Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
scheefstand
English translation:
angle; incline; slope ... relative to
Added to glossary by
Barend van Zadelhoff
Apr 4, 2017 11:31
7 yrs ago
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Dutch term
Australia
scheefstand
Dutch to English
Tech/Engineering
Physics
measurement technology
A precision measurement instrument:
Een duidelijke begrenzing vormt de scheefstand van het te meten oppervlak; de sensor is tot een helling van 40 graden in staat betrouwbaar te meten.
Would this be the "slope angle" of the surface?
Een duidelijke begrenzing vormt de scheefstand van het te meten oppervlak; de sensor is tot een helling van 40 graden in staat betrouwbaar te meten.
Would this be the "slope angle" of the surface?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | angle ... relative to |
Barend van Zadelhoff
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| 4 | angled (surfaces) |
Lianne van de Ven
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Change log
Apr 10, 2017 09:32: Barend van Zadelhoff changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/2121311">Ruth Tanner's</a> old entry - "scheefstand"" to ""angle; incline; slope""
Apr 10, 2017 09:32: Barend van Zadelhoff changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/133080">Barend van Zadelhoff's</a> old entry - "scheefstand"" to ""angle; incline; slope... relative to""
Proposed translations
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Barend van Zadelhoff
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in Dutch
Netherlands
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angle ... relative to
attempt
...the angle of the surface to be measured relative to the sensor; the sensor is reliable up to a surface angle of 40 degrees.
...the angle of the surface to be measured relative to the sensor; the sensor is reliable up to a surface angle of 40 degrees.
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Comment: "Thanks Barend!"
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Lianne van de Ven
United States
United States
Native in Dutch
United States
Experienced, reliable, detail-oriented
Native in: Dutch
Works in: English to Dutch, Dutch to English
angled (surfaces)
Limtitation for angled surfaces: the sensor measures up to 40 degrees accurately.
Discussion
However, there is also another meaning of "scheefstaan", which is "misalignment". Although the second part of the sentence would seem to indicate the former meaning, as per Lianne's/Barend's suggestions.
see e.g. GWIT:
scheefstaan [1] =
be out of true
be out of alignment
scheefstaan [2] =
lean (over)