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scattering

French translation: diffusion de la lumière

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English term or phrase:scattering
French translation:diffusion de la lumière
Entered by: Geneviève Ghenne

09:23 Jul 3, 2012
English to French translations [PRO]
Medical - Science (general) / Imaging
English term or phrase: scattering
Light scattering, reflection, absorption and laser induced fluorescence can provide much information regarding hard-tissue structure and pathology.
Geneviève Ghenne
France
Local time: 01:58
diffusion de la lumière
Explanation:
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light scattering

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Diffusion de la lumière (Light Scattering). Cet axe sous-tend aussi bien les axes expérimentaux qu'il les devance. Il consiste à développer des outils théoriques ...
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GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 01:58
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5diffusion de la lumière
GILLES MEUNIER
4 +4dispersion
Drmanu49
Summary of reference entries provided
Light scattering
Maya M Fourioti

  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
diffusion de la lumière


Explanation:
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light scattering

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Note added at 3 mins (2012-07-03 09:26:33 GMT)
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Diffusion de la lumière (Light Scattering). Cet axe sous-tend aussi bien les axes expérimentaux qu'il les devance. Il consiste à développer des outils théoriques ...


GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 01:58
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 279

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marion Feildel (X): http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffusion_des_ondes
1 min
agree  Christophe Delaunay: Oui, et aussi: http://www.empa.ch/plugin/template/empa/1234/98153/---/l=3
2 mins
agree  Christine Lécluse-Voirin
4 mins
neutral  kashew: The general translation; http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffusion_dynamique_de_la_lumiè... but dispersion looks better here.
30 mins
  -> Light scattering = diffusion de la lumière. Voir Termium, Linguee, etc.
agree  Maya M Fourioti
1 hr
agree  thierry niderman: En me référant à INIST, je vote pour diffusion..
2 hrs
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
dispersion


Explanation:
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phiv.cirad.fr/fr/glossaire.php?varnom=&soumission=1...
Aberration chromatique : due à la dispersion de la lumière par les lentilles, elle donne des images colorées décalées en taille et en position. Erreur de ...

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www.astrosurf.com/buil/us/stage/session0/stage1.htm
Depuis peu de temps il utilise une caméra CCD refroidie pour l'imagerie du .... Aude - C'est un autre mécanisme qui produit la dispersion de la lumière en effet.


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www.wordreference.com/fren/dispersion
Compound Forms/Formes composées. diagramme de dispersion, scatter diagram. dispersion de la lumière, light-scattering ...

Drmanu49
France
Local time: 01:58
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  FX Fraipont (X): plutôt ça pour la lumière : http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dispersion
5 mins
  -> Thank you François-Xavier.
agree  Odile Raymond
16 mins
  -> Thank you Odile.
agree  kashew
34 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  Clara Chassany
1 day 2 hrs
  -> Thank you Clara.
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Reference comments


1 hr
Reference: Light scattering

Reference information:
Pour arriver à resoudre le problème diffusion ou dispersion. personnelement je vote pour ''diffusion''


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_scattering
Maya M Fourioti
Greece
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek
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