subtend

Spanish translation: delimitar

14:01 Apr 27, 2006
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Medical (general) / Ophtalmology
English term or phrase: subtend
Context: "The acuteness of vision is measured as the angle subtended by the smallest detail the eye can perceive".
has
Local time: 12:21
Spanish translation:delimitar
Explanation:
o "ángulo delimitado" dentro de tu oración.

Suerte,

Karina ;)
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Karina Pelech
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Gracias Karina.
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4 +1delimitar
Karina Pelech
4ángulo subtendido
Mirta Guerra


  

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delimitar


Explanation:
o "ángulo delimitado" dentro de tu oración.

Suerte,

Karina ;)


    Reference: http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/dictionaries/difficultwor...
    Reference: http://www.wordreference.com/definition/subtend
Karina Pelech
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 39
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Gracias Karina.

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ángulo subtendido


Explanation:
más técnico...
"Una prueba indispensable en el paciente con algún error refractivo es la evaluación de la agudeza visual. Esta última se refiere a la expresión numérica del sentido de las formas y corresponde al ángulo subtendido a la retina por el objeto más pequeño que pueda ser percibido"
http://www.drscope.com/privados/pac/generales/oftalmologia/e...


Mirta Guerra
Local time: 11:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12
Notes to answerer
Asker: Creo que tu respuesta es completamente correcta; sin embargo me "sonó" mejor "delimitado" y usé esa. Muchas gracias.

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