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shed

English translation: left behind

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English term or phrase:shed
Selected answer:left behind
Entered by: Jack Doughty

13:25 Aug 31, 2017
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Physics / Fluid
English term or phrase: shed
The major distinction between small and large bubbles is that surface tension dictates the shape of the former, while pressure dominates the shape of the latter. Consequently large bubbles are not spherical, but rather possess a smooth, spherical cap of radius r with an irregular trailing surface. The irregular trailing surface is associated with turbulence generated by a pair of symmetric vortices in the wake of the bubble. These vortices are SHED as the bubble approaches the free surface.
Masoud Kakouli Varnousfaderani
Türkiye
Local time: 02:05
left behind
Explanation:
"shed" in the sense of lost, falling off, being abandoned. E.g. birds shed their winter plumage in the spring.

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Note added at 25 mins (2017-08-31 13:51:33 GMT)
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The vortices disperse and cease to exist, but the word "shed" does not explain this, it simply means they are left behind, they are no longer attached to the bubbles.
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Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:05
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +7left behind
Jack Doughty
4 +1discard
eski


  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
discard


Explanation:
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/thesaurus/shed

make redundant, dismiss, let go, discharge, give someone their notice, get rid of, discard

Double Bubbles Sans Toil and Trouble - Department of Computer ...
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Note added at 19 mins (2017-08-31 13:45:03 GMT)
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Note: In your sentence it would be used in the past tense. "These vortices are discarded..."


eski
Mexico
Local time: 17:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Terry Richards: To my ear, "discard" implies a decision or choice. It's a subtle difference though.
27 mins
  -> Thanks for your comment, Terry.
neutral  Daryo: discard the integration constant =>"to discard" in your ref has nothing to do with bubbles. // plus it sounds like the bubble has some power of decision ...
48 mins
  -> Hi Daryo: thanks for your comments.
agree  acetran
7 days
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
left behind


Explanation:
"shed" in the sense of lost, falling off, being abandoned. E.g. birds shed their winter plumage in the spring.

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Note added at 25 mins (2017-08-31 13:51:33 GMT)
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The vortices disperse and cease to exist, but the word "shed" does not explain this, it simply means they are left behind, they are no longer attached to the bubbles.

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:05
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: This still does not fit my target text norms. Can you explain more, please? What exactly happens to vortices?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
7 mins
  -> Тhank you.
agree  Terry Richards
8 mins
  -> Тhank you.
agree  Tony M: The vortices separate from the vicinity of the bubbles and simply fade away.
1 hr
  -> Тhank you, Tony.
agree  Clauwolf
2 hrs
  -> Тhank you.
agree  Yvonne Gallagher
2 hrs
  -> Тhank you.
agree  magdadh: Yes. Dropped, or indeed ''disappeared behind''.
21 hrs
  -> Тhank you.
agree  Jörgen Slet
1 day 1 hr
  -> Тhank you.
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