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00:35 Nov 21, 2009
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Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng
English term or phrase: console baffle
It is a part of gas grills. I don't know anything else about it. It's in a list and there is no explanation. I know what a console is. But what is a baffle? Console baffle? Does anybody know?
Maarja Ora
Estonia
Local time: 20:14


Summary of answers provided
4 +1heat deflector
Veronika McLaren
3 +1guard over the top of the controls
Vicky Nash
3 +1instrument panel which diffuses heatYasutomo Kanazawa
Summary of reference entries provided
Angioletta

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
heat deflector


Explanation:
...to channel the heat towards the food

Veronika McLaren
Local time: 13:14
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: I think it probably is a heat defelector — though I'm not sure about what it's actual intended purpose is... context!
6 hrs
  -> True - thanks, Tony!
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
instrument panel which diffuses heat


Explanation:
baffle - a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/baffle

Yasutomo Kanazawa
Local time: 03:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Liam Hamilton
1 hr
  -> Thank you Liam, and enjoy your weekend!
neutral  Tony M: I don' think that's likely in this context (though we don't have a lot to go on, I'm afraid)
2 hrs
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
guard over the top of the controls


Explanation:
This is a piece of (I would assume) plastic that sticks out between the grill and the controls for it to prevent the user getting burned when adjusting the controls - it deflects the heat away when the grill is turned on.

Vicky Nash
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:14
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Goldcoaster: I prefer guard becuase it doesn't necessarily only deflect heat but also protects against cooking splatters (e.g. oil)
37 mins
  -> Thanks :)
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Reference information:
There are lots of meanings for baffle. Since you said you are translating about a grille, it's possible that it means diffuser, meaning a plate that distributes heat evenly. I would translate it as heat diffuser.


    Reference: http://www.audioenglish.net/dictionary/baffle.htm
Angioletta
United States
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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