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Kraft-Hebel-Verhältnisse

English translation: leverage

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German term or phrase:Kraft-Hebel-Verhältnisse
English translation:leverage
Entered by: Jeremy Somerson

02:12 Aug 16, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / anatomy/child development
German term or phrase: Kraft-Hebel-Verhältnisse
From a general text (for youth soccer coaches) on the physical characteristics of children between the ages of eight and 10:

"In dieser Phase verlangsamt sich das Längenwachstum. Die Kraft-Hebel-Verhältnisse sind sehr gut."

Any idea what this is called in English?
Patrick Hubenthal
Local time: 03:04
leverage
Explanation:
In physics, this would be simply called "leverage".

This term is also commonly used in the medical field. Do a quick Web search for bone + muscle + leverage + growth and you'll see what I mean.

In the actual translation, I would go out on a slight tangent: "The ratio of strength to bone length increases, resulting in a high degree of leverage." ...or something like that
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Jeremy Somerson
Local time: 11:04
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4 +2leverage
Jeremy Somerson
4Mechanical advantage
Michelle Hertrich


  

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leverage


Explanation:
In physics, this would be simply called "leverage".

This term is also commonly used in the medical field. Do a quick Web search for bone + muscle + leverage + growth and you'll see what I mean.

In the actual translation, I would go out on a slight tangent: "The ratio of strength to bone length increases, resulting in a high degree of leverage." ...or something like that


    Reference: http://www.stanford.edu/dept/pe/analysis.htm
    Reference: http://www.drmikemarshall.com/ChapterSix.html
Jeremy Somerson
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agree  Erik Freitag
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Mechanical advantage


Explanation:
I´m not sure how specific you want to be. In physiotherapy, we talk about the mechanical advantage of third-class levers when speaking about the relationship between force (i.e. muscle strength in this case) and the lever to which the force is applied (the bone). It´s pretty much beyond the scope of your usual youth soccer coach though. In this case, I agree with Jeremy´s suggestion.

Michelle Hertrich
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