Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
проба золота 888
English translation:
fineness of the gold is 888
Added to glossary by
Michael Moskowitz
Nov 12, 2008 01:00
16 yrs ago
Russian term
Translating since 1984.
Native in: English 
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Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Ukrainian to English, and 1 more.
проба золота 888
Russian to English
Tech/Engineering
Geology
Gold mining
Средняя проба золота 888 определена по 23 пробам в ГИН БНЦО АН РФ на микрозонде «Камека».
What is this reference to 888?
What is this reference to 888?
Proposed translations
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| 2 +4 | fineness of the gold is 888 |
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| 3 | standard of gold purity 888 |
Oleksandr Yastremskyi
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Proposed translations
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fineness of the gold is 888
"The average fineness of California gold, as determined by some thousand assays at the United States Mint, Philadelphia, is 885 thousandths, or 88 per cent..."
http://www.archive.org/stream/smithsonianmisce21862smit/smit...
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Note added at 24 mins (2008-11-12 01:25:43 GMT)
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http://www.archive.org/stream/smithsonianmisce21862smit/smit...
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Peer comment(s):
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Jack Doughty
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Спасибо:)
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Igor Blinov
: with your latest correction "fineness of the gold is 888 ‰"
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Спасибо:)
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George Pavlov
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Спасибо:)
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mk_lab
: Вообще-то такой стандартной пробы не существует. Правильнее назвать "содержание золота 888 промилле". Кроме того, проба драгметаллов всегда измеряется в тысячных долях, а не в процентах
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Oleksandr Yastremskyi
Romania
Romania
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Romania
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, English to Romanian, Romanian to English, and 5 more.
Discussion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carat_(purity)