miror chord

French translation: corde du miroir

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English term or phrase:miror chord
French translation:corde du miroir
Entered by: Beatrice Hercend

20:31 Feb 16, 2009
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Aerospace / Aviation / Space / simulator
English term or phrase: miror chord
The PCA potentiometer is calibrated to the actual distance between the surface of the film mirror and the Mirror Chord, defined by a straight edge mounted over the mirror cell flanges.
Beatrice Hercend
Local time: 20:34
corde du miroir
Explanation:
Compare explanation of chord/corde here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle
and here:
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cercle

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-02-16 21:51:23 GMT)
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Basically, the text is saying that they measure the distance between the curved mirror surface and a straight-edge placed across the rim of the mirror.
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Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 20:34
Grading comment
merci bien
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4 +2corde du miroir
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corde du miroir


Explanation:
Compare explanation of chord/corde here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle
and here:
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cercle

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-02-16 21:51:23 GMT)
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Basically, the text is saying that they measure the distance between the curved mirror surface and a straight-edge placed across the rim of the mirror.

Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 20:34
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 15
Grading comment
merci bien

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agree  Arnold T.
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agree  Mainul HASSAN
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