aberration

Unadapted borrowing from Latin aberrātiō(n) (“relief, diversion”), from aberr(ā) (“wander away, go astray”) (from ab (“away”) + errō (“wander”)) + -tiō(n) (suffix forming nouns relating to actions or their results). Compare English aberration.


LED

light-emitting diode
light-emitting diode#English

(electronics) LED (light-emitting diode)


mobile

Learned borrowing from Latin mōbilis. Doublet of meuble.


positron

→ Persian: پوزیترون (pozitron)


verre

Haitian Creole: vè

Louisiana Creole: vè, vèr, vær

Inherited from Middle French voirre (most probably pronounced /ˈvwɛːrə/), from Old French voirre, from Latin vitrum. Doublet of vitre.
The irregular evolution of /wɛ/ into /ɛ/ in this word is "early but normal after labials"; the influence of derivatives with an etymological first-syllable /ɛ/ may also be relevant. Compare François vs. Français, roide vs. raide.

un verre de lunettes

un verre grossissant

(countable) Object of this substance
(optics) lens, glass


gravitation

English gravitation, itself borrowed from New Latin gravitātiō.

Near-synonyms: pesanteur, gravité


balance

→ Romanian: balanță

→ Russian: бала́нс (baláns)

→ Spanish: balance

→ Ukrainian: бала́нс (baláns)

Inherited from Middle French balance, from Old French balance, from Vulgar Latin *bilancia, from Latin bilanx, from bi- (see Latin bis) and lanx.

(economics, electricity, politics) balance


neutron

→ Persian: نوترون (nutron)

English neutron, a scientific coinage based on Latin neuter.


cœur

Antillean Creole: kè

Haitian Creole: kè, kœ

→ Polish: kier

Inherited from Middle French coeur, from Old French cuer, from Vulgar Latin *corem m, from Latin cor n.


tau

tau (plural)
taus (plural)
taus (alternative)


lumen

(physics) lumen (SI unit of measurement)


moment

→ Persian: ممان (momân)


sono

Je me branche sur votre sono.

public address system
public address system

(music, electronics) sound system, PA system, public address system


admittance

(physics) admittance (the reciprocal of impedance)


nœud

Inherited from Old French neu, from Latin nōdus, from Proto-Indo-European *gned-, *gnod- (“to bind”). Doublet of knout.


incident

fr-adj

incident (feminine incidente, masculine plural incidents, feminine plural incidentes)

incidente (feminine)
incidents (masculine plural)
incidentes (feminine plural)


charge

→ Brazilian Portuguese: charge

→ Romanian: șarjă

→ Turkish: şarj, şarz (misspelling)

Inherited from Middle French charge, from Old French charge, carge, equivalent to a deverbal from charger.


-on

Borrowed from Ancient Greek -ον (-on), neuter of -ος (-os), masculine adjective ending.


diode

→ Turkish: diyot


pion

English pion. By surface analysis, pi + -on (forming particle names).


couple

Inherited from Old French couple, from Vulgar Latin *cōpla, from Latin cōpula. Doublet of copule.


prise

→ Dutch: prise

→ Greek: πρίζα (príza)

→ Persian: پریز (periz)

→ Romanian: priză

→ Turkish: priz

(electrical) socket, wall socket (also prise électrique)


parasite

Borrowed from Latin parasītus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek παράσιτος (parásitos).

Des parasites troublent l'appareil.

The equipment is affected by radio interference.

(electronics, in the plural) radio interference


diaphane

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin diaphanus (“diaphanous”), from Ancient Greek διαφανής (diaphanḗs), from δια- (dia-, “through”) and φαίνω (phaínō, “show”).

lbor

(physics or formal) diaphanous, translucent


commuter

commuter (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
commutant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
commuté (participle past)
commute (first-person indicative present singular)
commutes (indicative present second-person singular)
commute (indicative present singular third-person)
commutons (first-person indicative plural present)
commutez (indicative plural present second-person)
commutent (indicative plural present third-person)
commutais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
commutais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
commutait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
commutions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
commutiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
commutaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
commutai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
commutas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
commuta (historic indicative past singular third-person)
commutâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
commutâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
commutèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
commuterai (first-person future indicative singular)
commuteras (future indicative second-person singular)
commutera (future indicative singular third-person)
commuterons (first-person future indicative plural)
commuterez (future indicative plural second-person)
commuteront (future indicative plural third-person)
commuterais (conditional first-person singular)
commuterais (conditional second-person singular)
commuterait (conditional singular third-person)
commuterions (conditional first-person plural)
commuteriez (conditional plural second-person)
commuteraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
commute (first-person present singular subjunctive)
commutes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
commute (present singular subjunctive third-person)
commutions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
commutiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
commutent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
commutasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
commutasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
commutât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
commutassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
commutassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
commutassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
commute (imperative second-person singular)
commutons (first-person imperative plural)
commutez (imperative plural second-person)


console

desc

→ Armenian: քոնսոլ (kʻonsol), քոնցոլ (kʻoncʻol) — Constantinople

→ Catalan: consola

→ English: console

→ German: Konsole

→ Greek: κονσόλα (konsóla)

→ Ottoman Turkish: قونسول (konsol)

→ Turkish: konsol

→ Polish: konsola

Probably a shortened from consolateur, denoting the same architectural element, ultimately from consoler (“to console, to comfort”).

(electronics) physical interface allowing the control of an electronic system


fusion

→ Turkish: füzyon

Inherited from Middle French fusion, from Old French fusion, a borrowing from Latin fūsiōnem. Doublet of foison.

(physics, chemistry) fusion (act of melting or liquefying something by heating it)


cellule

→ Persian: سلول (sellul)


ventre

Inherited from Middle French ventre, from Old French ventre, from Latin ventrem, from Proto-Indo-European *wend-tri-.


Foucault

(physics) the French physicist Jean Bernard Léon Foucault


BIPM

(physics, standardisation) Initialism of Bureau international des poids et mesures.

fr:Bureau international des poids et mesures


CGPM

(physics, standardisation) Initialism of Conférence générale des poids et mesures.

fr:Conférence générale des poids et mesures


inductance

→ Persian: اَندوکتانس (anduktâns)

→ Turkish: indüktans


triton

Learned borrowing from Latin Trītōn, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek Τρίτων (Trítōn).


sortie

→ Ottoman Turkish: صورتی (sorti)

Turkish: sorti

Feminine past participle of sortir; from Latin sortīrī (“cast lots, divide, receive”), possibly influenced by a derivative of surgō (“get up, arise”). Compare Italian sortire (“produce”).


grandeur

From Old French grandur, from grand + -eur.

(physics, mathematics) magnitude, quantity


diffusion

→ Dutch: diffusie
→ Indonesian: difusi

→ Romanian: difuziune

→ Turkish: difüzyon

Borrowed from Latin diffusiōnem. By surface analysis, diffuser + -ion.


détente

→ English: détente, → detent

Borrowed from Latin detenta or detendita, as a feminine past participle of detentus.

(physics) expansion of a gas or a spring


gaz

→ Arabic: غَاز (ḡāz)

→ Greek: γκάζι (gkázi)

→ Hebrew: גז (gaz)

desctree

→ Polish: gaz, gaza (Far Masovian, Kolno, Kurpie, Suwałki, Augustów Governorate)
→ Kashubian: gaz

→ Persian: گاز (gâz)

→ Portuguese: gás

→ Romanian: gaz

→ Russian: газ (gaz), газъ (gaz) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
→ Kazakh: газ (gaz)
→ Yakut: газ (gaz)

→ Turkish: gaz


tourbillon

→ English: tourbillon

→ Romanian: turbion


noyau

Backformed from Old French noyaus, plural of noyal, from Late Latin nucālis, from Latin nux.


masse

→ Romanian: masă

From Latin massa, from Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza, “bread”).

