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SUPRACONDUCTION [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Conductivity and Superconductivity (Electricity)
DEF

[The] electrical conduction in a superconductive substance.

CONT

Superconduction occurs when certain metals are cooled below a characteristic transition temperature where they spontaneously enter what is known as superconducting state.

OBS

superconduction: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conductivité et supraconductivité (Électricité)
DEF

Phénomène présenté par les métaux dont la résistivité électrique diminue brusquement à une certaine température, pour être pratiquement nulle aux températures inférieures.

OBS

[Bien qu'on trouve les deux termes donnés comme synonymes,] le terme de supraconduction [est] utilisé pour désigner le phénomène, réservant celui de supraconductivité à la propriété.

OBS

supraconduction : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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