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ascendant, descendant

English translation: rising, falling


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French term or phrase:ascendant, descendant
English translation:rising, falling
Entered by: Angela Dickson
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16:22 May 4, 2005
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Medical - Medical (general) / Air treatment for obtaining liquid oxygen
French term or phrase: ascendant, descendant
Air treatment for obtaining liquid oxygen:

Ce procède de séparation de l'air est realisé par circulation a contre courant du gaz, ascendant, et du liquide, descentand, dans une meme colonne appelee colonne de distillation a doublé rectification....
Jason Willis-Lee
Local time: 09:18
rising, falling
Explanation:
It helps to visualise this - gas, being less dense, rising, and liquid, being denser, falling.
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Angela Dickson
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:18
Grading comment
Thanks Angela!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2up and down
Jean-Marie Le Ray
4upwards, downwardsDocT
4rising, falling
Angela Dickson
3ascending...descendingeileengreen


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
up and down


Explanation:
Jean-Marie

Jean-Marie Le Ray
Local time: 09:18
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

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agree  xxxsarahl
19 mins
agree  DocT
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
rising, falling


Explanation:
It helps to visualise this - gas, being less dense, rising, and liquid, being denser, falling.

Angela Dickson
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:18
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 234
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Thanks Angela!
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
ascending...descending


Explanation:
air separation unit (“ASU”) into nitrogen-rich overhead vapor and liquid ...contacting ascending mixture with descending condensed mixture in said ...
www.uspto.gov/web/patents/patog/ week50/OG/html/1289-2/US06829907-20041214.html
air separation unit (“ASU”) into nitrogen-rich overhead vapor and liquid ...
contacting ascending mixture with descending condensed mixture in said ...
www.uspto.gov/web/patents/patog/ week50/OG/html/1289-2/US06829907-20041214.html

eileengreen
Local time: 10:18
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
upwards, downwards


Explanation:
the upward circulation of gas and downward for the liquid
the circulation of the gas, upwards and of the liquid, downwards


DocT
Local time: 10:18
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Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
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