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spallation

Spanish translation: escamación


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13:57 Jan 19, 2007
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Science - Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng / Enginnering
English term or phrase: spallation
Texto:
... and the carbide formation leading to
volume expansion, embrittlement and possible "spallation", that ...
AAG-alcaide
Spain
Local time: 08:05
Spanish translation:escamación
Explanation:
The word in English should be "spalling" (the breaking into chips or fragments and falling off). Spallation is really something totally different ("a type of nuclear reaction in which a photon or particle hits a nucleus and causes it to emit other particles or photons" - Collins Dictionary)
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BristolTEc
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Summary of answers provided
5fragmentación
Mariana Moreira
4escamación
BristolTEc
4espalaciónLaura S. Telles
3particiónhuilqui


  

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fragmentación


Explanation:
Source: IATE

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Mariana Moreira
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
espalación


Explanation:

See web page for explanation

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http://www.ambiente-ecologico.com/067-02-2000/argentinanucle...

http://www.aragoninvestiga.org/investigacion/temas_todo.asp?...

http://www.estructuras-de-impacto.impact-structures.com/Arch...

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Note added at 53 mins (2007-01-19 14:50:32 GMT)
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The explanation is in the web page: http://ec.europa.eu/translation/bulletins/puntoycoma/92/pyc9...






    Reference: http://ec.europa.eu/translation/bulletins/puntoycoma/92/pyc9...
Laura S. Telles
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escamación


Explanation:
The word in English should be "spalling" (the breaking into chips or fragments and falling off). Spallation is really something totally different ("a type of nuclear reaction in which a photon or particle hits a nucleus and causes it to emit other particles or photons" - Collins Dictionary)


    Reference: http://www.sapiensman.com/ESDictionary/S/Technical_vocabular...
BristolTEc
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partición


Explanation:
PROCESO POR EL CUAL FRAGMENTOS DE MATERIAL (SPALL) SON EYECTADOS DE UN CUERPO POR STRESS.


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