众母线

English translation: all the generatrices

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Chinese term or phrase:	众母线
English translation:	all the generatrices
Entered by:	Peter Smith

10:37 Aug 12, 2004

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Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks

Chinese term or phrase: 众母线

In a vehicle lighting standard. Sentence is: 发光面的可见度，包括从观察方向看来纵乎不发光区域的可见度，必须保证在这样一个扩散空间内，该空间由发光面周长上的众母线确定，与基准轴线问的夹角不得小于5°。All input appreciated.

Peter Smith KudoZ activity Questions: 31 (1 open) (1 without valid answers) Answers: 71 Taiwan
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all the generatrices along the circumference

Explanation:
all the generatrices along the circumference

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Note added at 32 mins (2004-08-12 11:09:43 GMT)
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周长上的众母线 all the generatrices along the circumference

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Edward LIU
Canada
Local time: 17:46

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I'm not sure I understand yet exactly what all this adds up to, but the term does indeed fit the context! Thanks very much.
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5 +1

busbar

Terry Thatcher Waltz, Ph.D.

3 +2

all the generatrices along the circumference

Edward LIU

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peer agreement (net): +2

众母线

all the generatrices along the circumference

Edward LIU
Canada
Local time: 17:46
Native speaker of:

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

I'm not sure I understand yet exactly what all this adds up to, but the term does indeed fit the context! Thanks very much.

4 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

众母线 busbar

Explanation:
母线 appears to mean "busbar", which is a term for "conductors that take the form of a bar or bars of copper conductor, covered or uncovered". (See first web reference below.) That might make sense in this context．
Might "zhong4" be an adjective, suggesting there is a group of these busbar in that location?
Googling "busbar" and "lighting" gives you a whole load of references, BTW.

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Note added at 7 hrs 49 mins (2004-08-12 18:27:14 GMT)
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I\'ve also found this term (I really do have to check my in-house references first!) in the 新世界汉英科技大词典（北京，1997）-- well, actually an entire two columns full of terms related to 母线. There seems little doubt that 母线 is translated most commonly as \"busbar.\"

Reference: http://www.hdk.com.cn/products/GCS.HTM

Terry Thatcher Waltz, Ph.D.
Local time: 17:46
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

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