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Pendler

English translation: keyholing

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German term or phrase:Pendler
English translation:keyholing
Entered by: Alison Mally

13:38 Nov 17, 2016
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Military / Defense / Military weapons (rifles)
German term or phrase: Pendler
Context: Legal document about testing the accuracy of a rifle
"Prüfmerkmale: 1) die Trefferleistung ist erfüllt, wenn (...)
- keine Pendler zu verzeichnen sind."

Basically, I understand this to mean wobbling bullets.

I have found "nutation", "bullet nutation" and "yaw" in this connection but I'm not sure which term to use, which is most common.

I'd be grateful for input!
Alison Mally
Germany
Local time: 05:58
yawing
Explanation:
Pendelung (Ballistik) yawing motion

Ernst WöBu der indust. Technik
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Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 05:58
Grading comment
Thanks! I learned from one translator that "nutation", "yaw" all mean something different so I became unsure about yaw. However, another man said I could use "keyholing" and that sounds understandable and is right!
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3 +3yawing
Cilian O'Tuama


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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
yawing


Explanation:
Pendelung (Ballistik) yawing motion

Ernst WöBu der indust. Technik

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 05:58
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thanks! I learned from one translator that "nutation", "yaw" all mean something different so I became unsure about yaw. However, another man said I could use "keyholing" and that sounds understandable and is right!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michael Bailey
6 mins
agree  philgoddard: Nutation is OK too, except no one will understand it.
1 hr
agree  Jonathan MacKerron: or simply "yaw"?
2 hrs
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