Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
doppelt polarisiertes Licht
English translation:
double-polarized light
Added to glossary by
David Williams
Aug 29, 2008 08:47
15 yrs ago
German term
Germany
Scientific & technical expertise
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: German to English
doppelt polarisiertes Licht
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Physics
microscopy
According to my source document:
Durch drehen des Objekttellers können im doppelt polarisierten Licht die Einzelmineralien anhand ihrer Färbung bestimmt werden.
I'm not familiar with "double polarised light" and suspect it either means "plane polarised light" or "cross polarised light".
Durch drehen des Objekttellers können im doppelt polarisierten Licht die Einzelmineralien anhand ihrer Färbung bestimmt werden.
I'm not familiar with "double polarised light" and suspect it either means "plane polarised light" or "cross polarised light".
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | double polarized light |
Donal Murphy-Bokern
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| 5 +1 | double polarized light |
Subbanna
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Change log
Aug 29, 2008 11:08: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "Science (general)" to "Physics"
Proposed translations
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Donal Murphy-Bokern
Germany
Germany
Native in English
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Works in: German to English, English to German
Related KudoZ points
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double polarized light
Is a term used by geologists. See link. To be sure, you really need to consult the client or the original scientific author to be sure tghis is the method he or she used.
Reference:
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks! It appears to be hyphenated most of the time. Is that correct?"
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1 hr
double polarized light
a term in physics, now commonly applied in many areas of science
Note from asker:
| I'm puzzled as to why you suggested the same translation again, rather than agreeing with the answer already proposed? |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
analytical (X)
: see reference posted above!
13 mins
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| neutral |
casper (X)
: Already suggested by Donal Murphy-Bokern
3 hrs
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