(electronics) earth, ground (of e.g. a plug)


centrifuge

Coordinate term: centripète


adsorber

adsorber (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
adsorbant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
adsorbé (participle past)
adsorbe (first-person indicative present singular)
adsorbes (indicative present second-person singular)
adsorbe (indicative present singular third-person)
adsorbons (first-person indicative plural present)
adsorbez (indicative plural present second-person)
adsorbent (indicative plural present third-person)
adsorbais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
adsorbais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
adsorbait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
adsorbions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
adsorbiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
adsorbaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
adsorbai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
adsorbas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
adsorba (historic indicative past singular third-person)
adsorbâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
adsorbâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
adsorbèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
adsorberai (first-person future indicative singular)
adsorberas (future indicative second-person singular)
adsorbera (future indicative singular third-person)
adsorberons (first-person future indicative plural)
adsorberez (future indicative plural second-person)
adsorberont (future indicative plural third-person)
adsorberais (conditional first-person singular)
adsorberais (conditional second-person singular)
adsorberait (conditional singular third-person)
adsorberions (conditional first-person plural)
adsorberiez (conditional plural second-person)
adsorberaient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
adsorbe (first-person present singular subjunctive)
adsorbes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
adsorbe (present singular subjunctive third-person)
adsorbions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
adsorbiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
adsorbent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
adsorbasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
adsorbasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
adsorbât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
adsorbassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
adsorbassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
adsorbassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
adsorbe (imperative second-person singular)
adsorbons (first-person imperative plural)
adsorbez (imperative plural second-person)

(transitive, physical chemistry, physics) to adsorb (to accumulate on a surface, by adsorption)


pression

Learned borrowing from Latin pressiō, pressiōnis.

lbor

(medicine, physics, uncountable) pressure


accélération

fr-noun

accélération f (countable and uncountable, plural accélérations)

→ Romanian: accelerație

Learned borrowing from Latin accelerātiō. By surface analysis, accélérer + -ation.

lbor

Coordinate term: vitesse


formant

Borrowed from German Formant, from Latin fōrmāns (“shaping; forming; fashioning”), present participle of fōrmō (“to shape; to form; to fashion”). Doublet of formans.

der

(physics, phonetics) formant (band of frequencies, in a sound spectrum, that have a greater intensity; they determine the quality of a sound; especially the characteristic sounds of the consonants)


chargeur

fr-noun

chargeur m (plural chargeurs, feminine chargeuse)

→ Turkish: şarjör

→ Persian: شارژر (šâržer)


relais

→ Crimean Tatar: rele

→ Czech: relé

→ Dutch: relais

→ Indonesian: relai

→ English: relais

→ Esperanto: relajso

→ Galician: relé

→ Italian: relais, relè

→ Norwegian Bokmål: relé

→ Norwegian Nynorsk: relé

→ Portuguese: relé

→ Spanish: relé

From Old French relaier (Modern French: relayer).

(electronics) relay (electromechanical device)


énergie

→ Azerbaijani: enerji

→ Czech: energie

→ Danish: energi

→ Dutch: energie
→ Indonesian: energi

desctree

→ English: energy
→ Cebuano: enerdyi
→ Japanese: エナジー (enajī)
→ Korean: 에너지 (eneoji)

→ Norwegian Bokmål: energi

→ Norwegian Nynorsk: energi

→ Persian: انرژی (enerži)

→ Romanian: energie

→ Swedish: energi

→ Turkish: enerji

Learned borrowing from Latin energīa, from Ancient Greek ἐνέργεια (enérgeia).

énergie atomique

énergie fossile

énergie nucléaire

énergie renouvelable

énergie solaire

énergie verte

loi de conservation de l'énergie

(physics) energy (quantity that denotes the ability to do work)


orbitale

(physics) orbital (of an atom or molecule)


positif

(physics) positive (electrical polarity)


matière

From Old French matiere, borrowed from Latin materia.


va-et-vient

→ Dutch: va-et-vient


électron

(particle physics) electron (the negatively charged subatomic particles that orbit atoms)


graphe

From Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō, “to draw”).


triboluminescence

fr-noun

triboluminescence f (plural triboluminescences)


délocalisation

délocalisation f (plural délocalisations)


délocaliser

délocaliser (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
délocalisant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
délocalisé (participle past)
délocalise (first-person indicative present singular)
délocalises (indicative present second-person singular)
délocalise (indicative present singular third-person)
délocalisons (first-person indicative plural present)
délocalisez (indicative plural present second-person)
délocalisent (indicative plural present third-person)
délocalisais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
délocalisais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
délocalisait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
délocalisions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
délocalisiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
délocalisaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
délocalisai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
délocalisas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
délocalisa (historic indicative past singular third-person)
délocalisâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
délocalisâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
délocalisèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
délocaliserai (first-person future indicative singular)
délocaliseras (future indicative second-person singular)
délocalisera (future indicative singular third-person)
délocaliserons (first-person future indicative plural)
délocaliserez (future indicative plural second-person)
délocaliseront (future indicative plural third-person)
délocaliserais (conditional first-person singular)
délocaliserais (conditional second-person singular)
délocaliserait (conditional singular third-person)
délocaliserions (conditional first-person plural)
délocaliseriez (conditional plural second-person)
délocaliseraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
délocalise (first-person present singular subjunctive)
délocalises (present second-person singular subjunctive)
délocalise (present singular subjunctive third-person)
délocalisions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
délocalisiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
délocalisent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
délocalisasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
délocalisasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
délocalisât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
délocalisassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
délocalisassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
délocalisassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
délocalise (imperative second-person singular)
délocalisons (first-person imperative plural)
délocalisez (imperative plural second-person)


induire

induire (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
induisant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
induit (participle past)
induis (first-person indicative present singular)
induis (indicative present second-person singular)
induit (indicative present singular third-person)
induisons (first-person indicative plural present)
induisez (indicative plural present second-person)
induisent (indicative plural present third-person)
induisais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
induisais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
induisait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
induisions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
induisiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
induisaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
induisis (first-person historic indicative past singular)
induisis (historic indicative past second-person singular)
induisit (historic indicative past singular third-person)
induisîmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
induisîtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
induisirent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
induirai (first-person future indicative singular)
induiras (future indicative second-person singular)
induira (future indicative singular third-person)
induirons (first-person future indicative plural)
induirez (future indicative plural second-person)
induiront (future indicative plural third-person)
induirais (conditional first-person singular)
induirais (conditional second-person singular)
induirait (conditional singular third-person)
induirions (conditional first-person plural)
induiriez (conditional plural second-person)
induiraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
induise (first-person present singular subjunctive)
induises (present second-person singular subjunctive)
induise (present singular subjunctive third-person)
induisions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
induisiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
induisent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
induisisse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
induisisses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
induisît (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
induisissions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
induisissiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
induisissent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
induis (imperative second-person singular)
induisons (first-person imperative plural)
induisez (imperative plural second-person)

Borrowed from Latin indūcere (or altered from the Old French form enduire). Compare the inherited doublet enduire.


impulsif

fr-adj

impulsif (feminine impulsive, masculine plural impulsifs, feminine plural impulsives)

impulsive (feminine)
impulsifs (masculine plural)
impulsives (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin impulsivus.


