German Science Reader: An Introduction to Scientific German, for Students of Physics, Chemistry and EngineeringKroeh, Charles Frederick
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German Science Reader: An Introduction to Scientific German, for Students of Physics, Chemistry and Engineering
Kroeh, Charles Frederick
German language -- Readers -- Science
[6] +das Lot (Loth)+: plumb-line.
[7] +Vielfache+: multiples.
[8] +giebt ... an (angeben)+: states.
[9] +Pyknometer+: specific gravity flask.
[10] +Es sei nun P_{1} das Gewicht+: now let P_{1} be the weight.
[11] +alsdann = dann+: then.
[12] +einer ... Marke+; see 1 Note 10.
13.
[1] +Orte und Lagen+: places and positions.
[2] see 1 Note 2.
[3] +gelegen+: situated.
[4] +fortschreitende Bewegung+: motion of translation.
[5] +die ... Wege+: the paths; see 1 Note 10.
[6] +von einem ... begriffenen Körper+: of a body engaged; see 1 Note
10.
[7] see 1 Note 2.
[8] +der ... Weg+: the path; see 1 Note 10
[9] +infolge (in Folge)+: in consequence.
[10] +einer beliebig+: of any desired, of any whatever.
[11] +kommt ... zu stande+: comes about, is brought about.
[12] +bei+: in the case of (not _by_.) +Bei+ is of very common occurence
with this meaning, which will generally suggest the proper preposition
(at, with, in etc.) to use in English.
14.
[1] +die Gewichtseinheit+: unit of weight.
[2] +heisst+: means.
[3] +die Breite+: latitude.
[4] +am Meeresspiegel+: at the level of the sea.
[5] +am bequemsten+: most conveniently.
[6] +darstellen+: to represent.
[7] +t+ stands for +Tonne+ = 1000 kg.
[8] see 1 Note 2.
[9] Observe that the comma is used as a decimal point and the period as
a sign of multiplication.
[10] +also+; see 2 Note 2.
[11] +nimmt ... zu (zunehmen)+: increases.
[12] see 1 Note 2.
[13] +um+: to the distance of.
[14] +die Gesammtarbeit+: total work.
[15] +einzel (einzeln)+: separate.
15.
[1] See 1 Note 2.
[2] +aufgespeichert+: stored up.
[3] +bei Verminderung+: on diminishing; see 13 Note 12.
[4] +um+: to the distance of.
[5] +musste+: had to. Do not translate by _must_; it is in the past
tense.
[6] +geleistet: (leisten)+: performed. +Die Leistung+: performance.
[7] +streng genommen+: taken strictly = strictly speaking.
[8] +eine Feder spannen+: compress a spring.
[9] +die Spannkraft+: tension, potential.
[10] +bei Beurtheilung+: in judging; see 13 Note 12.
[11] +ist massgebend+: is decisive, is a criterion.
[12] +hinsichtlich+: as regards.
[13] +u. s. f. (und so fort)+: and so forth.
16.
[1] +Nebenformen+: secondary forms.
[2] +noch so komplizierten+: never so complicated, no matter how
complicated.
[3] +rollen+: the hyphen indicates that +hinab+ belongs also to
+rollen+: to roll down.
[4] +stellt ... dar (darstellen)+: represents.
[5] +einen ... Druck+; see 1 Note 10.
[6] +aufheben+: to neutralize, balance.
[7] +der Fall+: case.
[8] +aufzufassen+: to conceive.
[9] +entstanden (entstehen)+: originated, formed.
[10] +flachgängig+: square-threaded.
[11] +bez. (beziehungsweise)+: or as the case may be.
[12] +scharfgängig+: v-threaded.
[13] +der Schraubengang+: turn of the screw.
[14] +das Gewinde+: thread.
[15] +die Bolzenstärke+: thickness of the cylinder. +Stärke+, usually
strength, also means thickness.
[16] +die Kernstärke+: thickness, of the core.
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