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unübersehbares Raumvolumen


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16:35 Nov 9, 2009
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German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Mechanics / Mech Engineering / Scientific instrumentation
German term or phrase: unübersehbares Raumvolumen
Context:

"das Gerät besitzt ein unübersehbares Raumvolumen"

This is re. a microtome, so I'm really puzzled by this usage of unübersehbar. Surely it doesn't really mean that it is immense/inestimable in size (cf. http://www.linguee.com/search?direction=auto&query=unbersehbar )? It looks decidedly "überschaubar" to me: http://tinyurl.com/ydbod2k
David Williams
Local time: 00:47


Summary of answers provided
5highly visble (nicht zu uebersehen)
Gabriella Bertelmann


Discussion entries: 9





  

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highly visble (nicht zu uebersehen)


Explanation:
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highly visible [fig.] unübersehbar Adj. i
nicht unueberschaubar = which is hard to see/estimate (poss:messy)

Gabriella Bertelmann
Local time: 16:47
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Notes to answerer
Asker: 'highly visble' would make sense for 'unübersehbar', but I can't see how it could mean "besitzt ein unübersehbares Raumvolumen".

Asker: After all, you couldn't say that it "has a highly visible size/volume".


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neutral  Kerstin Buessenschuett: I don't see how this makes sense in the context here.
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