ioniser

ioniser (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
ionisant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
ionisé (participle past)
ionise (first-person indicative present singular)
ionises (indicative present second-person singular)
ionise (indicative present singular third-person)
ionisons (first-person indicative plural present)
ionisez (indicative plural present second-person)
ionisent (indicative plural present third-person)
ionisais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
ionisais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
ionisait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
ionisions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
ionisiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
ionisaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
ionisai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
ionisas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
ionisa (historic indicative past singular third-person)
ionisâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
ionisâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
ionisèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
ioniserai (first-person future indicative singular)
ioniseras (future indicative second-person singular)
ionisera (future indicative singular third-person)
ioniserons (first-person future indicative plural)
ioniserez (future indicative plural second-person)
ioniseront (future indicative plural third-person)
ioniserais (conditional first-person singular)
ioniserais (conditional second-person singular)
ioniserait (conditional singular third-person)
ioniserions (conditional first-person plural)
ioniseriez (conditional plural second-person)
ioniseraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
ionise (first-person present singular subjunctive)
ionises (present second-person singular subjunctive)
ionise (present singular subjunctive third-person)
ionisions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
ionisiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
ionisent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
ionisasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
ionisasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
ionisât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
ionisassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
ionisassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
ionisassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
ionise (imperative second-person singular)
ionisons (first-person imperative plural)
ionisez (imperative plural second-person)


numérique

→ Romanian: numeric

→ Turkish: nümerik

From Latin numerus (whence nombre) + -ique.
Use in electronics is a semantic loan from English digital, which has also been directly borrowed into French.


électronvolt

électronvolts (plural)
électron-volt (alternative)
eV (alternative)


sonorisation

Elle doit être entendue. Avec un système de sonorisation. Par les autres.

It needs to be heard. Through a PA system. By other people.

Vous avez manqué mon annonce sur la sonorisation ?

Did you miss my announcement over the PA system?

(music, electronics; sometimes preceded by "système de") PA system, public address system, sound system


décalage vers le rouge

Coordinate term: décalage vers le bleu


contrainte

From the feminine of contraint; Middle French constrainte.


inertie

fr-noun

inertie f (usually uncountable, plural inerties)

→ Persian: اینرسی (inersi)

→ Dutch: inertie

Borrowed from Latin inertia (“want of art or skill; inactivity”), from iners (“inept, slow”), itself from in- (“not”) + ars (“art, skill”).


translater

translater (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
translatant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
translaté (participle past)
translate (first-person indicative present singular)
translates (indicative present second-person singular)
translate (indicative present singular third-person)
translatons (first-person indicative plural present)
translatez (indicative plural present second-person)
translatent (indicative plural present third-person)
translatais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
translatais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
translatait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
translations (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
translatiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
translataient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
translatai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
translatas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
translata (historic indicative past singular third-person)
translatâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
translatâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
translatèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
translaterai (first-person future indicative singular)
translateras (future indicative second-person singular)
translatera (future indicative singular third-person)
translaterons (first-person future indicative plural)
translaterez (future indicative plural second-person)
translateront (future indicative plural third-person)
translaterais (conditional first-person singular)
translaterais (conditional second-person singular)
translaterait (conditional singular third-person)
translaterions (conditional first-person plural)
translateriez (conditional plural second-person)
translateraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
translate (first-person present singular subjunctive)
translates (present second-person singular subjunctive)
translate (present singular subjunctive third-person)
translations (first-person plural present subjunctive)
translatiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
translatent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
translatasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
translatasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
translatât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
translatassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
translatassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
translatassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
translate (imperative second-person singular)
translatons (first-person imperative plural)
translatez (imperative plural second-person)

Inherited from Middle French translater, from Old French translater, from the supine stem of Latin trānsferō (trānslāt-) + -er. Cognate with English translate.


harmonique

Learned borrowing from Latin harmonicus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἁρμονικός (harmonikós), from ἁρμονία (harmonía, “harmony”). By surface analysis, harmonie + -ique.

Coordinate term: mélodique


albédo

(physics) albedo (the fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body)


amorphe

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄμορφος (ámorphos).

(physics) amorphous (in a non-crystalline solid state)


pylône

→ Romanian: pilon

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πυλών, πυλῶνος (pulṓn, pulônos).

lbor

πυλών, πυλῶνος


nucléon

(physics) nucleon (a proton or a neutron)


particule

Borrowed from Latin particula. Doublet of parcelle.


particule élémentaire

fr-noun

particule élémentaire f (plural particules élémentaires)


piézoélectricité

piézoélectricité f (plural piézoélectricités)


complément

Borrowed from Latin complēmentum. Doublet of compliment.


biot

From Biot; Named after Jean-Baptiste Biot.

(electricty, physics) biot; Synonym of abampère


ponctuel

fr-adj

ponctuel (feminine ponctuelle, masculine plural ponctuels, feminine plural ponctuelles)

ponctuelle (feminine)
ponctuels (masculine plural)
ponctuelles (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Medieval Latin punctuālis, from punctus (whence French point).


espace-temps

fr-noun

espace-temps m (usually uncountable, plural espaces-temps)

(physics) spacetime (four dimensional continuum)


activer

activer (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
activant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
activé (participle past)
active (first-person indicative present singular)
actives (indicative present second-person singular)
active (indicative present singular third-person)
activons (first-person indicative plural present)
activez (indicative plural present second-person)
activent (indicative plural present third-person)
activais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
activais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
activait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
activions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
activiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
activaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
activai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
activas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
activa (historic indicative past singular third-person)
activâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
activâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
activèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
activerai (first-person future indicative singular)
activeras (future indicative second-person singular)
activera (future indicative singular third-person)
activerons (first-person future indicative plural)
activerez (future indicative plural second-person)
activeront (future indicative plural third-person)
activerais (conditional first-person singular)
activerais (conditional second-person singular)
activerait (conditional singular third-person)
activerions (conditional first-person plural)
activeriez (conditional plural second-person)
activeraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
active (first-person present singular subjunctive)
actives (present second-person singular subjunctive)
active (present singular subjunctive third-person)
activions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
activiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
activent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
activasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
activasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
activât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
activassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
activassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
activassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
active (imperative second-person singular)
activons (first-person imperative plural)
activez (imperative plural second-person)

(transitive, physics) to activate (to render radioactive)


vergence

1738, glosses New Latin vergentia in the Latin translations of Hippocrates (16th century).

1924, M. Dufour, “Le rôle de la vergence en dioptrique”, in Annales d'oculistique, Paris:

(optics) vergence, a measure of convergence or divergence of rays.


impédance

→ Persian: امپدانس (ampedâns)

(physics) impedance (physics, measure of opposition to flow of current)


magnétisation

(physics) magnetization (the act of magnetizing, or the state of being magnetized)


stigmatique

Un instrument d'optique (...) devra soit satisfaire à la condition des sinus, on dit qu'il est alors non seulement stigmatique mais encore aplanétique, soit à la condition de Herschell. (Prat, Optique, 1962)


lentille

Inherited from Old French lentille, from Vulgar Latin *lenticla, from syncopation of Latin lenticula. The "lens" meaning is because early lenses resembled lentils.


