Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

"um"??

English translation:

micro meter

Added to glossary by Grimm Resear (X)
Mar 14, 2004 02:15
20 yrs ago
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German term

"um"??

German to English Medical Medical: Cardiology
Die Schicht aus dem hydrophilen Polymeren und dem darin eingelagerten Steroid ist im allgemeinen etwa 2 bis 50 um dick; vorteilhaft betraegt die Schichtdicke 5 bi 10 um.
Proposed translations (English)
5 +2 micro meter
5 s.u.

Discussion

Kim Metzger Mar 14, 2004:
Does it look like this �m?
Non-ProZ.com Mar 14, 2004:
Actually, thisis not exactly how this measurement is spelled. It is not a "u," but I have no clue how to type this particular letter.
Who knows what this measurement refers to and, if I can leave it, what symbol do I use?

Proposed translations

+2
48 mins
German term (edited): um
Selected

micro meter

One millionth of a meter is micrometer. It is actually mu, with a vertical line below the left arm of u.

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Note added at 49 mins (2004-03-14 03:04:39 GMT)
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Mu looks like this: µ

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Note added at 49 mins (2004-03-14 03:05:00 GMT)
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um is actuallly µm

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Note added at 52 mins (2004-03-14 03:07:47 GMT)
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Copy paste this symbol in your translation. If you are handling a word document, the short cut key is alt+cntrl+M, see \"symbols\" in the \"insert\" menu of the word document.
Peer comment(s):

agree Johanna Timm, PhD
9 mins
Thanks Johanna
agree Will Matter : perfect answer and you beat me to it, gooood job!
26 mins
Thanks Wilmatter
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks so much, Narasimhan. Great explanation, I was already getting nervous because I couldn't get anywhere with finding an answer. Thanks to the others as well."
1 hr

s.u.

Ich nehme an, dass das "um" wie hier im Text aussieht?:... Die so ermittelte Schichtdicke wurde in µm angegeben und ... Die Reproduzierbarkeit dieser
Methode ist an einem Laminat des ... und Wel- lenzahl bis zu 2 µm tief in ...
sundoc.bibliothek.uni-halle.de/ diss-online/03/04H019/t5.pdf

Why not copy and paste it from the source text into the translation, you don't have to translate it.
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