Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Sehnenmittelpunktsfläche
English translation:
chord midpoint area
Added to glossary by
Catherine Winzer
Sep 9, 2011 14:53
12 yrs ago
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German term
Sehnenmittelpunktsfläche
German to English
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mathematical models
I'm translating descriptions of historic and cultural artefacts, including the one pictured on this website:
http://www.uni-math.gwdg.de/modellsammlung/modell.php?KD=7&M...
It is described as:
"Die Sehnenmittelpunktsfläche einer Raumkurve 4. Ordnung, die die Gesamtheit der Mittelpunkte der Sehnen einer Kurve im Raum darstellt."
I think "Sehne" probably translates as "chord" here, but I'm quite sure how to translate the entire term and would be grateful for any help!
http://www.uni-math.gwdg.de/modellsammlung/modell.php?KD=7&M...
It is described as:
"Die Sehnenmittelpunktsfläche einer Raumkurve 4. Ordnung, die die Gesamtheit der Mittelpunkte der Sehnen einer Kurve im Raum darstellt."
I think "Sehne" probably translates as "chord" here, but I'm quite sure how to translate the entire term and would be grateful for any help!
Proposed translations
(English)
2 +1 | Chord midpoint area | Esther Park |
3 | center-surface of the chords a space curve of the 4th dimension | Willem Wunderink |
Change log
Sep 12, 2011 13:35: Catherine Winzer changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/632988">Catherine Winzer's</a> old entry - "Sehnenmittelpunktsfläche"" to ""Chord midpoint area""
Proposed translations
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Chord midpoint area
My best guess. Confidence in the "chord midpoint" part because of many google hits for it. But the fläche part...not sure about that. If it's a point, how can it have a surface/area/face??
Perhaps- the area that the chord midpoint is found in?
Perhaps- the area that the chord midpoint is found in?
Example sentence:
If we slide a chord of fixed length around any convex shape C so that the chord's midpoint traces out another figure D, the area between C and D doesn't depend on what shape we started with.
The rise is the distance from chord midpoint to arch crown C.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks."
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center-surface of the chords a space curve of the 4th dimension
What is meant is to my opinion the centre surface that represents all center points of the chords. Rather complicated material..... ;-)
PLs. also see the suggestion for the complete phrase below.
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Note added at 2 uren (2011-09-09 17:15:46 GMT)
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Of course the title (Sehnenmittelpunktsfläche=) strictly taken should just read: center-surface of the chords
PLs. also see the suggestion for the complete phrase below.
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Note added at 2 uren (2011-09-09 17:15:46 GMT)
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Of course the title (Sehnenmittelpunktsfläche=) strictly taken should just read: center-surface of the chords
Example sentence:
The center-surface of the chords of a space curve of the 4th dimension, representing the whole of all centers of the chords of a curve in space.
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