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English translation: microwave power signals

19:23 May 19, 2008
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng
Portuguese term or phrase: sinais de microondas de potência
"Um sistema para geração de sinais de microondas de potência deve apresentar em sua configuração uma válvula capaz de gerar o sinal na potência e na freqüência desejadas."

I have done much searching and am torn between the use of the word "power" or the word "potential." Both seem to be used when talking about this field so I'm not sure how to differentiate them. This sentence presents two uses of the word "potência" and I'm not sure if the translation is "power," "potential," or neither.
Brandi Miller
United States
Local time: 01:46
English translation:microwave power signals
Explanation:
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Marcos de Lima
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:46
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I ended up using this answer and a professional in the area agreed. Thanks!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2power microwave signals
rhandler
4 +1microwave power signals
Marcos de Lima
4 +1microwave signal power / power of the microwave signal
Enza Longo


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
power microwave signals


Explanation:
Como nestes exemplos:


Fast Detection of High Power Microwave Signals using a ...This report results from a contract tasking Semiconductor Physics Institute as follows: The contractor will investigate methods of creating a fast detector ...
stinet.dtic.mil/oai/oai?verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA426442

High power broadband termination for k-band amplifier combiners ...
a termination for each branch line coupler for terminating broad band high power microwave signals present at said isolated port, said termination ...
www.patentstorm.us/patents/5831491-claims.html

UWB Microwave Imaging for Breast Cancer Detection: An Algorithm ...
Low-power microwave signals are transmitted into the breast using. an array of antennas which in turn measure the scattered microwave signals. The ...
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel5/11208/36089/01710507.pdf?isn...

NJDEP-Radiation Protection Programs
Point-to-point microwave relay antennas transmit and receive low power microwave signals across relatively short distances. These antennas are usually ...
www.nj.gov/dep/rpp/nrs/mwtowers.htm


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The link for the firs example is

http://stinet.dtic.mil/oai/oai?verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix...

rhandler
Local time: 02:46
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Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 87

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Juliana Saul (X): spot on! :)
0 min
  -> Obrigado, Juliana, e bem na hora, pois você já estava vindo! (rs. rs.)

agree  Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
9 mins
  -> Obrigado, Salvador e Gry, tenham uma boa semana!

neutral  Enza Longo: I hate to disagree with you but unless you put 'low' or 'high' in front of power or say 'power of' it doesn't make much sense...at least to me
15 hrs
  -> The asked expression didn't include the qualification, just the three words.
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
microwave power signals


Explanation:
sug.

Marcos de Lima
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
I ended up using this answer and a professional in the area agreed. Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  RealBlunt: certo. Sinais de potencia e não microndas de potencia como diz rhandler
45 mins
  -> thanks RealBlunt - although I must admit, the more I look at it, the more uncertain I become...

neutral  Enza Longo: the order of words can really change the meaning - power in your translation could refer to the microwave or be an adjective for signals
14 hrs
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
microwave signal power / power of the microwave signal


Explanation:
it refers to the power of the signal - see below


Photonic generation of a microwave signal by incorporating a delay ...
15 Mar 2008 ... microwave signal power is measured to within. 1.0 dB. The temperature coefficient of the microwave. frequency against the temperature ...
col.osa.org/viewmedia.cfm?uri=ol-33-6-554&seq=0 - Similar pages

Enza Longo
Canada
Local time: 01:46
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marcos de Lima: I did wonder about this option, but if it's right, then why doesn't the source text say 'potência de sinais de microondas'? could they mean 'powerful microwave signals' instead? (I suspect you may well be right though)
36 mins
  -> It's probably just poorly written. If you look further on in the same sentence, it says 'able to generate the signal in the power and frequency required so it definitely refers to the signal/ thanks for your 'agree'...I do admit it's a tricky phrase
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