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grosor (in this context)

English translation: diameter / size

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Spanish term or phrase:grosor (in this context)
English translation:diameter / size
Entered by: Kate Major Patience

13:40 Mar 28, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Cosmetics, Beauty / Micropigmentation treatments
Spanish term or phrase: grosor (in this context)
El ***grosor*** y elaboración de las partículas del colorante implantado es lo que condiciona, pues sólo las partículas que son menores a los canales por donde van a ser eliminadas se eliminarán pasado unos días por efecto de los macrófagos.
Surely particles cannot be thick. What would be correct here (UK English). Thanks in advance
Kate Major Patience
Spain
Local time: 08:32
diameter
Explanation:
A slightly better guess :)

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Note added at 53 mins (2008-03-28 14:34:29 GMT)
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Could also be size I suppose.
Selected response from:

Dr. Andrew Frankland
Spain
Local time: 08:32
Grading comment
'size' occurred to me too as a good option too Andrew, and thanks everyone for the help.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5thickness
jules_sieg
3 +1diameter
Dr. Andrew Frankland
4dimension
Donatella Talpo
2density
tur2eng (X)


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
density


Explanation:
a guess

tur2eng (X)
Local time: 09:32
PRO pts in category: 4
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52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
diameter


Explanation:
A slightly better guess :)

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Note added at 53 mins (2008-03-28 14:34:29 GMT)
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Could also be size I suppose.

Dr. Andrew Frankland
Spain
Local time: 08:32
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
'size' occurred to me too as a good option too Andrew, and thanks everyone for the help.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  JoLuGo: "colored resin particles which have an average particle diameter"
2 days 1 hr
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
dimension


Explanation:
a guess

Donatella Talpo
Spain
Local time: 08:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: Italian
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
thickness


Explanation:
grosor m thickness: necesito tornillos de otro grosor, I need screws of a different thickness

- Diccionario Espasa Concise: Español-Inglés English-Spanish
© Espasa-Calpe, S.A., Madrid 2000

Think about grueso and you will understand grosor.

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jules_sieg
Mexico
Local time: 00:32
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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