rembobiner

rembobiner (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
rembobinant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
rembobiné (participle past)
rembobine (first-person indicative present singular)
rembobines (indicative present second-person singular)
rembobine (indicative present singular third-person)
rembobinons (first-person indicative plural present)
rembobinez (indicative plural present second-person)
rembobinent (indicative plural present third-person)
rembobinais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
rembobinais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
rembobinait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
rembobinions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
rembobiniez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
rembobinaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
rembobinai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
rembobinas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
rembobina (historic indicative past singular third-person)
rembobinâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
rembobinâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
rembobinèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
rembobinerai (first-person future indicative singular)
rembobineras (future indicative second-person singular)
rembobinera (future indicative singular third-person)
rembobinerons (first-person future indicative plural)
rembobinerez (future indicative plural second-person)
rembobineront (future indicative plural third-person)
rembobinerais (conditional first-person singular)
rembobinerais (conditional second-person singular)
rembobinerait (conditional singular third-person)
rembobinerions (conditional first-person plural)
rembobineriez (conditional plural second-person)
rembobineraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
rembobine (first-person present singular subjunctive)
rembobines (present second-person singular subjunctive)
rembobine (present singular subjunctive third-person)
rembobinions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
rembobiniez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
rembobinent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
rembobinasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
rembobinasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
rembobinât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
rembobinassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
rembobinassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
rembobinassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
rembobine (imperative second-person singular)
rembobinons (first-person imperative plural)
rembobinez (imperative plural second-person)

(transitive, electronics) to rewind a cassette


interaction élémentaire

interaction élémentaire f (plural interactions élémentaires)

fundamental interaction
fundamental interaction


interaction électromagnétique

interaction électromagnétique f (uncountable)

electromagnetic interaction
electromagnetic interaction


interaction gravitationnelle

interaction gravitationnelle f (uncountable)

gravitational interaction
gravitational interaction


interaction nucléaire forte

interaction nucléaire forte f (uncountable)

LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-interaction nucléaire forte.wav

strong nuclear interaction
strong nuclear interaction


interaction nucléaire faible

interaction nucléaire faible f (uncountable)

weak nuclear interaction
weak nuclear interaction


gravitationnel

fr-adj

gravitationnel (feminine gravitationnelle, masculine plural gravitationnels, feminine plural gravitationnelles)

gravitationnelle (feminine)
gravitationnels (masculine plural)
gravitationnelles (feminine plural)

interaction gravitationnelle

onde gravitationnelle


interaction fondamentale

fr-noun

interaction fondamentale f (plural interactions fondamentales)


réaction en chaîne

réaction en chaîne f (plural réactions en chaîne)

(physics) chain reaction (nuclear reaction in which particles produced by the fission of one atom trigger fissions of other atoms)


complémentarité

complémentarité f (plural complémentarités)


thermodynamique

thermodynamique f (plural thermodynamiques)

(physics) thermodynamics (science of the conversions between heat and other forms of energy)


loi de conservation

loi de conservation f (plural lois de conservation)


loi de conservation de l'énergie

loi de conservation de l'énergie f (uncountable)

conservation of energy
conservation of energy


supraconductivité

supraconductivité f (plural supraconductivités)


dégainer

dégainer (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
dégainant (gerund participle present)
dégainant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
dégainé (participle past)
dégainé (participle past)
dégaine (first-person indicative present singular)
dégaines (indicative present second-person singular)
dégaine (indicative present singular third-person)
dégainons (first-person indicative plural present)
dégainons (first-person indicative plural present)
dégainez (indicative plural present second-person)
dégainez (indicative plural present second-person)
dégainent (indicative plural present third-person)
dégainais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
dégainais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
dégainais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
dégainais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
dégainait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
dégainait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
dégainions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
dégainions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
dégainiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
dégainiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
dégainaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
dégainaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
dégainai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
dégainai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
dégainas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
dégainas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
dégaina (historic indicative past singular third-person)
dégaina (historic indicative past singular third-person)
dégainâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
dégainâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
dégainâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
dégainâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
dégainèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
dégainèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
dégainerai (first-person future indicative singular)
dégaineras (future indicative second-person singular)
dégainera (future indicative singular third-person)
dégainerons (first-person future indicative plural)
dégainerez (future indicative plural second-person)
dégaineront (future indicative plural third-person)
dégainerais (conditional first-person singular)
dégainerais (conditional second-person singular)
dégainerait (conditional singular third-person)
dégainerions (conditional first-person plural)
dégainerions (conditional first-person plural)
dégaineriez (conditional plural second-person)
dégaineriez (conditional plural second-person)
dégaineraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
dégaine (first-person present singular subjunctive)
dégaines (present second-person singular subjunctive)
dégaine (present singular subjunctive third-person)
dégainions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
dégainions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
dégainiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
dégainiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
dégainent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
dégainasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
dégainasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
dégainasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
dégainasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
dégainât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
dégainât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
dégainassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
dégainassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
dégainassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
dégainassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
dégainassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
dégainassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
dégaine (imperative second-person singular)
dégainons (first-person imperative plural)
dégainons (first-person imperative plural)
dégainez (imperative plural second-person)
dégainez (imperative plural second-person)

couteaux à dégainer

electrical engineering
electrical engineering

(electrical engineering) to strip (a cable)


survolté

fr-adj

survolté (feminine survoltée, masculine plural survoltés, feminine plural survoltées)

survoltée (feminine)
survoltés (masculine plural)
survoltées (feminine plural)


supersymétrie

fr-noun

supersymétrie f (usually uncountable, plural supersymétries)


déformation

→ Romanian: deformație

→ Turkish: deformasyon


électroluminescence

électroluminescence f (plural électroluminescences)


électroluminescent

fr-adj

électroluminescent (feminine électroluminescente, masculine plural électroluminescents, feminine plural électroluminescentes)

électroluminescente (feminine)
électroluminescents (masculine plural)
électroluminescentes (feminine plural)


électrostatique

fr-noun

électrostatique f (plural électrostatiques)


géophysicien

géophysicien m (plural géophysiciens, feminine géophysicienne)

géophysiciens (plural)
géophysicienne (feminine)


insaturé

fr-adj

insaturé (feminine insaturée, masculine plural insaturés, feminine plural insaturées)

insaturée (feminine)
insaturés (masculine plural)
insaturées (feminine plural)


CIPM

(physics, standardisation) Initialism of Comité international des poids et mesures.

fr:Comité international des poids et mesures


deutéré

deutéré (feminine deutérée, masculine plural deutérés, feminine plural deutérées)

deutérée (feminine)
deutérés (masculine plural)
deutérées (feminine plural)


électronégatif

électronégatif (feminine électronégative, masculine plural électronégatifs, feminine plural électronégatives)

électronégative (feminine)
électronégatifs (masculine plural)
électronégatives (feminine plural)
électro-négatif (alternative)


électropositif

électropositif (feminine électropositive, masculine plural électropositifs, feminine plural électropositives)

électropositive (feminine)
électropositifs (masculine plural)
électropositives (feminine plural)
électro-positif (alternative)


électronégativité

fr-noun

électronégativité f (plural électronégativités)


électropositivité

électropositivité f (plural électropositivités)


nucléosynthèse

nucléosynthèse f (plural nucléosynthèses)

From Latin nucleus (“core, nucleus”) + synthèse.


superfluidité

From super- + fluidité or from superfluide + -ité.


supraconducteur

supraconducteur m (plural supraconducteurs)


supraconducteur

fr-adj

supraconducteur (feminine supraconductrice, masculine plural supraconducteurs, feminine plural supraconductrices)

supraconductrice (feminine)
supraconducteurs (masculine plural)
supraconductrices (feminine plural)

un matériau supraconducteur


thermoacoustique

fr-noun

thermoacoustique f (usually uncountable, plural thermoacoustiques)


thermonucléaire

thermonucléaires (plural)
thermo-nucléaire (alternative)


massique

(physics, chemistry, relational) mass; specific


raréfaction

Borrowed from Medieval Latin rārēfactiōnem, from rarefaciō (“to rarefy”).

