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Nucleate — Nu cle*ate, a. [L. nucleatus having a kernel.] Having a nucleus; nucleated. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nucleate — Nu cle*ate, v. t. [Cf. L. nucleare to become kernelly.] To gather, as about a nucleus or center. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nucleate — ► VERB (usu. as adj. nucleated) 1) form a nucleus. 2) form around a central area. ► ADJECTIVE chiefly Biology ▪ having a nucleus. DERIVATIVES nucleation noun … English terms dictionary
nucleate — [no͞o′klē it, no͞o′klēāt΄; nyo͞o′klē it, nyo͞o′klē āt; ] for v. [, no͞o′klēāt΄, nyo͞o′klēāt΄] adj. [L nucleatus, having a kernel, pp. of nucleare, to become like a kernel < nucleus: see NUCLEUS] having a nucleus vt. nucleated, nucleating [< … English World dictionary
Nucleate boiling — is a type of boiling that takes place when the surface temperature is hotter than the saturated fluid temperature by a certain amount but where the heat flux is below the critical heat flux. For water, as shown in the graph below, nucleate… … Wikipedia
nucleate boiling — burbulinis virimas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. bulk boiling; nucleate boiling vok. Blasensieden, n; Bläschensieden, n rus. пузырчатое кипение, n pranc. ébullition des bulles, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
nucleate — verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Late Latin nucleatus, past participle of nucleare to become stony, from Latin nucleus Date: circa 1864 transitive verb 1. to form into a nucleus ; cluster 2. to act as a nucleus for 3. to supply nuclei to … New Collegiate Dictionary
nucleate — adj. [L. nucleus, kernel] Having a nucleus … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
nucleate — nucleation /nooh klee ay sheuhn, nyooh /, n. nucleator, n. adj. /nooh klee it, ayt , nyooh /; v. /nooh klee ayt , nyooh /, adj., v., nucleated, nucleating. adj. 1. having a nucleus. v.t. 2. to form ( … Universalium
nucleate — 1. adjective Having a nucleus; nucleated 2. verb To form (into) a nucleus, or to act as a nucleus See Also: nucleation 3. noun Any … Wiktionary
