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Reflektorprisma

English translation: reflecting prism, reflector prism

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German term or phrase:Reflektorprisma
English translation:reflecting prism, reflector prism
Entered by: shasas

13:47 Oct 3, 2001
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
German term or phrase: Reflektorprisma
In a patent relating to laser positioning: "Vorteilhaft verläuft dieses Reflektorprisma auf der difusen Reflektionsfläche längs einer Geraden, wodurch längs einer Achse eine exakte Positionierung ermöglicht wird."

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Harold
Vadney (X)
reflecting prism/reflector prism
Explanation:
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shasas
Germany
Local time: 01:22
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2reflecting prism/reflector prism
shasas
4reflecting prism
Harald Rebling (X)
4prismatic reflector
Sven Petersson
4prism
Abu Amaal (X)


  

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reflecting prism/reflector prism


Explanation:
none needed

shasas
Germany
Local time: 01:22
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 306
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agree  Hans-Henning Judek
6 hrs
agree  Dagmar Drews-Müller (X): www.usace.army.mil/inet/usace-docs/eng-manuals/em1110-2-4300/c-6.pdf
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
reflecting prism


Explanation:
Reflector = reflector, reflecting, reflective


    ERNST, W�rterbuch der Industriellen Technik
Harald Rebling (X)
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prismatic reflector


Explanation:
538 google hits.


    Reference: http://www.google.com
Sven Petersson
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Local time: 01:22
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
prism


Explanation:
A bit odd I admit, but looking at sites associated with surveying (where such prisms are common), lasers, or both, this is what one sees, repeatedly. For example:

Pulsed output may also be produced by blocking the beam with a rotating mirror or prism.

Evidently the possibility of a refracting prism simply doesn't arise.

For a patent though you might well want to go beyond normal usage. "Reflecting" can't hurt.


    Reference: http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infohs/lasermanual/documents/sec...
Abu Amaal (X)
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