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Mittenabstand

English translation: distance from centre to centre (UK)

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German term or phrase:Mittenabstand
English translation:distance from centre to centre (UK)
Entered by: Cristina Moldovan do Amaral

03:00 Aug 17, 2001
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
German term or phrase: Mittenabstand
It has to do with machine capacity.
Sie können 2 Doppelkavität- Formen bei einem festen Mittenabstand von 150 mm aufnehmen.
In this context I´m not exactly sure how to translate Mittenabstand.
carolmca
distance from centre to centre (UK)
Explanation:
or distance from center to center.

Direct quote from Ernst:

Mittenabstand m, Abstand m von Mitte zu Mitte / distance from center to center, center distance
Mittenabstand m, Achsabstand m / center distance of axes

HTH

Mary

Selected response from:

Mary Worby
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:22
Grading comment
All of the answers were very similar so I suppose the first one should get the points. This was the translation I had too but it just didn´t seem to fit right into the text. Still thank!!
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Summary of answers provided
na +1distance from centre to centre (UK)
Mary Worby
nadistance between centres
Uschi (Ursula) Walke
nacentre-to-centre distance
Klaus Dorn (X)
nacenter distance
Roland Grefer


  

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5 mins peer agreement (net): +1
distance from centre to centre (UK)


Explanation:
or distance from center to center.

Direct quote from Ernst:

Mittenabstand m, Abstand m von Mitte zu Mitte / distance from center to center, center distance
Mittenabstand m, Achsabstand m / center distance of axes

HTH

Mary




    ernst
Mary Worby
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:22
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 2770
Grading comment
All of the answers were very similar so I suppose the first one should get the points. This was the translation I had too but it just didn´t seem to fit right into the text. Still thank!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yves Georges: first and best explanation
20 mins
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9 mins
distance between centres


Explanation:
distance between centres (BrE)
distance between centers (AmE)

according to Langenscheidt/Routledge, subject area MASCHINEN

Hope this helps


    Routledge Fachw�rterbuch Technik
Uschi (Ursula) Walke
Local time: 00:22
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 492
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10 mins
centre-to-centre distance


Explanation:
technical dictionary...

Klaus Dorn (X)
Local time: 17:22
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 1514
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3 hrs
center distance


Explanation:
taken directly from the reference:


    Technisches Taschenw�rterbuch
Roland Grefer
Local time: 10:22
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 231
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