German: Sensorelement vs. MeßfühlerEnglish translation: sensor element vs. probe 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | German term or phrase: | Sensorelement vs. Meßfühler | | English translation: | sensor element vs. probe | | Entered by: | Trudy Peters |
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Tech/Engineering - Metrology / sensors | | German term or phrase: Sensorelement vs. Meßfühler | Sensorelement für einen Meßfühler zur Bestimmung der Sauerstoffkonzentration im Abgas von Brennkraftmaschinen.
Both can be translated as sensors. What exactly is the difference and how do I differentiate between the two here?
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| | Clarification request(s) and responseTrudy Peters (asker): 9:22pm Jul 18, 2004: "Sonde" is also in there!! Actually, the sentence continues with: insbesondere für eine Breitband-Lambdasonde.
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| | sensor element vs. probe | Explanation:
The probe (entire unit) consists of a sensor element, the actual electronic sensing component, and other parts.
Meßfühler and Sonde (probe) are synonymous.
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Note added at 41 mins (2004-07-18 21:35:43 GMT)
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more clearly:
The probe (entire unit) consists of a sensor element, which is the actual electronic sensing component, along with other parts.
Meßfühler and Sonde (probe) are synonymous. |
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 Robert Schlarb
Austria
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| sensor element vs. probe
Explanation:
The probe (entire unit) consists of a sensor element, the actual electronic sensing component, and other parts.
Meßfühler and Sonde (probe) are synonymous.
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Note added at 41 mins (2004-07-18 21:35:43 GMT)
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more clearly:
The probe (entire unit) consists of a sensor element, which is the actual electronic sensing component, along with other parts.
Meßfühler and Sonde (probe) are synonymous.
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| Robert Schlarb
Austria
Native speaker of:  English, German
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| transducer (sensor) for a measuring instrument
Explanation:
I guess that the transducer (the sensor element) is in the gas stream and is part of a complete O level measuring system
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| sensoring element for a probe for determining xxxx, in particular
Explanation:
a wide band lamda probe.
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Note added at 2 hrs 16 mins (2004-07-18 23:10:40 GMT)
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Oop, Imeant to write \"broadband Lamd probe.\"
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