mmhg

Danish translation: mm Hg eller mm kviksølv

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English term or phrase:mmhg
Danish translation:mm Hg eller mm kviksølv
Entered by: Lise Leavitt

18:36 Aug 7, 2008
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English term or phrase: mmhg
milimeter??? samme program

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Lise Leavitt
United States
Local time: 05:25
mm Hg eller mm kviksølv
Explanation:
Lufttryk angives f.eks. i mm Hg - kviksølvsøjlens højde

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Note added at 9 mins (2008-08-07 18:45:02 GMT)
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- og så ser jeg jo lige, at skrivemåden mmHg anvendes på dansk - selv om jeg føler den er ulogisk
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Quest4
Local time: 10:25
Grading comment
Uden mellemrum :)...Tak!
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3 +4mm Hg eller mm kviksølv
Quest4


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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
mm Hg eller mm kviksølv


Explanation:
Lufttryk angives f.eks. i mm Hg - kviksølvsøjlens højde

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Note added at 9 mins (2008-08-07 18:45:02 GMT)
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- og så ser jeg jo lige, at skrivemåden mmHg anvendes på dansk - selv om jeg føler den er ulogisk

Quest4
Local time: 10:25
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Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Uden mellemrum :)...Tak!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Suzanne Blangsted (X)
1 hr

agree  NetLynx: Det er absolut 'mmHg' uden mellemrum, formentlig gammel hævd.
1 hr

agree  Lingua Danica: mmHg :-)
13 hrs

agree  Will Matter: The old-fashioned word for 'mercury' in English is 'quicksilver' and, here again, we can see a cognate. English and Danish aren't "sisters" (like English and German, for example) but they are certainly "cousins".
19 hrs
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