yksipuolinen heijastava

English translation: single-side reflecting

18:09 Jun 20, 2005
Finnish to English translations [PRO]
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Finnish term or phrase: yksipuolinen heijastava
y-h IR kosteusmittari.

Surface-reflecting IR meter?
Yngve Roennike
Local time: 18:54
English translation:single-side reflecting
Explanation:
kosteusmittari refers specifically to humidity (or dampness depending on what kind of "kosteus" they are measuring) meter. If you say "surface-reflecting" it does not specify that only one side of the surface is actually reflecting. I suppose, following your trend, a single-side reflecting IR humidity meter. If this is an established tool, there's probably a clever term for it already.
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Setti Mulari
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Local time: 11:54
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That was my first inclination.
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single-side reflecting


Explanation:
kosteusmittari refers specifically to humidity (or dampness depending on what kind of "kosteus" they are measuring) meter. If you say "surface-reflecting" it does not specify that only one side of the surface is actually reflecting. I suppose, following your trend, a single-side reflecting IR humidity meter. If this is an established tool, there's probably a clever term for it already.

Setti Mulari
New Zealand
Local time: 11:54
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That was my first inclination.
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
single-side reflecting


Explanation:
kosteusmittari refers specifically to humidity (or dampness depending on what kind of "kosteus" they are measuring) meter. If you say "surface-reflecting" it does not specify that only one side of the surface is actually reflecting. I suppose, following your trend, a single-side reflecting IR humidity meter. If this is an established tool, there's probably a clever term for it already.

Setti Mulari
New Zealand
Local time: 11:54
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3
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