Jan 4, 2007 20:55
17 yrs ago
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German term

Das Display aller Modelle besteht aus Saphir, einem Kristall, der in Wannen entlang elektrischer Ströme gezüchtet wird.

German to English Tech/Engineering Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.) article about mobile phone maker
Press article about a luxury mobile phone manufacturer. Anyone know what this means? thanks
Proposed translations (English)
3 +2 garbled description
Change log

Jan 5, 2007 08:28: Steffen Walter changed "Term asked" from "Saphir, einem Kristall der in Wannen entlang elektrischer Ströme gezüchtet wird" to "Das Display aller Modelle besteht aus Saphir, einem Kristall, der in Wannen entlang elektrischer Ströme gezüchtet wird." , "Field" from "Other" to "Tech/Engineering" , "Field (specific)" from "Journalism" to "Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.)"

Discussion

Ken Cox Jan 4, 2007:
With CMJ. Quoting only part of the sentence simply invites guesswork.
CMJ_Trans (X) Jan 4, 2007:
Das Display aller Modelle besteht aus Saphir, einem Kristall, der in Wannen entlang elektrischer Ströme gezüchtet wird.

This is the whole sentence and you really should have given it
http://www.welt.de/data/2006/12/12/1143430.html?s=2

Proposed translations

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German term (edited): Saphir, einem Kristall der in Wannen entlang elektrischer Ströme gezüchtet wird
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garbled description

This sounds like a garbled translation or transcription of a description of the process of growing sapphire crystals. Like quartz crystal ingots used for semiconductor manufacturing, they are grown by gradually drawing a crystal ingot from a pool of molten material held in a crucible, and the molten material is melted and kept molten by electrical resistance heating.

see e.g.

Monocrystal PLC - Synthetic sapphire manufacturer
The whole growing process of 25 kg sapphire crystal takes 14 days and is controlled automatically. Raw material is loaded into the growing station, ...
www.monocrystal.com/growing_technology
Peer comment(s):

agree jccantrell : My thought, too.
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agree vic voskuil
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