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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

rupture de réflexion

English translation:

reflection fracture

Added to glossary by liz askew
Jun 1, 2010 12:54
13 yrs ago
French term

rupture de réflexion

French to English Science Mining & Minerals / Gems Gemstones
Consumer Protection legislation relating to labelling and sale of gemstones:
"...matières étrangères incolorés solidifiées dans les cavités extérieures (des pierres gemmes) qui présent des "ruptures de réflexion" visible à la loupe de grossissement 10 fois...."
Is this a change in the refractive index? Something entirely different?
Any help welcomed
Proposed translations (English)
3 reflection fracture
1 reflection break
Change log

Jun 2, 2010 22:46: liz askew Created KOG entry

Discussion

Jack Dunwell (asker) Jun 1, 2010:
Thank you, K I had no idea that "Reflectance" existed. But here it is in Webster "the fraction of the total luminous flux incident upon a surface that is reflected and that varies according to the wave length distribution of the incident light-called also reflection coefficient, reflection factor"
kashew Jun 1, 2010:
Term cut short? Maybe one should look at it as "ruptures de réflexion visible" (maybe, "breaks in visible reflectance"?) as there's some examples of "Spectroscopie de réflexion visible".
Jack Dunwell (asker) Jun 1, 2010:
Hello Ann Thank you This is from an "Arrêté du 3 décembre 1987 relatif à l'information du consommateur sur les prix, Article 1, Article 8-1 et 8-2". I have the Consumer Code...all 114 pages...
Travelin Ann Jun 1, 2010:
@fourth Since this is a French decree, there probably already exists an "official" translation, but the online version of Legifrance I found does not correspond exactly to the V O. Maybe someone else has a better source.

Proposed translations

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reflection fracture

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:lR8p_NB...
A l'exception des traitements dits traditionnels qui couvrent l'imprégnation par des fluides incolores, le chauffage - à condition qu'aucun résidus de chauffage ne provoque de rupture de réflexion visible à la loupe 10 fois - ou encore le simple blanchement (notamment pour les perles) dont l'indication du traitement n'est pas obligatoire mais dont le consommateur doit savoir qu'ils existent, tout type de traitement se doit d'être mentionné rigoureusement au moment de l'achat et sur la facture (art. 3).
http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:1TO0xTM40I4J:www.g...
see page 6

white reflecting lines/fractures

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:EFSXaQt...
so
rupture seems = fracture



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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-06-01 14:59:24 GMT)
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You're welcome!
Note from asker:
Thank you so much AGAIN Liz! I have looked at all of these references and it looks like "light reflecting fractures"?
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reflection break

reflection break or inequality ?
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Thank you very much A
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