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08:46 Jan 21, 2011

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German term or phrase: Sehnenwinkel

Es konnte gezeigt werden, dass der Einwand, bei einem kurzen Bogen treten Nachteile durch Fingereinklemmen auf, nicht stichhaltig ist. Die Vorteile eines kürzeren Bogens, die höhere Pfeilgeschwindigkeit (nachgewiesen) und die bessere Präzision auf Grund geringerer Drehschwingungen (plausibel) wiegen den etwas kleineren ***Sehnenwinkel*** weit auf.

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English translation:chord angle

Explanation:
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Alan Johnson
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Local time: 00:58

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chord angle

Alan Johnson

angle subtended by the chord

Zareh Darakjian Ph.D.

interior angle of a circle

casper

string angle

Karin Haake

Discussion entries: 4

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chord angle

Explanation:
easy to verify via goggle the search engine

Alan Johnson
Germany
Local time: 00:58
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 11

Grading comment

Danke schoen!

2 hrs confidence:

interior angle of a circle

Explanation:
Here is the dictionary entry in
Langenscheidts Fachwörterbuch Mathematik: English-Deutsch-Französisch-Russisch
By Günther Eisenreich, Ralf Sube
http://shortify.com/GFB

An interior angle of a circle is an angle defined by two chords of the circle that intersect in the interior of the circle.
http://shortify.com/HFB

casper
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

7 hrs confidence:

angle subtended by the chord

Explanation:
This is the correct expression, mathematically speaking.

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Note added at 7 hrs (2011-01-21 16:00:45 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle

Still, this could be peripheral (inscribed) or central chord angle. However, this level of ambiguity is present in the source, because it does not matter here.. However, chord angle, which also includes tha tangent chord angle would not be correct here. Additionally, chord angle is not as accepted as "angle subtended by a chord"... in the discipline of geometry.

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Note added at 7 hrs (2011-01-21 16:18:59 GMT)
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The utility of the subtended angle by a hord is that it is a direct measure of the measure of the angle itself. Thus, a chord subtended by a 60 degree central angle has a measure of 60 degrees itself. The same chord, will ba associated with a peripheral (inscribed) subtended angle of only 30 degrees. This is because the peripheral angle is always half the measure of the central angle, provided their legs terminate on the same points of intersection of the chord with the circle.

Zareh Darakjian Ph.D.
Local time: 15:58
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Native speaker of:

English,

Armenian
PRO pts in category: 8

9 hrs confidence:

string angle

Explanation:
"Eine Bogensehne ist der schnurartige Bestandteil von Bogenwaffen (Handbogen, Armbrüste etc.), der die Energie des Bogens auf den Pfeil überträgt."
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogensehne

"string angle -- Sehnenwinkel beim Nockpunkt"
http://www.oebsv.com/regeln/bogenvokabeln.pdf

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Note added at 9 hrs (2011-01-21 18:05:20 GMT)
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Über den Nockpunkt sagt Wikipedia:

"Etwas oberhalb der Mitte der Bogensehne befindet sich meistens eine Markierung, der "Nockpunkt", unter dem der Pfeil zum Schuss aufgesteckt (angenockt) wird. Der Nockpunkt auf der Bogensehne dient dem immer gleichbleibenden Abschusspunkt für den Pfeil der mit seiner Nocke an dieser Stelle eingenockt (aufgesteckt) wird."

Karin Haake
Germany
Local time: 00:58
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 4

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