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INCOMPRESSIBILITE [2 records]

Record 1 2008-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Strength of Materials
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
DEF

Quality of a substance which maintains its original volume under increased pressure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Résistance des matériaux
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
DEF

Caractère de ce qui est imcompressible.

OBS

incompressible : Se dit d'un corps dont le volume ne peut être diminué par augmentation de la pression.

OBS

incompressibilité : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance.

Spanish

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Record 2 1996-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
DEF

... property of a material to have a Poisson's ratio [of] 0,5.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
DEF

[...] propriété d'un matériau d'accuser un coefficient de Poisson [de] 0,5.

Spanish

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