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04:30 Mar 28, 2003 |
German to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering / French horn, making | |||||||
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4 +1 | The inner diameter (or maybe the condition of the inner walls etc |
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3 +1 | cross section |
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3 | bore |
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2 | profile |
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2 | shape |
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cross section Explanation: I'd use cross section; they may not be talking about perfectly circular shapes, so diamter may not make much sense -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-03-28 04:36:34 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- diameter, of course! |
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profile Explanation: may also be an option here - listed in Leo Reference: http://dict.leo.org/?search=Querschnitt&searchLoc=0&relink=o... |
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The inner diameter (or maybe the condition of the inner walls etc Explanation: cross section sounds as if it's more like a representative part of a whole. And I think one must distinguish o.d. (outer diameter0 and i.d. (inner diameter) I hope I make sense Much luck, RF |
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shape Explanation: Also an option - the shape of the tube makes a difference to the sound: http://www.mgwalchwil.ch/magazin/2001_03/trompete.htm |
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bore Explanation: i think this may be the term commonly used for the inner diameter of a musical instrument. |
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