thermal motion

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thermal
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈθɜː.məl/us
/ˈθɝː.məl/
connected ...
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motion
noun
uk
/ˈməʊ.ʃən/us
/ˈmoʊ.ʃən/
the act or process of moving, or a particular action ...
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However, in the knock-on source calculation, thethermalmotionof background fuel ions was neglected.
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It is seen that the effect of the backgroundthermalmotionslightly appears in energy range of a few hundred kiloelectronvolts.
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For electrons, it is necessary to allow for theirthermalmotionalong the magnetic field.
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The reduction ofthermalmotionwith cooling could, in principle, improve the diffraction limit by increasing crystalline order.
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The dotted curves are those obtained when the effect of the backgroundthermalmotionis neglected.
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Furthermore, the systems are subject tothermalmotionwhich distort the imposed symmetries.
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Using this freedom, one can include an arbitrary distribution of parallel motions superimposed on thethermalmotionin the perpendicular directions.
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When these inequalities are obeyed, one can neglect the corrections due to the electronthermalmotionalong the pump field direction.
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The dotted curves are the strength neglecting the backgroundthermalmotion.
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It appears that for rarefied plasmas, the influence ofthermalmotionof electrons on the generation of the non-oscillating magnetic moment has not been studied using plasma kinetic theory.
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For example, allthermalmotionwould cease and chemical reactions would be halted.
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This amended law includes a term that describes the exchange interaction that is present albeit overcome bythermalmotion.
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The magnetic field caused bythermalmotionof nuclei within the lattice is called the lattice field.
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Thermal emission is the spontaneous emission of photons due tothermalmotionof charges in the material.
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Thermalmotionof a nucleus can result in fluctuating electrostatic interaction energies.
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Small molecules of penetrants move among polymer chains according to the formation of local gaps bythermalmotionof polymer segments.
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Becausethermalmotionis one factor contributing to the deformation of polymers, viscoelastic properties change with increasing or decreasing temperature.
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The concept ofthermalmotioncame two centuries later.
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