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direzione o senso o verso

English translation: direction or orientation

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Italian term or phrase:direzione o senso o verso
English translation:direction or orientation
Entered by: Paul O'Brien

15:18 May 11, 2022
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Patents
Italian term or phrase: direzione o senso o verso
I've been told that these are synonyms, but them why are they all there?

le strutture aventi una conformazione auxetica hanno un comportamento per cui un’eventuale sforzo meccanico applicato su di essi volto ad ottenerne una compressione o dilatazione in una ***direzione o in un senso/verso***, corrisponde una compressione o dilatazione anche nel ***senso o direzione*** perpendicolare a quella di applicazione dello sforzo meccanico stesso (al contrario di quanto avviene in una struttura “isotropa”, in cui una data sollecitazione in una ***direzione o senso o verso*** determina riconfigurazioni geometriche deformative equiverse in due direzioni fra loro perpendicolari.
Paul O'Brien
Argentina
Local time: 06:03
direction or orientation
Explanation:
senso and direzione are synonyms but verso is not - it's a real killer for us native Anglos but the difference is mathematical /geometrical and means orientation see ref. belowe
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Lydia Cleary
Italy
Local time: 11:03
Grading comment
Can't give you 10, unfortunately.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2direction or orientation
Lydia Cleary
Summary of reference entries provided
Auxetica
James (Jim) Davis

  

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direction or orientation


Explanation:
senso and direzione are synonyms but verso is not - it's a real killer for us native Anglos but the difference is mathematical /geometrical and means orientation see ref. belowe


    https://www.differenzatra.it/differenza-tra-direzione-e-verso/#:~:text=Direzione%20e%20verso%20nel%20linguaggio,verso%20ne%20indica%20l'orie
Lydia Cleary
Italy
Local time: 11:03
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Can't give you 10, unfortunately.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Beautiful.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cillie Swart: seems plausible, thanks for sharing
18 hrs
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agree  tradu-grace: good explanation
21 hrs
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Reference comments


22 hrs
Reference: Auxetica

Reference information:
Hi Paul,
Maybe you've already looked but I'd take a look at this before making a decision
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auxetics

James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 36
Note to reference poster
Asker: Yeah, mate. I looked it up yesterday. And guess what? Addnt gorra ruddy klue. I'll look again more closely lately.

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