nanotube
Record 3, Key term(s)
- carbon nano-tube
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques, physique et sciences naturelles
- Électronique et informatique
- Médecine et santé
- Industries
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- nanotube de carbone
1, record 3, French, nanotube%20de%20carbone
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
- NTC 2, record 3, French, NTC
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- nanotube 3, record 3, French, nanotube
see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un nanotube de carbone est composé d’un ou de plusieurs feuillets de graphène(c'est-à-dire un plan graphitique dans lequel les atomes de carbone sont organisés selon un réseau hexagonal à l'image d’un nid d’abeilles) enroulés, suivant un rayon de courbure nanométrique, de façon à former une structure cylindrique. 4, record 3, French, - nanotube%20de%20carbone
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] les nanotubes de carbone recèlent de potentialités très diverses [...] L’application la plus directe envisagée consiste à les utiliser comme additifs pour polymères [...] Des matériaux composites haute performance ou des polymères conducteurs peuvent [...] être élaborés trouvant leurs applications dans l’automobile [...], l’aéronautique [...], les composants électroniques [...], la défense, les équipements sportifs [...], la médecine, les textiles techniques [...], etc. 4, record 3, French, - nanotube%20de%20carbone
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
nanotube : Ce terme est souvent utilisé comme synonyme, car les nanotubes de carbone (c.-à-d. de graphène) sont les plus couramment étudiés (ou utilisés). Cela dit, il faut savoir qu’il existe des nanotubes qui ne sont pas à base de carbone. 5, record 3, French, - nanotube%20de%20carbone
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Nanotubes de carbone monoparoi, multiparoi, multifeuillet. 6, record 3, French, - nanotube%20de%20carbone
Record 3, Key term(s)
- nano-tube de carbone
- nanotube carboné
- nano-tube carboné
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Matemáticas, física y ciencias naturales
- Electrónica e informática
- Medicina y Salud
- Industrias
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- nanotubo
1, record 3, Spanish, nanotubo
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- nanotubo de carbono 2, record 3, Spanish, nanotubo%20de%20carbono
correct, masculine noun
- CNT 3, record 3, Spanish, CNT
correct, masculine noun
- CNT 3, record 3, Spanish, CNT
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Estructura tubular] cuyo diámetro es del orden del nanómetro (nm). 3, record 3, Spanish, - nanotubo
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un nanómetro [nm] equivale en escala a la billonésima parte de un metro (1 nm = 1 x 10-9 m). Existen nanotubos de muchos materiales, tales como silicio o nitruro de boro, pero generalmente el término se aplica a los nanotubos de carbono o CNTs (carbon nanotubes). 3, record 3, Spanish, - nanotubo
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
CNT por sus siglas en inglés. 4, record 3, Spanish, - nanotubo
Record 4 - internal organization data 2015-02-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Engineering Tests and Reliability
- Road Safety
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- moving deformable barrier
1, record 4, English, moving%20deformable%20barrier
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- MDB 1, record 4, English, MDB
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- deformable mobile barrier 2, record 4, English, deformable%20mobile%20barrier
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Crash test. 2, record 4, English, - moving%20deformable%20barrier
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
deformable mobile barrier: term extracted from the "Motor Vehicles/Véhicules automobiles, Lexique anglais-français" glossary (1999) with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 3, record 4, English, - moving%20deformable%20barrier
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
- Sécurité routière
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- butoir mobile déformable
1, record 4, French, butoir%20mobile%20d%C3%A9formable
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Utilisé dans les essais de choc latéral; il est appelé «mobile» parce qu'il va à la rencontre du véhicule, qu'il heurte sur le côté, et «déformable» parce qu'il est muni sur sa face avant d’une structure en nid d’abeilles [...] 1, record 4, French, - butoir%20mobile%20d%C3%A9formable
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
butoir mobile déformable : terme tiré du lexique «Motor Vehicles/Véhicules automobiles, Lexique anglais-français» (1999) avec l’autorisation de l’Office des Nations Unies à Genève. 2, record 4, French, - butoir%20mobile%20d%C3%A9formable
