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bajo distintas tonalidades

English translation: with the use of different tones

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Spanish term or phrase:bajo distintas tonalidades
English translation:with the use of different tones
Entered by: artsandlanguage

20:57 Jun 7, 2010
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Archaeology / Rock Art
Spanish term or phrase: bajo distintas tonalidades
Dear translators,

I am a little stumped here. I understand the words in themselves, but in this context I am at a loss as to how to render this phrase:

Este método permite obtener 3 tipos de información: una imagen topográfica de los granos de pigmento, una imagen por contraste químico que nos muestra bajo distintas tonalidades los diferentes elementos químicos presentes (cartografía); y finalmente, un espectro químico con los distintos elementos químicos existentes en la muestra.

Thank you again for your help
artsandlanguage
with the use of different tones
Explanation:
I understand this to be some kind of testing using chemical contrast imaging with different tones to bring out the contrast.
Selected response from:

margaret caulfield
Local time: 03:10
Grading comment
Thank you very much
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5with the use of different tones
margaret caulfield
4 +3(which shows us/showing us) the different chemical elements in distinct colours
liz askew
4with different tonalities the various chemical elements present
Leonardo Lamarche
3which uses different tones to show us..
Rachel Spencer


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
with different tonalities the various chemical elements present


Explanation:
Mi sugerencia.

Leonardo Lamarche
Venezuela
Local time: 21:10
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 3

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Jim Tucker (X): "tonality" is probably a false friend here
16 mins
neutral  J Celeita (X): sorry Leonardo, I saw that tonalities was also used for paintings, but it's something to do with how the colors unify, not the tones.
3 hrs
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
with the use of different tones


Explanation:
I understand this to be some kind of testing using chemical contrast imaging with different tones to bring out the contrast.

margaret caulfield
Local time: 03:10
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thank you very much

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lizette Britz
20 mins
  -> Thanks, Lizette.
agree  Noni Gilbert Riley: with a range of different tones was what I had come up with
22 mins
  -> Thanks, Noni. That could also work.
agree  Rachel Spencer
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Rachel.
agree  J Celeita (X)
3 hrs
  -> Gracias, Jesi.
agree  Maria Mastruzzo
5 hrs
  -> Thanks, Maria.
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
(which shows us/showing us) the different chemical elements in distinct colours


Explanation:
Synthetic, imitation, and treated gemstones - Google Books Result
Michael O'Donoghue - 1997 - Technology & Engineering - 203 pages
... atomic structure of solid substances depends on the chemical elements present, ... colours side- by-side: some crystals may show three distinct colours, ...
books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=0750631732...

ACC - La tonalidad | Decoración y Color | Sistema ACC
- [ Translate this page ]
ACC - La tonalidad: la tonalidad se refiere a la naturaleza del color como, por ejemplo, rojos, amarillos, verdes, azules, violetas, etc. as, colores como ...
www.sikkensdecoracion.com.es/.../DecoracionYColor/.../tonal... - Cached - Similar

BBC - Homes - Design - Colour scheme
A tonal scheme or monochromatic scheme means you use just one colour but in varying tones. If you choose everything in the same tone and colour your scheme ...
www.bbc.co.uk/homes/design/colour_scheme.shtml - Cached - Similar

tonalidad.
(De tono).
1. f. Sistema de colores y tonos.
2. f. Fon. Altura de una vocal.
3. f. Ling. entonación.
4. f. Mús. Sistema musical definido por el orden de los intervalos dentro de la escala de los sonidos.

• Enhancing tissue-contrast imaging of the anterior eye | SPIE ...
by Y Yasuno - Related articles
9 Jul 2009 ... This method yields pseudo-color, tissue-contrast OCT images with various tissues displayed in different colors. ...
spie.org/x35500.xml - Cached
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by T Sato - Cited by 3 - Related articles
There are a number of problems in contrast imaging using LevovistTM contrast agent. ... THI increases under high-MI conditions, and THI interferes with contrast imaging using ... Directional information can be added in different colors. ...
tamsinfo.toshiba.com/docrequest/pdf/USWP1051US.pdf - Similar



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Note added at 32 mins (2010-06-07 21:30:28 GMT)
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I am not keen on "tonality" (usually associated with sound in English), and I would turn the phrase around here:)

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Note added at 36 mins (2010-06-07 21:34:13 GMT)
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p.s

Collins Sp-En

distinto/a = clear, distinct, different, various

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:10
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Noni Gilbert Riley: This would clarify completely
12 mins
  -> Thank you!
agree  Aradai Pardo Martínez
58 mins
  -> Thank you!
agree  Jennifer Levey: Agree above all with 'colour'. 'shades' would be a fair alternative. 'tones' (and all derivatives) is (are) thoroughly misleading.
3 hrs
  -> Thank you! I am of the same opinion.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
which uses different tones to show us..


Explanation:
Otherwise, I agree with Margaret.

Rachel Spencer
Spain
Local time: 03:10
Native speaker of: English
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