bor+

(physics, dated) rarefaction (reduction in the density of a material)


conductibilité

fr-noun

conductibilité f (plural conductibilités)


capacitif

fr-adj

capacitif (feminine capacitive, masculine plural capacitifs, feminine plural capacitives)

capacitive (feminine)
capacitifs (masculine plural)
capacitives (feminine plural)


paramagnétisme

fr-noun

paramagnétisme m (plural paramagnétismes)


électrodynamique

électrodynamique f (plural électrodynamiques)


hétérojonction

hétérojonction f (plural hétérojonctions)


radionucléide

radionucléides (plural)
radio-nucléide (alternative)


cryoscopie

(chemistry, physics) cryoscopy (all senses)


électrolyser

électrolyser (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
électrolysant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
électrolysé (participle past)
électrolyse (first-person indicative present singular)
électrolyses (indicative present second-person singular)
électrolyse (indicative present singular third-person)
électrolysons (first-person indicative plural present)
électrolysez (indicative plural present second-person)
électrolysent (indicative plural present third-person)
électrolysais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
électrolysais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
électrolysait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
électrolysions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
électrolysiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
électrolysaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
électrolysai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
électrolysas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
électrolysa (historic indicative past singular third-person)
électrolysâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
électrolysâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
électrolysèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
électrolyserai (first-person future indicative singular)
électrolyseras (future indicative second-person singular)
électrolysera (future indicative singular third-person)
électrolyserons (first-person future indicative plural)
électrolyserez (future indicative plural second-person)
électrolyseront (future indicative plural third-person)
électrolyserais (conditional first-person singular)
électrolyserais (conditional second-person singular)
électrolyserait (conditional singular third-person)
électrolyserions (conditional first-person plural)
électrolyseriez (conditional plural second-person)
électrolyseraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
électrolyse (first-person present singular subjunctive)
électrolyses (present second-person singular subjunctive)
électrolyse (present singular subjunctive third-person)
électrolysions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
électrolysiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
électrolysent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
électrolysasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
électrolysasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
électrolysât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
électrolysassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
électrolysassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
électrolysassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
électrolyse (imperative second-person singular)
électrolysons (first-person imperative plural)
électrolysez (imperative plural second-person)


semiconducteur

semiconducteur m (plural semiconducteurs)

semiconducteurs (plural)
semi-conducteur (alternative)


super-lourd

fr-adj

super-lourd (feminine super-lourde, masculine plural super-lourds, feminine plural super-lourdes)

super-lourde (feminine)
super-lourds (masculine plural)
super-lourdes (feminine plural)
superlourd (alternative)


magnétostrictif

magnétostrictif (feminine magnétostrictive, masculine plural magnétostrictifs, feminine plural magnétostrictives)

magnétostrictive (feminine)
magnétostrictifs (masculine plural)
magnétostrictives (feminine plural)


magnétostriction

fr-noun

magnétostriction f (plural magnétostrictions)


électroaimant

électroaimants (plural)
électro-aimant (alternative)


quasi-particule

quasi-particule f (plural quasi-particules)


transuranien

fr-adj

transuranien (feminine transuranienne, masculine plural transuraniens, feminine plural transuraniennes)

transuranienne (feminine)
transuraniens (masculine plural)
transuraniennes (feminine plural)

(physics, chemistry, astronomy) transuranic


criticité

(physics) criticality (of a nuclear reaction)


fissionner

fissionner (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
fissionnant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
fissionné (participle past)
fissionne (first-person indicative present singular)
fissionnes (indicative present second-person singular)
fissionne (indicative present singular third-person)
fissionnons (first-person indicative plural present)
fissionnez (indicative plural present second-person)
fissionnent (indicative plural present third-person)
fissionnais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
fissionnais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
fissionnait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
fissionnions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
fissionniez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
fissionnaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
fissionnai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
fissionnas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
fissionna (historic indicative past singular third-person)
fissionnâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
fissionnâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
fissionnèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
fissionnerai (first-person future indicative singular)
fissionneras (future indicative second-person singular)
fissionnera (future indicative singular third-person)
fissionnerons (first-person future indicative plural)
fissionnerez (future indicative plural second-person)
fissionneront (future indicative plural third-person)
fissionnerais (conditional first-person singular)
fissionnerais (conditional second-person singular)
fissionnerait (conditional singular third-person)
fissionnerions (conditional first-person plural)
fissionneriez (conditional plural second-person)
fissionneraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
fissionne (first-person present singular subjunctive)
fissionnes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
fissionne (present singular subjunctive third-person)
fissionnions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
fissionniez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
fissionnent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
fissionnasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
fissionnasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
fissionnât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
fissionnassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
fissionnassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
fissionnassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
fissionne (imperative second-person singular)
fissionnons (first-person imperative plural)
fissionnez (imperative plural second-person)


magnéton

→ Catalan: magnetó

→ English: magneton


rétrodiffusé

rétrodiffusé (feminine rétrodiffusée, masculine plural rétrodiffusés, feminine plural rétrodiffusées)

rétrodiffusée (feminine)
rétrodiffusés (masculine plural)
rétrodiffusées (feminine plural)


surrégénérateur

surrégénérateur (feminine surrégénératrice, masculine plural surrégénérateurs, feminine plural surrégénératrices)

surrégénératrice (feminine)
surrégénérateurs (masculine plural)
surrégénératrices (feminine plural)

(physics, relational) breeder (of a nuclear reactor)


interférent

interférent (feminine interférente, masculine plural interférents, feminine plural interférentes)

interférente (feminine)
interférents (masculine plural)
interférentes (feminine plural)


magnétorésistance

fr-noun

magnétorésistance f (plural magnétorésistances)


surfondu

fr-adj

surfondu (feminine surfondue, masculine plural surfondus, feminine plural surfondues)

surfondue (feminine)
surfondus (masculine plural)
surfondues (feminine plural)


rotationnel

rotationnel (feminine rotationnelle, masculine plural rotationnels, feminine plural rotationnelles)

rotationnelle (feminine)
rotationnels (masculine plural)
rotationnelles (feminine plural)


coulombien

coulombien (feminine coulombienne, masculine plural coulombiens, feminine plural coulombiennes)

coulombienne (feminine)
coulombiens (masculine plural)
coulombiennes (feminine plural)


photoconducteur

fr-noun

photoconducteur m (plural photoconducteurs)


photoconducteur

fr-adj

photoconducteur (feminine photoconductrice, masculine plural photoconducteurs, feminine plural photoconductrices)

photoconductrice (feminine)
photoconducteurs (masculine plural)
photoconductrices (feminine plural)


azéotrope

From a- (privative prefix) + Ancient Greek ζέω (zéō) + -trope.


boson de Higgs

fr-noun

boson de Higgs m (plural bosons de Higgs)

LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-boson de Higgs.wav


méson

mésons (plural)
meson (alternative dated)


hypéron

(physics) hyperon (baryon with nonzero strangeness)


éclairement

From éclairer (“to illuminate”) + -ment.


interféromètre

interféromètre m (plural interféromètres)


interférentiel

fr-adj

interférentiel (feminine interférentielle, masculine plural interférentiels, feminine plural interférentielles)

interférentielle (feminine)
interférentiels (masculine plural)
interférentielles (feminine plural)


physicochimie

physicochimies (plural)
physico-chimie (alternative)


référentiel

(physics) reference frame, frame of reference


tectonophysique

fr-noun

tectonophysique f (plural tectonophysiques)


onduleur

uninterruptible power supply
uninterruptible power supply

uninterruptible power source
uninterruptible power source

(by extension, electrical engineering) UPS, uninterruptible power supply, uninterruptible power source


champ de force

champ de force m (plural champs de force)

