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French to English Physics Translation Glossary

French term		English translation
en ménageant radialement		radially leaving
une parasite supérieure à 70 %,		porosity beyond/greater than 70%	liz askew
Entered by: liz askew
"en posant"		if we assume	Maria Popescu
Entered by: Maria Popescu
action quantique de lumière		quantum effect of light
acuité du pic		sharpness of the peak	Maria Popescu
Entered by: Maria Popescu
angle solide de visée		solid angle
autoporteur		puck	Didier Fourcot
Entered by: Didier Fourcot
émittance		emittance
battement de fréquences		frequency beating
boustrophédon		back-and-forth/two-way	liz askew
Entered by: liz askew
calage		adjustment
cale		gauge block
caloporteur		heat transfer
canon optique		pulsed laser source
CEG		caractéristique éléctrique génerale > general electrical specification
cliché		printing plate
cloche acoustique/enceinte acoustique		acoustic surround/enclosure
comportements originaux		unusual behaviors
consigne		set-point	Maria Popescu
Entered by: Maria Popescu
coque cylindrique de révolution		generally cylindrical body of revolution
couteaux de droite		right-hand blades
décalage Doppler		Doppler effect/shift
Déglaceur		De-icing unit / de-icer
Détecteur d’impulsions		pulse detector
De manière connue en soi,		In a manner which is per se known
degré hygrométrique vs humidité relative		both = relative humidity (RH)
descentes de courant amovibles		power down-lead
diffusion		optical scattering and charge exchange
dispositif de microbalance à élément oscillant		an oscillating element microbalance
dispositif semiconducteur intégré de modulation de lumière ultrarapide		integrated semiconductor device for extra-high-speed light modulation	Tony M
Entered by: Tony M
distribution en taille		distribution according to size
dose absorbée		dose absorbed (by the human body)
effort global		overall force
encombrement		bulk
envelopper, enveloppe		verbe: to envelop; n: envelope
filet liquide		liquid trickle
Focalisation		focusing
fond d’échelle		full-scale value
Fond de puits		well-bottom
fonds « vivants »		live bottom

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