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2010-04-15
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Man-Made Construction Materials
- Aircraft Airframe
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- honeycomb core
1, record 5, English, honeycomb%20core
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- honeycomb filler 2, record 5, English, honeycomb%20filler
standardized
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Honeycomb core consist of a formed strip of nonwoven fabric or aramid fibers which have been coated with a phenol formaldehyde polycondensation product and formed into a honeycomb structure. 3, record 5, English, - honeycomb%20core
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Honeycomb. - A sandwich panel used for airplane skins. It consists of thin outer layers of metal, wood, or plastic, bonded to a honeycomb core of metal, plastic, or paper, to combine lightness and strength. 4, record 5, English, - honeycomb%20core
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
honeycomb filler: term standardized by ISO. 5, record 5, English, - honeycomb%20core
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Matériaux de construction artificiels
- Cellule d'aéronefs
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- âme nid d'abeilles
1, record 5, French, %C3%A2me%20nid%20d%27abeilles
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- âme en nid d'abeilles 2, record 5, French, %C3%A2me%20en%20nid%20d%27abeilles
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
- âme de nid d'abeilles 3, record 5, French, %C3%A2me%20de%20nid%20d%27abeilles
feminine noun, standardized
- âme nida 1, record 5, French, %C3%A2me%20nida
correct, feminine noun
- âme en nida 1, record 5, French, %C3%A2me%20en%20nida
correct, feminine noun
- nida 1, record 5, French, nida
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une âme nid d’abeilles, ou nida, est une âme à structure alvéolaire. Elle peut être en aluminium, en tissu de verre ou en Kevlar. La structure nid d’abeilles est largement utilisée en aéronautique, entre des parois en aluminium ou en alliage léger. Le sandwich obtenu présente de bonnes résistances mécanique, acoustique et thermique. Le recours à des nids d’abeilles en alliage léger ou en acier limite le coût du matériau tout en offrant un accroissement de la résistance. Les nids d’abeilles non métalliques, que sont par exemple des papiers ou des tissus imprégnés de résine ou encore des feuilles de polyamide, présentent des qualités d’insensibilité à la corrosion et d’isolation thermique. 1, record 5, French, - %C3%A2me%20nid%20d%27abeilles
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Ces] matériaux de remplissage, très répandus, [sont] constitués de cellules hexagonales régulièrement espacées faisant penser à un rayon de ruche [...] Une telle géométrie découle d’une technique d’obtention relativement simple : des feuilles minces ou clinquants partiellement encollés puis empilés subissent ensuite une expansion. 1, record 5, French, - %C3%A2me%20nid%20d%27abeilles
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
âme en nid d’abeilles : terme uniformisé par le Comité d’uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance. 4, record 5, French, - %C3%A2me%20nid%20d%27abeilles
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 OBS
âme de nid d’abeilles : terme normalisé par l’ISO. 5, record 5, French, - %C3%A2me%20nid%20d%27abeilles
Record 5, Key term(s)
- âme nid d'abeille
- âme en nid d'abeille
- âme de nid d'abeille
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1986-03-27
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Energy Transformation
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- honeycomb
1, record 6, English, honeycomb
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Used to suppress free-convection heat transfer across the air gap between a collector plate and its glass cover and to reduce radiation losses from the collector. 1, record 6, English, - honeycomb
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Transformation de l'énergie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- structure antirayonnante du type nid d'abeille
1, record 6, French, structure%20antirayonnante%20du%20type%20nid%20d%27abeille
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- structure cellulaire en nids d'abeilles 1, record 6, French, structure%20cellulaire%20en%20nids%20d%27abeilles
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Structure antirayonnante du type "nid d’abeille" placée au-dessus d’un absorbeur. Diminuer les pertes par rayonnement en interposant entre l'absorbeur et les vitres une structure cellulaire en nids d’abeilles. 1, record 6, French, - structure%20antirayonnante%20du%20type%20nid%20d%27abeille
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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