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Tech/Engineering - Telecom(munications) / dispositif de contrôle d | | French term or phrase: Maillage périodique | Good afternoon,
Les couches formant le cristal photonique de la membrane sont structurés dans leurs épaisseurs. En l’espèce, la couche est structurée suivant un maillage périodique à deux dimensions, comprenant un ensemble d’éléments de structuration.
Meshing, Mesh?
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| | periodic mesh (structure) | Explanation:
Periodicity can be spatial as well as temporal. The links in a chain, for example, are periodic, as is a crystal lattice.
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Note added at 7 mins (2012-01-18 14:02:19 GMT)
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A chain is, of course, periodic in 1 dimension, a crossword is periodic in 2, while a crystal lattice is generally periodic in 3. As for higher dimensions, let's not go there.... |
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4 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +3 periodic mesh (structure)
Explanation:
Periodicity can be spatial as well as temporal. The links in a chain, for example, are periodic, as is a crystal lattice.
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Note added at 7 mins (2012-01-18 14:02:19 GMT)
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A chain is, of course, periodic in 1 dimension, a crossword is periodic in 2, while a crystal lattice is generally periodic in 3. As for higher dimensions, let's not go there....
| chris collister
France
Local time: 13:41
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 32
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