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IUPAC definition Flocculation (in
polymer science):
Reversible formation of
aggregates in
which the
particles are not in
physical contact. Agglomeration...
- A
flocculent spiral galaxy is a type of
spiral galaxy.
Unlike the well-defined
spiral architecture of a
grand design spiral galaxy,
flocculent (meaning...
- processes: Type 1 – Dilutes, non-
flocculent, free-settling (every
particle settles independently.) Type 2 – Dilute,
flocculent (particles can
flocculate as...
- large-scale
continuous spiral structure in
visible light, so it is
considered a
flocculent galaxy. However, when
observed in the near infrared, a symmetric, two-arm...
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spiral structures have been
proposed such as a
single spiral arm or a
flocculent pattern of long, filamentary, and
thick spiral arms. The most
likely cause...
- that
extend throughout the galaxy. In contrast, the
spiral structure of
flocculent galaxies comprises numerous small fragments of arms that are not connected...
- region. A
galaxy with
poorly defined arms is
sometimes referred to as a
flocculent spiral galaxy; in
contrast to the
grand design spiral galaxy that has...
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Sample collection of
flocculent materials after an
eruption for
microbiological characterization....
- well-defined
continuous spiral arms, as
opposed to multi-arm,
patchy and
flocculent spirals which have
subtler structural features. The
spiral arms of a grand...
- German-British
astronomer William Herschel on 13
March 1785. NGC 4414 is a
flocculent spiral galaxy, with
short segments of
spiral structure but
without the...
