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VITESSE ABLATION [2 records]

Record 1 2002-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
CONT

The removal of tissue by vaporization is called "ablation." During ablation as tissue vaporizes, the position of the tissue surface, where tissue and air meet, moves deeper into the tissue. One is drilling a hole into the tissue. The velocity at which the hole becomes deeper is called the "ablation velocity."

Key term(s)
  • ablating velocity
  • ablative velocity

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
CONT

Le couplage laser-matière, le seuil d'ablation et la vitesse d'ablation vont dépendre du coefficient d'absorption du matériau à la longueur considérée et de ses propriétés thermiques.

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
DEF

The amount of ice or snow loss per unit time from a glacier, floating ice, or snow cover.

OBS

Usually expressed in millimeters of water equivalent per hour or day.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
OBS

Voir «ablation glaciaire».

Spanish

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