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German: abs

English translation: absolute







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German term or phrase:abs
English translation:absolute
Entered by:Wolf Brosius
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Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general) / mining industry / explosives
German term or phrase: abs
In a table comparing characteristics of different explosives:

Leistungsfähigkeit abs Energieinhalt
Bryan Saliamonas
United States
absolute
Explanation:
i.e. in absolute values,sometimes in subscript.
Cheers
Wolf
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Wolf Brosius
South Africa
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4absolute
Wolf Brosius
3as
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
als as

Explanation:
Could it be a typo or could you be misreading the word? Looks like it should read "als" = "as".

ntext
United States
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
absolute

Explanation:
i.e. in absolute values,sometimes in subscript.
Cheers
Wolf

Wolf Brosius
South Africa
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 31
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