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pas de l'onde

English translation: wavelength


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French term or phrase:pas de l\'onde
English translation:wavelength
Entered by: Lavinia Pirlog
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11:28 Apr 19, 2011
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Metallurgy / Casting / essai de tole d'acier pleine
French term or phrase: pas de l'onde
RESULTATS DES ESSAIS:
Géométrie du profil: voir annexe 1
- Largeur du profil: 892 mm
- Nombre d'ondes: 12
- Hauteur d'onde: 18 mm
- Pas de l'onde: 76 mm
- Longueur de retombée de l'onde de rive: 28 mm
Lavinia Pirlog
Local time: 19:22
wavelength
Explanation:
Distance between successive peaks or troughs
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Bashiqa
France
Local time: 18:22
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3 +2wavelengthBashiqa
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wavelength
Victor_T

  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
wavelength


Explanation:
Distance between successive peaks or troughs

Bashiqa
France
Local time: 18:22
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Asker: Thank you.


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agree  Victor_T
29 mins

agree  chris collister: Yes, the "wavelength" of my corrugated roof is 200mm, though for solid, finite objects, "pitch" is probably better, especially if the profile is non-sinusoidal
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29 mins
Reference: wavelength

Reference information:
you can also say "longueur d'onde" in french


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wavelength
Victor_T
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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