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antilogue

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀντίλογος (antílogos, “contradictory, reverse”), from ἀντιλέγω (antilégō, “speak against, gainsay, contradict”).


onde électromagnétique

fr-noun

onde électromagnétique f (plural ondes électromagnétiques)

Le rayonnement solaire est l'ensemble des ondes électromagnétiques émises par le Soleil.

electromagnetic wave
electromagnetic wave


anticorpuscule

anticorpuscule m (plural anticorpuscules)


thermoélectricité

thermoélectricité f (plural thermoélectricités)


antiferromagnétisme

antiferromagnétisme m (plural antiferromagnétismes)


ferromagnétisme

ferromagnétisme m (plural ferromagnétismes)


antiliant

fr-adj

antiliant (feminine antiliante, masculine plural antiliants, feminine plural antiliantes)

antiliante (feminine)
antiliants (masculine plural)
antiliantes (feminine plural)


orbitale antiliante

fr-noun

orbitale antiliante f (plural orbitales antiliantes)

(physics, chemistry) antibonding orbital


gyromagnétisme

gyromagnétisme m (plural gyromagnétismes)


photodésintégration

photodésintégration f (plural photodésintégrations)


onde gravitationnelle

onde gravitationnelle f (plural ondes gravitationnelles)


masse au repos

masse au repos f (plural masses au repos)


loi de Charles

Named after French scientist Jacques Charles (1746–1823), who first formulated it.


glisseur

fr-noun

glisseur m (plural glisseurs, feminine glisseuse)

(physics) couple (turning force, masculine only)


irrotationnel

fr-adj

irrotationnel (feminine irrotationnelle, masculine plural irrotationnels, feminine plural irrotationnelles)

irrotationnelle (feminine)
irrotationnels (masculine plural)
irrotationnelles (feminine plural)


surgaussien

surgaussien (feminine surgaussienne, masculine plural surgaussiens, feminine plural surgaussiennes)

surgaussienne (feminine)
surgaussiens (masculine plural)
surgaussiennes (feminine plural)
sur-gaussien (alternative)


adsorboluminescence

fr-noun

adsorboluminescence f (plural adsorboluminescences)


anthropogammamétrie

anthropogammamétrie f (plural anthropogammamétries)

(physics, medicine) whole-body counting (of radioactivity within a person's body)


antivert

fr-adj

antivert (feminine antiverte, masculine plural antiverts, feminine plural antivertes)

antiverte (feminine)
antiverts (masculine plural)
antivertes (feminine plural)


autoinductance

fr-noun

autoinductance f (plural autoinductances)


autoprotonisation

autoprotonisation f (plural autoprotonisations)


auzomètre

(obsolete, optics) Alternative form of auxomètre


bistabilité

From bi- + stabilité or bistable + -ité.


chromodynamique

chromodynamique m (plural chromodynamiques)


chromodynamique quantique

chromodynamique quantique m (uncountable)

quantum chromodynamics
quantum chromodynamics


diffractif

fr-adj

diffractif (feminine diffractive, masculine plural diffractifs, feminine plural diffractives)

diffractive (feminine)
diffractifs (masculine plural)
diffractives (feminine plural)


dissipatif

dissipatif (feminine dissipative, masculine plural dissipatifs, feminine plural dissipatives)

dissipative (feminine)
dissipatifs (masculine plural)
dissipatives (feminine plural)


ferrimagnétisme

fr-noun

ferrimagnétisme m (plural ferrimagnétismes)


ferrotoroïdicité

ferrotoroïdicité f (plural ferrotoroïdicités)


ferroélasticité

ferroélasticité f (plural ferroélasticités)


ferroélectricité

ferroélectricité f (plural ferroélectricités)


hyperlourd

fr-adj

hyperlourd (feminine hyperlourde, masculine plural hyperlourds, feminine plural hyperlourdes)

hyperlourde (feminine)
hyperlourds (masculine plural)
hyperlourdes (feminine plural)


héliomagnétisme

fr-noun

héliomagnétisme m (plural héliomagnétismes)


inconducteur

fr-adj

inconducteur (feminine inconductrice, masculine plural inconducteurs, feminine plural inconductrices)

inconductrice (feminine)
inconducteurs (masculine plural)
inconductrices (feminine plural)


lambertien

lambertien (feminine lambertienne, masculine plural lambertiens, feminine plural lambertiennes)

lambertienne (feminine)
lambertiens (masculine plural)
lambertiennes (feminine plural)


multiferroïsme

fr-noun

multiferroïsme m (plural multiferroïsmes)


nanoélectronvolt

nanoélectronvolt m (plural nanoélectronvolts)


photoconductif

fr-adj

photoconductif (feminine photoconductive, masculine plural photoconductifs, feminine plural photoconductives)

photoconductive (feminine)
photoconductifs (masculine plural)
photoconductives (feminine plural)


photoélectricité

fr-noun

photoélectricité f (plural photoélectricités)

photoélectricités (plural)
photo-électricité (alternative)

From photo- + électricité or photoélectrique + -ité.


piézomagnétisme

piézomagnétisme m (plural piézomagnétismes)


planckien

fr-adj

planckien (feminine planckienne, masculine plural planckiens, feminine plural planckiennes)

planckienne (feminine)
planckiens (masculine plural)
planckiennes (feminine plural)


poloïdal

poloïdal (feminine poloïdale, masculine plural poloïdaux, feminine plural poloïdales)

poloïdale (feminine)
poloïdaux (masculine plural)
poloïdales (feminine plural)


protoniser

protoniser (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
protonisant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
protonisé (participle past)
protonise (first-person indicative present singular)
protonises (indicative present second-person singular)
protonise (indicative present singular third-person)
protonisons (first-person indicative plural present)
protonisez (indicative plural present second-person)
protonisent (indicative plural present third-person)
protonisais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
protonisais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
protonisait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
protonisions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
protonisiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
protonisaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
protonisai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
protonisas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
protonisa (historic indicative past singular third-person)
protonisâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
protonisâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
protonisèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
protoniserai (first-person future indicative singular)
protoniseras (future indicative second-person singular)
protonisera (future indicative singular third-person)
protoniserons (first-person future indicative plural)
protoniserez (future indicative plural second-person)
protoniseront (future indicative plural third-person)
protoniserais (conditional first-person singular)
protoniserais (conditional second-person singular)
protoniserait (conditional singular third-person)
protoniserions (conditional first-person plural)
protoniseriez (conditional plural second-person)
protoniseraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
protonise (first-person present singular subjunctive)
protonises (present second-person singular subjunctive)
protonise (present singular subjunctive third-person)
protonisions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
protonisiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
protonisent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
protonisasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
protonisasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
protonisât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
protonisassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
protonisassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
protonisassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
protonise (imperative second-person singular)
protonisons (first-person imperative plural)
protonisez (imperative plural second-person)


préon

Borrowed from English preon. By surface analysis, pré- + -on.


