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134 mm (B) x 118 mm (H) x 121 (L)

Spanish translation: 134 mm (a) x 118 mm (a) x 121 (l)


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English term or phrase:134 mm (B) x 118 mm (H) x 121 (L)
Spanish translation:134 mm (a) x 118 mm (a) x 121 (l)
Entered by: mónica alfonso
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19:41 Feb 18, 2010
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Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering / fluid meters
English term or phrase: 134 mm (B) x 118 mm (H) x 121 (L)
These are the dimensions of the meter; I understand H stands for height, L for length, but, what does B stand for?
mónica alfonso
Local time: 03:46
134 mm (a) x 118 mm (a) x 121 (l)
Explanation:
b: breadth - ancho
h: height - alto
l: length - largo

http://www.ncert.nic.in/book_publishing/exemplar/9/m/Ch_13.p...

• Cuboid whose length = l, breadth = b and height = h
(a) Volume of cuboid = lbh
(b) Total surface area of cuboid = 2 ( lb + bh + hl )
(c) Lateral surface area of cuboid = 2 h (l + b)
(d) Diagonal of cuboid = l2 +b2 + h2


Pocket Oxford Spanish Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:

breadth /bredθ/ sustantivo
a.countable or uncountable (width) anchura f, ancho m
b.uncountable (extent) amplitud f;
~ of vision amplitud de miras
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MariaMast
Local time: 16:46
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4(b)= broadLedaB
4 +2134 mm (a) x 118 mm (a) x 121 (l)
MariaMast
4width
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
134 mm (b) x 118 mm (h) x 121 (l)
(b)= broad


Explanation:
I guess they mean "wide" with a synonym

LedaB
Local time: 03:46
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ruth Wöhlk: in german it is "Breite", so may be translated before from german to english
2 mins
neutral  xxxmediamatrix: breadth, not broad
8 mins
  -> Yes, I agree. It is better
agree  Mariana T. Buttermilch: yeap, yu're right, wide as a synonim!
14 mins
agree  Satto (Roberto)
56 mins
agree  Oscar Knoblauch
16 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
134 mm (b) x 118 mm (h) x 121 (l)
134 mm (a) x 118 mm (a) x 121 (l)


Explanation:
b: breadth - ancho
h: height - alto
l: length - largo

http://www.ncert.nic.in/book_publishing/exemplar/9/m/Ch_13.p...

• Cuboid whose length = l, breadth = b and height = h
(a) Volume of cuboid = lbh
(b) Total surface area of cuboid = 2 ( lb + bh + hl )
(c) Lateral surface area of cuboid = 2 h (l + b)
(d) Diagonal of cuboid = l2 +b2 + h2


Pocket Oxford Spanish Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:

breadth /bredθ/ sustantivo
a.countable or uncountable (width) anchura f, ancho m
b.uncountable (extent) amplitud f;
~ of vision amplitud de miras

MariaMast
Local time: 16:46
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 55

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Taña Dalglish: Agree. It is "breadth" in English. www.answers.com/topic/breadth. Un abrazo.
5 mins
  -> Muchas gracias y saludos Taña :))
neutral  xxxmediamatrix: b is breadth, yes. But you cannot use 'a' twice in Spanish to refer to two different dimensions (alto y ancho).
6 mins
agree  Carl Bahnson
15 mins
  -> Mil gracias carlbahnson
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
134 mm (b) x 118 mm (h) x 121 (l)
width


Explanation:
:)

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Note added at 12 minutos (2010-02-18 19:54:09 GMT)
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perdón, es de inglés a español, sorry, ancho o anchura

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Note added at 44 minutos (2010-02-18 20:26:12 GMT)
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el sustantivo abstracto sinónimo para width es breadth

jipozzi
Argentina
Local time: 03:46
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in ItalianItalian
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