Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Lichtdurchleuchtung
English translation:
transillumination / (visual inspection using) transmitted light
Added to glossary by
David Williams
Oct 15, 2008 09:51
15 yrs ago
German term
Germany
Scientific & technical expertise
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: German to English
Lichtdurchleuchtung
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Manufacturing
Testing/Quality Assurance
A method of inspecting composite/sandwich parts. Am I right in suspecting it is X-ray testing?
Proposed translations
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| 3 +2 | transillumination / (visual inspection using) transmitted light |
Ken Cox
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| 4 | fluoroscopy |
milinad
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Proposed translations
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transillumination / (visual inspection using) transmitted light
'Licht' is visible light in this context
Judging from the ghits, 'transillumination' is very common usage in the medical context and equally rare outside of this context.
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Note added at 37 mins (2008-10-15 10:29:15 GMT)
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In principle, it wouldn't have to be visible light if the inspection is performed using some sort of imaging detector (e.g. infrared light, since some materials that are opaque to visible light are translucent to infrared, and infrared imaging sensors are commonly available).
Judging from the ghits, 'transillumination' is very common usage in the medical context and equally rare outside of this context.
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Note added at 37 mins (2008-10-15 10:29:15 GMT)
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In principle, it wouldn't have to be visible light if the inspection is performed using some sort of imaging detector (e.g. infrared light, since some materials that are opaque to visible light are translucent to infrared, and infrared imaging sensors are commonly available).
Note from asker:
| Thanks! (lirka and I were obviously thinking the same thing...) |
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Comment: "Many thanks!"
19 hrs
fluoroscopy
Your suggestion of X-ray is also right. Another alternative could be radioscopy
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