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Laufzeit

English translation: travel time

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German term or phrase:Laufzeit
English translation:travel time
Entered by: jccantrell

16:59 Aug 6, 2009
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Metrology
German term or phrase: Laufzeit
Da die Wellengeschwindigkeit c in Luft bekannt ist, ergibt sich der Abstand s zwischen Sender und Reflektor gemäß s =  c t/2 aus der Laufzeit t des Wellenpakets.

Is this elapsed time, time evolution, progression when talking about a wave packet? The whole subject is measuring acoustic pressure maxima over time
Wendy Lewin
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:15
travel time
Explanation:
Would this not be the case?

The time to go from the transmitter to the reflector and back (t) divided by 2 (so you only get one-way distance) times the speed in air equals the distance.

My thought.
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jccantrell
United States
Local time: 10:15
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4 +3travel time
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travel time


Explanation:
Would this not be the case?

The time to go from the transmitter to the reflector and back (t) divided by 2 (so you only get one-way distance) times the speed in air equals the distance.

My thought.

jccantrell
United States
Local time: 10:15
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sabine Akabayov, PhD
0 min
agree  Erik Freitag: Klar.
1 hr
agree  Lavander: or perhaps runtime
3 hrs
  -> 'runtime' is more of a computer term from my experience.
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