Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Czech term or phrase:
lihýř
English translation:
mechanical oscillator
Added to glossary by
Karel Kosman
Feb 2, 2011 11:42
13 yrs ago
Czech term
Czech Republic
University degree in economics, Canada.
Native in: English
Works in: Czech to English, Slovak to English, French to English
lihýř
Czech to English
Tech/Engineering
Mechanics / Mech Engineering
describing Orloj clock
Posléze lihýř nahradil Božkův chronometr, který dává orloji každou minutu dva impulsy.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | mechanical oscillator |
jankaisler
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| 3 +1 | verge escapement |
Melissa Dedina
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Proposed translations
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jankaisler
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mechanical oscillator
Lihýř nebo také foliot je mechanický oscilátor, který zajišťuje více méně rovnoměrný chod mechanických hodin.
http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lihýř
http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lihýř
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Melissa Dedina
Native in English
Law, business, marketing
Native in: English
Works in: Czech to English, Slovak to English
verge escapement
The English version of the article jankaisler posted is "verge escapement" and includes the same picture as in Czech. I'm not sure which term is preferred, though.
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