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Zünder

English translation: Thin film detonator

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German term or phrase:Dünnfilmzünder
English translation:Thin film detonator
Entered by: Jan Liebelt

19:21 May 21, 2002
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering / Cars, safety, seatbelts, electronics
German term or phrase: Zünder
In an article about the seatbelts of tomorrow, there is talk of "Zündelemente" and "Dünnschichtzünder"

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Jan Liebelt
France
Local time: 02:45
detonator; thin film detonator
Explanation:
future airbags, too.
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Andrzej Lejman
Poland
Local time: 02:45
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Summary of answers provided
4detonator; thin film detonator
Andrzej Lejman
4"Zünder" means "fuse"
BBW,linguist (X)
4(thin film) igniter
Georg Finsterwald
4ignitor, fuse
Klaus Dorn (X)


  

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detonator; thin film detonator


Explanation:
future airbags, too.


    Reference: http://www.dtic.mil/ndia/fuze/joost.pdf
Andrzej Lejman
Poland
Local time: 02:45
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
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"Zünder" means "fuse"


Explanation:
http://dict.tu-chemnitz.de/


    Reference: http://www.dict.tu-chemnitz.de/
BBW,linguist (X)

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neutral  Andrzej Lejman: do you realy suggest the asker would not have a simple dictionary at hand?
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(thin film) igniter


Explanation:
The words "thin film" and "igniter can be found at http://www.ict.fhg.de/english/projects/automo/eas/

"igniting elements" are mentioned at http://baldwin.butterworths.co.uk/search/pdfs/0621.ch2.2.1.p...

Georg Finsterwald
Germany
Local time: 02:45
Native speaker of: German
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ignitor, fuse


Explanation:
ignition unit (Zündelement), no idea about the last term

Klaus Dorn (X)
Local time: 03:45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
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