Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
sens montre
English translation:
clockwise
Added to glossary by
irishpolyglot
Oct 22, 2007 08:01
16 yrs ago
French term
sens montre
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.)
In a table of noise figures that are to be adjusted, the figure being checked is: Retard descente matrice sur vernier and this affects two different levels.
Niveau 1: +1 ou 1,5 (sens montre)
Niveau 2: -1 ou 1,5 (sens montre).
What does sens montre mean in this context? Thanks in advance!!
Niveau 1: +1 ou 1,5 (sens montre)
Niveau 2: -1 ou 1,5 (sens montre).
What does sens montre mean in this context? Thanks in advance!!
Proposed translations
+6
40 mins
Selected
clockwise
I feel sure this is a shortened form of 'dans le sens des aiguilles d'une montre'
Quite why that applies here I don't know, but perhaps it is something to do with adjusting this 'vernier' — to avoid inaccuracies caused by mechanical backlash, it is not uncommon to specify which direction something should be adjusted in; but there could be another meaning, as I see we are talking about 'retard', which could suggest a phase / rotating vector kind of situation. As ever, knowing a lot more about the overall context would help enormously!
Quite why that applies here I don't know, but perhaps it is something to do with adjusting this 'vernier' — to avoid inaccuracies caused by mechanical backlash, it is not uncommon to specify which direction something should be adjusted in; but there could be another meaning, as I see we are talking about 'retard', which could suggest a phase / rotating vector kind of situation. As ever, knowing a lot more about the overall context would help enormously!
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Comment: "Thanks again for your help and explanation Tony!! I thought it might be that, just that I never heard sens montre before. There is turning later mentioned so it fits with the context ;)"
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