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NUCLEATION PROCESS [1 record]

Record 1 1999-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

Any process by which the phase change of a substance to a more condensed state (condensation, sublimation, freezing) is initiated at certain loci within the less condensed state.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Action de particules privilégiées, dénommées noyaux, dans le passage d'une substance de la phase vapeur à la phase liquide ou solide, ou de la phase liquide à la phase solide.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física de la atmósfera
DEF

Acción de ciertas partículas, llamadas "núcleos", sobre el proceso de cambio de fase de una sustancia, tanto en el paso de vapor a líquido o sólido como en el de líquido a sólido.

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