French to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Science (general) / thermogravimetry | | French term or phrase: têtes de balances | I am having lots of problems with "têtes" in my document.
Talking about "thermobalances"
"modèle X possède des têtes de balances avec une résolution particulièrement fine." |
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| | English translation:weighing head | Explanation: I assume this "balance" is for weighing, so it may be worth making the distinction. Many things can "balance": heat flow, light, current, almost anything you can measure, in fact. |
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chris collister France Local time: 23:39
| Grading comment I went with this, as several google hits http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%22weighing+head%22&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:en-gb:IE-SearchBox&ie=&oe=&redir_esc=&ei=t-_1TcyCEcSwhAeOm6jnBg 4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer |
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Explanation: I assume this "balance" is for weighing, so it may be worth making the distinction. Many things can "balance": heat flow, light, current, almost anything you can measure, in fact.
| chris collister France Local time: 23:39 Specializes in field Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 20
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| | Grading comment | I went with this, as several google hits http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%22weighing+head%22&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:en-gb:IE-SearchBox&ie=&oe=&redir_esc=&ei=t-_1TcyCEcSwhAeOm6jnBg |
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