Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
caustiques (this specific context)
English translation:
caustics
Added to glossary by
DLyons
Feb 23, 2015 19:14
9 yrs ago
French term
caustiques (this specific context)
French to English
Science
Science (general)
high school science experiments
"ils allaient exploiter des phénomènes lumineux, les condensations animées de crayons réfléchis sur du clinquant (ce que l’on nomme des “caustiques” en classe de seconde), l’agitation des poussières sur un trembleur électrique ou encore les tracés de la limaille aimantée."
This is a description of visual effects in the early days of French Television, visual experimentation similar to the sound experimentation of musique concrète. This seems to be connected to high school science experiments, and I think that is the most promising direction. I must have missed that day, because it doesn't add up to me. I have no indication that this was ever actually used on television.
This concerns the Groupe de Recherche Image (GRI) of the RTF circa 1960.
This is a description of visual effects in the early days of French Television, visual experimentation similar to the sound experimentation of musique concrète. This seems to be connected to high school science experiments, and I think that is the most promising direction. I must have missed that day, because it doesn't add up to me. I have no indication that this was ever actually used on television.
This concerns the Groupe de Recherche Image (GRI) of the RTF circa 1960.
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Roy vd Heijden
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Change log
Feb 27, 2015 14:57: DLyons Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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caustics
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merlrennes
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Thanks merlrennes.
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philgoddard
: You'd think the asker would have Googled this.
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Thanks Phil.
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B D Finch
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Thanks Barbara.
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chris collister
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Thanks Chris. I was on the cusp of one.
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Reference comments
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Roy vd Heijden
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Native in: Dutch (Variant: Netherlands) 
Works in: French to Dutch
Reference:
caustiques
"In optics, a caustic or caustic network is the envelope of light rays reflected or refracted by a curved surface or object, or the projection of that envelope of rays on another surface."
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caustic_(optics))
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caustic_(optics))
Discussion
It fact googling, high school physics experiments did show pencil/crayon showing up sometimes. I was frankly puzzled.
Unfortunately many people giving answers on ProZ do not consider context when answering questions. The wording of the original text suggested to me that "caustiques" was NOT a normal way of scientifically referring to this effect, but rather possibly a school-kid context.
Thanks one again for recognizing the typo that does seem obvious when pointed out - but that many many eyes did not recognize.
a glossary entry that could make sense: caustiques (effet optique)
2 -- a quite obvious typo - only light gets reflected from a surface:
"ils allaient exploiter des phénomènes lumineux, les condensations animées de rayons réfléchis sur du clinquant (ce que l’on nomme des “caustiques” en classe de seconde), l’agitation des poussières sur un trembleur électrique ou encore les tracés de la limaille aimantée."