pseudoscalaire

fr-noun

pseudoscalaire m (plural pseudoscalaires)


spaghettifier

spaghettifier (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
spaghettifiant (gerund participle present)
spaghettifiant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
spaghettifié (participle past)
spaghettifié (participle past)
spaghettifie (first-person indicative present singular)
spaghettifie (first-person indicative present singular)
spaghettifies (indicative present second-person singular)
spaghettifies (indicative present second-person singular)
spaghettifie (indicative present singular third-person)
spaghettifie (indicative present singular third-person)
spaghettifions (first-person indicative plural present)
spaghettifions (first-person indicative plural present)
spaghettifiez (indicative plural present second-person)
spaghettifiez (indicative plural present second-person)
spaghettifient (indicative plural present third-person)
spaghettifient (indicative plural present third-person)
spaghettifiais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
spaghettifiais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
spaghettifiais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
spaghettifiais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
spaghettifiait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
spaghettifiait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
spaghettifiions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
spaghettifiions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
spaghettifiiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
spaghettifiiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
spaghettifiaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
spaghettifiaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
spaghettifiai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
spaghettifiai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
spaghettifias (historic indicative past second-person singular)
spaghettifias (historic indicative past second-person singular)
spaghettifia (historic indicative past singular third-person)
spaghettifia (historic indicative past singular third-person)
spaghettifiâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
spaghettifiâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
spaghettifiâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
spaghettifiâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
spaghettifièrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
spaghettifièrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
spaghettifierai (first-person future indicative singular)
spaghettifierai (first-person future indicative singular)
spaghettifieras (future indicative second-person singular)
spaghettifieras (future indicative second-person singular)
spaghettifiera (future indicative singular third-person)
spaghettifiera (future indicative singular third-person)
spaghettifierons (first-person future indicative plural)
spaghettifierons (first-person future indicative plural)
spaghettifierez (future indicative plural second-person)
spaghettifierez (future indicative plural second-person)
spaghettifieront (future indicative plural third-person)
spaghettifieront (future indicative plural third-person)
spaghettifierais (conditional first-person singular)
spaghettifierais (conditional first-person singular)
spaghettifierais (conditional second-person singular)
spaghettifierais (conditional second-person singular)
spaghettifierait (conditional singular third-person)
spaghettifierait (conditional singular third-person)
spaghettifierions (conditional first-person plural)
spaghettifierions (conditional first-person plural)
spaghettifieriez (conditional plural second-person)
spaghettifieriez (conditional plural second-person)
spaghettifieraient (conditional plural third-person)
spaghettifieraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
spaghettifie (first-person present singular subjunctive)
spaghettifie (first-person present singular subjunctive)
spaghettifies (present second-person singular subjunctive)
spaghettifies (present second-person singular subjunctive)
spaghettifie (present singular subjunctive third-person)
spaghettifie (present singular subjunctive third-person)
spaghettifiions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
spaghettifiions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
spaghettifiiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
spaghettifiiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
spaghettifient (plural present subjunctive third-person)
spaghettifient (plural present subjunctive third-person)
spaghettifiasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
spaghettifiasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
spaghettifiasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
spaghettifiasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
spaghettifiât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
spaghettifiât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
spaghettifiassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
spaghettifiassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
spaghettifiassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
spaghettifiassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
spaghettifiassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
spaghettifiassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
spaghettifie (imperative second-person singular)
spaghettifie (imperative second-person singular)
spaghettifions (first-person imperative plural)
spaghettifions (first-person imperative plural)
spaghettifiez (imperative plural second-person)
spaghettifiez (imperative plural second-person)

Borrowed from English spaghettify. By surface analysis, spaghetti + -ifier.


superparamagnétisme

superparamagnétisme m (plural superparamagnétismes)


superpartenaire

superpartenaire m (plural superpartenaires)


supersolidité

From super- + solidité or supersolide + -ité.


supraconduction

supraconduction f (plural supraconductions)


suraccélération

suraccélération f (plural suraccélérations)

(physics) jerk (rate of change of acceleration)


surgénération

(physics) breeding (of a nuclear reactor)


thermomagnétisme

thermomagnétisme m (plural thermomagnétismes)


unipolarité

From uni- + polarité or unipolaire + -ité.


électromoteur

fr-adj

électromoteur (feminine électromotrice, masculine plural électromoteurs, feminine plural électromotrices)

électromotrice (feminine)
électromoteurs (masculine plural)
électromotrices (feminine plural)

(physics, relational) electromotor; electromotive


hydrogénoïde

(physics, inorganic chemistry) hydrogen-like


hydrogénoïde

(physics, inorganic chemistry) hydrogen-like atom or cation


mésothorium

(physics, inorganic chemistry) mesothorium


pervaporer

pervaporer (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
pervaporant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
pervaporé (participle past)
pervapore (first-person indicative present singular)
pervapores (indicative present second-person singular)
pervapore (indicative present singular third-person)
pervaporons (first-person indicative plural present)
pervaporez (indicative plural present second-person)
pervaporent (indicative plural present third-person)
pervaporais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
pervaporais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
pervaporait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
pervaporions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
pervaporiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
pervaporaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
pervaporai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
pervaporas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
pervapora (historic indicative past singular third-person)
pervaporâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
pervaporâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
pervaporèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
pervaporerai (first-person future indicative singular)
pervaporeras (future indicative second-person singular)
pervaporera (future indicative singular third-person)
pervaporerons (first-person future indicative plural)
pervaporerez (future indicative plural second-person)
pervaporeront (future indicative plural third-person)
pervaporerais (conditional first-person singular)
pervaporerais (conditional second-person singular)
pervaporerait (conditional singular third-person)
pervaporerions (conditional first-person plural)
pervaporeriez (conditional plural second-person)
pervaporeraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
pervapore (first-person present singular subjunctive)
pervapores (present second-person singular subjunctive)
pervapore (present singular subjunctive third-person)
pervaporions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
pervaporiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
pervaporent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
pervaporasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
pervaporasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
pervaporât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
pervaporassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
pervaporassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
pervaporassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
pervapore (imperative second-person singular)
pervaporons (first-person imperative plural)
pervaporez (imperative plural second-person)


rhéofluidification

fr-noun

rhéofluidification f (plural rhéofluidifications)


transfermien

fr-adj

transfermien (feminine transfermienne, masculine plural transfermiens, feminine plural transfermiennes)

transfermienne (feminine)
transfermiens (masculine plural)
transfermiennes (feminine plural)


translawrencien

translawrencien (feminine translawrencienne, masculine plural translawrenciens, feminine plural translawrenciennes)

translawrencienne (feminine)
translawrenciens (masculine plural)
translawrenciennes (feminine plural)


transplutonien

transplutonien (feminine transplutonienne, masculine plural transplutoniens, feminine plural transplutoniennes)

transplutonienne (feminine)
transplutoniens (masculine plural)
transplutoniennes (feminine plural)


électrocapillarité

fr-noun

électrocapillarité f (plural électrocapillarités)


électro-osmose

électro-osmose f (plural électro-osmoses)


anthroporadiométrie

anthroporadiométrie f (plural anthroporadiométries)


aplanétiser

aplanétiser (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
aplanétisant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
aplanétisé (participle past)
aplanétise (first-person indicative present singular)
aplanétises (indicative present second-person singular)
aplanétise (indicative present singular third-person)
aplanétisons (first-person indicative plural present)
aplanétisez (indicative plural present second-person)
aplanétisent (indicative plural present third-person)
aplanétisais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
aplanétisais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
aplanétisait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
aplanétisions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
aplanétisiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
aplanétisaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
aplanétisai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
aplanétisas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
aplanétisa (historic indicative past singular third-person)
aplanétisâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
aplanétisâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
aplanétisèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
aplanétiserai (first-person future indicative singular)
aplanétiseras (future indicative second-person singular)
aplanétisera (future indicative singular third-person)
aplanétiserons (first-person future indicative plural)
aplanétiserez (future indicative plural second-person)
aplanétiseront (future indicative plural third-person)
aplanétiserais (conditional first-person singular)
aplanétiserais (conditional second-person singular)
aplanétiserait (conditional singular third-person)
aplanétiserions (conditional first-person plural)
aplanétiseriez (conditional plural second-person)
aplanétiseraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
aplanétise (first-person present singular subjunctive)
aplanétises (present second-person singular subjunctive)
aplanétise (present singular subjunctive third-person)
aplanétisions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
aplanétisiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
aplanétisent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
aplanétisasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
aplanétisasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
aplanétisât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
aplanétisassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
aplanétisassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
aplanétisassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
aplanétise (imperative second-person singular)
aplanétisons (first-person imperative plural)
aplanétisez (imperative plural second-person)


syntonie

Borrowed from Ancient Greek συντονία (suntonía).


