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теплотехника

English translation: heat engineering

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Russian term or phrase:теплотехника
English translation:heat engineering
Entered by: PIngalls

20:01 Jun 9, 2002
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
Russian term or phrase: теплотехника
a branch of engineering - would a correct translation be "thermal engineering"??
PIngalls
Heat Engineering
Explanation:
This is one of 4 translations given by the Big R-E Polytechnical Dict-ry in 2 volumes, and there is no "thermal" one there or in the Lingvo.
Selected response from:

Vadim Khazin
Local time: 19:42
Grading comment
Thank you very much! This was very helpful in clarifying this point.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7Heat Engineering
Vadim Khazin
5thermotechnics
Matthew Schlecht
4heat technology
Yaroslav Starunov
4calorifics
Yaroslav Starunov
4calorifics
Yaroslav Starunov
4thermal engineering
Michael Tovbin


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
Heat Engineering


Explanation:
This is one of 4 translations given by the Big R-E Polytechnical Dict-ry in 2 volumes, and there is no "thermal" one there or in the Lingvo.

Vadim Khazin
Local time: 19:42
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in pair: 664
Grading comment
Thank you very much! This was very helpful in clarifying this point.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ludwig Chekhovtsov
5 mins
  -> thanks
agree  Yuri Geifman: heat or heating systems, I've never seen thermal
5 mins
  -> thanks
agree  Jack Doughty: Callaham's dictionary agreees with the two you quote.
7 mins
  -> thanks
agree  Chinoise
17 mins
  -> thanks
agree  James Duck (X): Alford & Alford's dictionary provide same definition.
20 mins
  -> thanks
agree  Brainworks (X)
2 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  David Mitchell
2 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  Iren
2 hrs
  -> thanks
disagree  Michael Tovbin: and yet not a single university in the States or Britain offers courses in heat engineering while many offer thermal engineering
5 hrs
  -> Thermal engineering = теплоэнергетика (www.maik.rssi.ru/journals/thermeng.htm), which is not exactly the same
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
heat technology


Explanation:
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Yaroslav Starunov
Local time: 19:42
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in pair: 50
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
calorifics


Explanation:
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Note added at 2002-06-09 20:10:47 (GMT)
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see www.multitran.ru

Yaroslav Starunov
Local time: 19:42
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in pair: 50
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
thermotechnics


Explanation:
in addition to the first two answers, my engineering dictionary also lists this more or less literal translation

Matthew Schlecht
United States
Local time: 19:42
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 12
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
calorifics


Explanation:
-

Yaroslav Starunov
Local time: 19:42
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
thermal engineering


Explanation:
is correct.

Michael Tovbin
United States
Local time: 18:42
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in pair: 1220
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