Glossary entry

Russian term or phrase:

по первым буквам фамилий

English translation:

from the initial letters of the surnames

Added to glossary by Jack Doughty
Nov 21, 2007 09:34
16 yrs ago
Russian term

по первым буквам фамилий

Russian to English Science Science (general) scientific writing
Он назван методом СГКН (по первым буквам фамилий авторов статьи).
Change log

Nov 26, 2007 08:12: Jack Doughty Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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from the initial letters of the surnames

...of the authors...
Peer comment(s):

agree David Knowles
1 min
Thank you.
agree Iosif JUHASZ
18 mins
Thank you.
agree svetlana cosquéric
2 hrs
Thank you.
agree Donald Scott Alexander : And in this context, "...of the article authors' surnames" would be also be a possible choice, shorter than "...the surnames of the authors of the article."
1 day 13 hrs
Thank you. Shortest isn't always best, and although in general a string of "ofs" should not be too long, I prefer my version here.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks to all!"
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based on the first letters of last names

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6 mins

acronym from the authors' last names

acronym from the last names of the authors of the article
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3 hrs

from last name initials

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