intrication quantique

Probably a calque of English quantum entanglement.

quantum entanglement
quantum entanglement


ampèremétrique

ampèremétriques (plural)
ampérométrique (alternative)


ampérien

fr-adj

ampérien (feminine ampérienne, masculine plural ampériens, feminine plural ampériennes)

ampérienne (feminine)
ampériens (masculine plural)
ampériennes (feminine plural)


carte mémoire

fr-noun

carte mémoire f (plural cartes mémoires)


électron libre

électron libre m (plural électrons libres)


centre de gravité

centre de gravité m (plural centres de gravité)

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centre de masse

centre de masse m (plural centres de masse)

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masse atomique

masse atomique f (plural masses atomiques)

(physics, chemistry) atomic mass, atomic weight


point de rosée

point de rosée m (plural points de rosée)


pression atmosphérique

pression atmosphérique f (usually uncountable, plural pressions atmosphériques)

atmospheric pressure
atmospheric pressure

(physics, meteorology) atmospheric pressure


nombre atomique

nombre atomique m (plural nombres atomiques)

(physics, chemistry, rare) atomic number


numéro atomique

numéro atomique m (plural numéros atomiques)


noyau atomique

noyau atomique m (plural noyaux atomiques)


point de fusion

point de fusion m (plural points de fusion)

(physics) melting point (temperature at which the solid and liquid phases of a substance are in equilibrium)


point d'ébullition

point d'ébullition m (plural points d'ébullition)


vitesse angulaire

vitesse angulaire f (plural vitesses angulaires)


équilibre instable

équilibre instable m (plural équilibres instables)

unstable equilibrium
unstable equilibrium


ligne de force

ligne de force f (plural lignes de force)


unité de temps

unité de temps f (countable and uncountable, plural unités de temps)


prise de terre

prise de terre f (plural prises de terre)

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courant parasite

courant parasite m (plural courants parasites)


courant vagabond

courant vagabond m (plural courants vagabonds)


circuit intégré

circuit intégré m (plural circuits intégrés)


force motrice

force motrice f (plural forces motrices)

(physics, chemistry) motive power (power that enables something to move)


bras de levier

bras de levier m (plural bras de levier)

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(physics) lever arm (distance between the point of application of a force and the axis)


théorie des cordes

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faux contact

(electricity) faulty contact (due for example to an open)


demi-longueur

First attested in the 19th century. demi- + longueur.


quatrième dimension

quatrième dimension f (usually uncountable, plural quatrièmes dimensions)

(physics) fourth dimension (the dimension of time)


spectre électromagnétique

spectre électromagnétique m (plural spectres électromagnétiques)

electromagnetic spectrum
electromagnetic spectrum


tribo-électrique

tribo-électriques (plural)
triboélectrique (alternative)


enchevêtrement quantique

enchevêtrement quantique m (uncountable)


masse critique

masse critique f (plural masses critiques)

(physics) critical mass (amount of fissile material needed to support a self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction)


effondrement gravitationnel

effondrement gravitationnel m (plural effondrements gravitationnels)

gravitational collapse
gravitational collapse


espace des phases

espace des phases m (plural espaces des phases)


onde stationnaire

onde stationnaire f (plural ondes stationnaires)


onde progressive

onde progressive f (plural ondes progressives)


aberration sphérique

aberration sphérique f (plural aberrations sphériques)

spherical aberration
spherical aberration


aberration chromatique

aberration chromatique f (plural aberrations chromatiques)

chromatic aberration
chromatic aberration


mouvement perpétuel

(physics) perpetual motion (motion of some hypothetical device that continues forever with no external input of energy, in violation of the laws of thermodynamics)


physique classique

Coordinate term: physique quantique


point focal

(optics) focal point (point at which rays of light or other radiation converge)


état de la matière

état de la matière m (plural états de la matière)

(physics) state of matter (any of the different phases of matter whose properties are dependent on the motions and forces of the molecules of which they are composed)


fond diffus cosmologique

fond diffus cosmologique m (uncountable)

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cosmic microwave background
cosmic microwave background

(physics, astronomy) cosmic microwave background


champ gravitationnel

champ gravitationnel m (plural champs gravitationnels)


équilibre hydrostatique

équilibre hydrostatique f (plural équilibres hydrostatiques)

hydrostatic equilibrium
hydrostatic equilibrium

(physics, astronomy) hydrostatic equilibrium


nuage électronique

nuage électronique m (plural nuages électroniques)


accélérateur de particules

accélérateur de particules m (plural accélérateurs de particules)

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particle accelerator
particle accelerator

(particle physics) particle accelerator (device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds, for the purpose of inducing high energy reactions or producing high energy radiation)


pouvoir de résolution

pouvoir de résolution m (plural pouvoirs de résolution)

(optics) resolving power (a quantitative measure of the ability of an optical instrument to produce separable images)


transition de phase

transition de phase f (plural transitions de phase)

(physics) phase transition (ransition between thermodynamic phases of a physical system, especially one between the solid, liquid, and gaseous phases of a substance)


photodétection

photodétection f (plural photodétections)

By surface analysis, photo- (“photo-”) + détection (“detection”).

surf

Dans une description classique de la lumière par une onde électromagnétique, l'intensité lumineuse I(t) est divisée en fractions réfléchie et transmise. Les probabilités de photodétection pendant la porte de comptage numéro n sont proportionnelles à la lumination pendant cette porteL#95;n#61;#92;int#95;#123;t#95;n#125;#123;t#95;n#43;w#125;I(t)#92;mathrm#123;d#125;t(on suppose que les diverses probabilités sont petites devant 1).

1989, A. Aspect, P. Grangier, G. Roger, “Dualité onde-particule pour un photon unique [Wave–particle duality for a single photon]”, in Journal of Optics, volume 20, number 3, →DOI, page 122:


effet Joule

(physics) Joule heating (process by which the passage of an electric current through a conductor produces heat)


EPE

effet photoélectrique
effet photoélectrique#French

photoelectric effect
photoelectric effect

(physics) Initialism of effet photoélectrique (“photoelectric effect”).


effet photoélectrique

fr-noun

effet photoélectrique m (plural effets photoélectriques)


diagramme de phase

diagramme de phase m (plural diagrammes de phase)


taux de variation

taux de variation m (plural taux de variation)


presse-étoupe

presse-étoupe m (plural presse-étoupes or presse-étoupe)

presse-étoupes (plural)
presse-étoupe (plural)
presse-étoupes (alternative)

From presse + étoupe, literally “press tow”, due to being originally made of tow.

(electricity, mechanics, nautical, plumbing) a watertight and/or airtight metallic piece with a seal for a driveshaft, valve, or other appliance