Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
gewöhnlicher Elektrizitätsverlust
English translation:
usual charge loss
Added to glossary by
Kitty Maerz
Nov 10, 2008 16:13
15 yrs ago
German term
gewöhnlicher Elektrizitätsverlust
German to English
Science
Physics
Es handelt sich um die Beschreibung physikalischer Versuche (aus dem 19. Jahrhundert). Der Satz lautet: Ob dieser Übergang in anderer Weise erfolgt, wie der gewöhnliche Electriciätsverlust, mag einstweilen dahingestellt bleiben. Ich bin nicht sicher, ob es einen physikalischen Fachbegriff dafür gibt.
Proposed translations
(English)
3 +1 | usual charge loss | Erik Freitag |
3 | the usual loss of electricity | Ellen Kraus |
3 | the usual mechanism for the loss of electrical charge | Ken Cox |
Change log
Nov 10, 2008 17:43: Steffen Walter changed "Term asked" from "gewöhnliche Elektrizitätsverlust" to "gewöhnlicher Elektrizitätsverlust"
Proposed translations
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58 mins
German term (edited):
gewöhnliche Elektrizitätsverlust
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usual charge loss
Klingt nach einem Experimen über den äußeren Photoeffekt. Ein üblicher Fachterminus wäre "charge loss", aber wenn Du in dem Register bleiben willst, das nicht der heutigen Sprache des Physikers entspricht, passt es evtl. nicht so gut.
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Ken Cox
: Yeah, I'm not quite sure how it would have been worded in those days -- probably at least with 'phenomenon' tacked on. Maybe someone has scanned in some papers from that era and put them online...
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German term (edited):
gewöhnliche Elektrizitätsverlust
the usual loss of electricity
that´s what I would say here
51 mins
German term (edited):
gewöhnliche Elektrizitätsverlust
the usual mechanism for the loss of electrical charge
IMO this is a reasonable wording. The understanding of the underlying physical nature of electricity was still relatively vague at that time, and the descriptions were generally phenomenological. What exactly Hallwachs and others at that time understood to be the 'usual mechanism of loss of electrical charge' is something I couldn't say.
Note from asker:
Thank you so much. I liked this answer but went with charge loss because I think the client would prefer it. |
Discussion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electron