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DENDRITE [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-10-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dendrite
1, record 1, English, dendrite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- dendrolite 2, record 1, English, dendrolite
correct
- arborization 3, record 1, English, arborization
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The surficial deposit on minerals or stones forming branching patterns resembling shrubs or trees. 4, record 1, English, - dendrite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dendrites look like fossils, but they are not the remains of living things. Dendrites (sometimes called dendrolites) are growths made of dark manganese minerals, usually psilomelane, that form in a branching (dendritic or arborescent) pattern. 2, record 1, English, - dendrite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The cobalt-iron-arsenide assemblage occurs in various textural forms, such as intergrowths, disseminations, dendrites, rosettes, and monocrystals ... 5, record 1, English, - dendrite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dendrite
1, record 1, French, dendrite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- dendrolithe 2, record 1, French, dendrolithe
correct, feminine noun
- arborisation 3, record 1, French, arborisation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Figure ressemblant à un arbre et produite à la surface ou à l'intérieur d'un minéral ou d'une pierre (comme dans le cas de l'agate mousseuse, par l'oxydation du manganèse ou d'un autre minéral étranger). 2, record 1, French, - dendrite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'association à arséniures de cobalt-fer apparaît sous diverses formes texturales, notamment enchevêtrements, disséminations, dendrites, rosettes et monocristaux [... 1, record 1, French, - dendrite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- dendrita
1, record 1, Spanish, dendrita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- arborización 1, record 1, Spanish, arborizaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cristales que se forman en las fisuras de las rocas, donde su conjunto adopta la forma de ramificaciones arborescentes. 1, record 1, Spanish, - dendrita
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Son, por ejemplo, corrientes las dendritas de los óxidos de manganeso, así como las arborizaciones de óxido de hierro que contienen algunas ágatas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - dendrita
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-07-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- dendrite
1, record 2, English, dendrite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fiber-like extension from the cell body of a neuron that receives nerve transmissions. 1, record 2, English, - dendrite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- dendrite
1, record 2, French, dendrite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les cellules nerveuses sont de forme irrégulière et sont dites multipolaires. Les sommets de ces cellules multipolaires portent des prolongements qui sont le plus souvent rugueux et ramifiés comme les branches d'un arbre : ce sont les dendrites (du grec dendron, arbre). 1, record 2, French, - dendrite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sistema nervioso
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- dendrita
1, record 2, Spanish, dendrita
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fibra de una célula nerviosa que conduce los impulsos hacia su cuerpo; puede estimularse por sustancias transmisoras, pero no las segrega. 1, record 2, Spanish, - dendrita
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-05-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- dendritic crystal
1, record 3, English, dendritic%20crystal
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- dendrite 2, record 3, English, dendrite
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A crystal, particularly an ice crystal, with complex and often fernlike branches. 3, record 3, English, - dendritic%20crystal
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dendritic ice crystals possess hexagonal symmetry in their ideal forms, and tend to develop when a crystal grows by sublimation at temperatures close to -15°C. 4, record 3, English, - dendritic%20crystal
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- cristal dendritique
1, record 3, French, cristal%20dendritique
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- dendrite 1, record 3, French, dendrite
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cristal de glace dont la forme macroscopique est caractérisée par une structure de nature arboriforme. 1, record 3, French, - cristal%20dendritique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-02-05
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Computer Graphics
- Mathematics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- dendrite
1, record 4, English, dendrite
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A crystal having a treelike structure. 2, record 4, English, - dendrite
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
As water freezes, crystals send out tips; the tips grow, their boundaries becoming unstable, and new tips shoot out from the sides.... Growth of such tips, dendrites, is now known as a highly nonlinear unstable free boundary problem 3, record 4, English, - dendrite
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Such dendrites have no interior; there is no attractor other than the one at infinity. 4, record 4, English, - dendrite
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term derived from crystallography. 5, record 4, English, - dendrite
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Infographie
- Mathématiques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- dendrite
1, record 4, French, dendrite
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Objet mathématique arboriforme qui présente des pointes arrondies, des pics et des branches latérales dont l'espacement est régulier. 2, record 4, French, - dendrite
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Adjectif dérivé : dendritique. 3, record 4, French, - dendrite
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Terme emprunté à la cristallographie où il désigne un cristal de forme arborescente. Désigne aussi les filaments neuronaux, d'apparence dendritique ou capillaire, dont les connexions sont représentées par une géométrie semi-fractale. Certains types d'instabilités transforment les dendrites en arbres fractals. Les structures de la plupart des aciers sont des forêts de dendrites enchevêtrées. 2, record 4, French, - dendrite
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Une dendrite apparaît, avance, choisit un mode d'évolution, croît, se développe, émet des protubérances, s'enchevêtre, évoque des structures, grandit, naît, pousse dans un volume, prend des formes, se transforme en arbre fractal. 2, record 4, French, - dendrite
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 PHR
engendrer une dendrite à partir d'un germe, former une dendrite. 2, record 4, French, - dendrite
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 PHR
dendrite allongée, complexe, cristalline, digitiforme, équiaxe, grosse, libre, neuronale, petite. 2, record 4, French, - dendrite
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 4 PHR
dendrite d'acide pivalique, de cuivre natif, de flocon de neige, de neurone. 2, record 4, French, - dendrite
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 5 PHR
arrière, branche de, capillarité, croissance, envergure d'une dendrite, étalon de longueur d'une dendrite. 2, record 4, French, - dendrite
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1998-09-24
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- dendrite
1, record 5, English, dendrite
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Thin branch-like growth of ice on the water surface. 2, record 5, English, - dendrite
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term dendrite is often found in the plural. 3, record 5, English, - dendrite
Record 5, Key term(s)
- dendrites
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- dendrite
1, record 5, French, dendrite
proposal, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme dendrite est souvent écrit au pluriel. 1, record 5, French, - dendrite
Record 5, Key term(s)
- dendrites
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1993-12-16
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Refining of Metals
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- dendrite
1, record 6, English, dendrite
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A treelike pattern composed of many branches formed [in solidified metal] during cooling. (Gould, Dudley C., Metalcasting Dictionary, Illinois, American Foundrymen's Society, Inc., 1977, p. 58) 2, record 6, English, - dendrite
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This structure has a surprisingly high tensile strength because of the interlaced dendrites, and is readily machined to an excellent finish. (Gray and Ductile, Iron Castings Handbook, Cleveland, Iron Founder's Society, Inc., 1971, p. 120) 2, record 6, English, - dendrite
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Affinage des métaux
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- dendrite
1, record 6, French, dendrite
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Assemblage cristallin possédant de nombreuses branches et une forme arborescente. Prennent naissance dans un métal liquide en cours de solidification ou de cristallisation. 2, record 6, French, - dendrite
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Par la suite de la solidification lente des pièces d'acier dans les moules, il se forme dans les parties massives des cristaux en forme d'aiguilles de sapin appelées dendrites. 3, record 6, French, - dendrite
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1988-03-03
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Electronics
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- whisker 1, record 7, English, whisker
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Électronique
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- dendrite
1, record 7, French, dendrite
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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