intershell
English
Etymology
From inter- + shell.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɪntɚˌʃɛl/
Adjective
intershell (not comparable)
- (physics) Between shells.
- 2007 September 21, Phil Szuromi, "Chemistry: Bigger with Platinum" Science 317 (1651) :
- "This cluster is unusual in that its outermost shell has fewer atoms than the underlying shell, and CO ligands bridge intershell metal atoms."
- 2007 September 21, Phil Szuromi, "Chemistry: Bigger with Platinum" Science 317 (1651) :
Noun
intershell (plural intershells)
- (astronomy) The layer between two stellar shells, particularly between the hydrogen and helium shells.
- 1981, A. Renzini, "Evolutionary Effects of Mass Loss in Low-Mass Stars", in Effects of Mass Loss on Stellar Evolution , →ISBN, page 332:
- "In this inner portion of the intershell 13C and N are totally absent, but there is some 16O."
- 1981, A. Renzini, "Evolutionary Effects of Mass Loss in Low-Mass Stars", in Effects of Mass Loss on Stellar Evolution , →ISBN, page 332: