Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

une grande surface déplaçant de l’air

English translation:

a large surface displacing air

Added to glossary by Maria Popescu
Feb 20, 2006 15:12
18 yrs ago
French term

une grande surface déplaçant de l’air

French to English Science Physics
C’est l’hypothèse la plus commode pour la mise en équation. Elle est assez bien vérifiée dans certains cas comme celui d’un piston se déplaçant dans un cylindre plein d’huile (d’où le schéma de l’amortisseur), ou une grande surface déplaçant de l’air, où la viscosité du fluide est sollicitée. L’amortissement est alors dit visqueux.
Proposed translations (English)
3 +4 a large area displacing/displaces air

Proposed translations

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9 mins
French term (edited): une grande surface d�pla�ant de l�air
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a large area displacing/displaces air

displaces air, but generally not water, from the pore spaces. ... properties⎯like viscosity, density, and interfacial and surface tension⎯affect ...
www.rtdf.org/public/napl/training/module1.pdf

The pin displaces air from behind it as it retracts. As the air flows through the small passage, the air viscosity causes some resisting force. ...
www.bath.ac.uk/~en0wgam/mt1-2.htm

The basic layout of the air damping system features analogies to conventional struts: a piston travels in a cylinder, but displaces instead of oil air that ...
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Peer comment(s):

agree Heather Socie
58 mins
thanks, Heather :-)
agree Richard Benham : I think "surface" makes more sense here than "area".
1 hr
thanks Richard - I'm sure the asker will take your point of view into consideration :-)
agree Rachel Fell : large surface area
1 hr
thanks, Rachel :-)
agree LBMas : yes, large surface displacing air
2 hrs
thanks, LBMas :-)
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