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Dehnungsstrecke

English translation: elongation

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German term or phrase:Dehnungsstrecke
English translation:elongation
Entered by: blomguib (X)

11:58 May 19, 2002
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering
German term or phrase: Dehnungsstrecke
Die Strecke, über die sich eine Feder ausdehnt, wenn sie belastet wird
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elongation
Explanation:
the "elongation" is the change in length (can be positive or negative) of a spring when acted upon by a force
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blomguib (X)
Local time: 11:12
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6elongation
blomguib (X)
4stretch distance
Elisabeth Ghysels
3 +1path / distance
Bhupali Gupte (X)
3expansion strip
Jeannie Graham
4 -2Expansion-Limit
brute (X)


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -2
Expansion-Limit


Explanation:
US terminology!

brute (X)
PRO pts in pair: 255

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  blomguib (X): there is no notion of "limit" in Dehnungsstrecke, either by elastic behaviour or force-wise
4 mins
disagree  Cilian O'Tuama: agree with blomguib
2 hrs
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
stretch distance


Explanation:
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Elisabeth Ghysels
Local time: 16:12
PRO pts in pair: 971
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
elongation


Explanation:
the "elongation" is the change in length (can be positive or negative) of a spring when acted upon by a force


    engineering experience
blomguib (X)
Local time: 11:12
Native speaker of: Native in FlemishFlemish, Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in pair: 145

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Olaf
1 hr
agree  Cilian O'Tuama
2 hrs
agree  Ken Cox
3 hrs
agree  Steffen Walter
3 hrs
agree  Dr.G.MD (X)
3 hrs
agree  Theo Bose
4 hrs
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
expansion strip


Explanation:
is an expression used and perhaps would be suitable here

Jeannie Graham
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:12
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 256
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
path / distance


Explanation:
The path or the distance over which the spring stretches....

just another alternative

HTH

Bhupali Gupte (X)
Local time: 16:12
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in MarathiMarathi
PRO pts in pair: 15

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  blomguib (X): path is, indeed, used as well
3 hrs
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