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FORCE REPULSION [2 records]

Record 1 2001-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Magnetism
  • Electromagnetism
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
DEF

A force which tends to increase the distance between two bodies having like electric charges, or the force between atoms or molecules at very short distances which keeps them apart.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Magnétisme
  • Électromagnétisme
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
CONT

Gyroscopes non classiques. Gyroscope électrostatique. Le rotor est constitué par une sphère dont la sustentation par rapport au stator est obtenue par les forces de répulsion qu'engendre un champ électrique élevé entre le rotor et les électrodes solidaires du stator. [...] Les forces de répulsions nécessaires à la sustentation du rotor sont proportionnelles au carré du champ électrique, ce qui permet d'utiliser des champs alternatifs.

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Synthetic Fabrics
CONT

diffusion: A more or less gradual movement of molecules or ions through a solution or fiber as a result of the existence of a concentration gradient or repulsive or attractive forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Textiles artificiels et synthétiques

Spanish

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