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Thermostatisierung

English translation: temperature control / thermostatting

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German term or phrase:Thermostatisierung
English translation:temperature control / thermostatting
Entered by: Languageman

11:15 Aug 1, 2008
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Aerospace / Aviation / Space / Satellite instrumentation
German term or phrase: Thermostatisierung
The context here is temperature control of a new gravity field measurement satellite (GOCE):

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Durch die Verwendung absolut formstabiler Baumaterialien und durch eine perfekte Thermostatisierung führt das Gravitationsgradiometer störungsfrei seine Messung durch.

http://www.iapg.bv.tum.de/7728--~goce~Goce~Mission~index.htm...
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Google found about 800 hits for the horrible-sounding "thermostatization" compared to 3200 or so for the German term, so I don't think that's right.

Is this perhaps simply a "thermostatic control system", or is there a bit more to it than that?

Thanks for your thoughts.

Stephen
Languageman
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:10
temperature control / thermostatting
Explanation:
Yes, I do suspect they just refer to a "perfect(ly designed) temperature control (system)" (or, indeed, a "thermostatic/thermal control system") here.

On the other hand, "thermostatting" is also used, as in http://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/mathematics/research/applie... (under "Leverhulme Research Fellowship") and http://www.atmosp.physics.utoronto.ca/MOPITT/mdd_93/m93-72.h... ("Other Heating/Thermostatting Requirements").

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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-08-01 13:36:12 GMT)
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Well, the Uni of Toronto source does seem to deal with satellite equipment/technology...

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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-08-01 14:37:41 GMT)
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Right, then translate as "temperature control", as supported by peers :)
Selected response from:

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 16:10
Grading comment
I went with "temperature control" in the end, but think that "thermostatting" would also be correct (even if it does sound awful!). Thanks for all the help.
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Summary of answers provided
4thermostatising
Ellen Kraus
2 +2temperature control / thermostatting
Steffen Walter


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
thermostatising


Explanation:
found a lot of examples for it

Ellen Kraus
Austria
Local time: 16:10
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks for your input. Where did you find a lot of examples for this? I only got 10 hits on Google for this spelling.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  zvalentiner: Could technically be right, butit sounds awkward, and it's not immediately clear to all native speakers what it means.
2 hrs
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +2
temperature control / thermostatting


Explanation:
Yes, I do suspect they just refer to a "perfect(ly designed) temperature control (system)" (or, indeed, a "thermostatic/thermal control system") here.

On the other hand, "thermostatting" is also used, as in http://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/mathematics/research/applie... (under "Leverhulme Research Fellowship") and http://www.atmosp.physics.utoronto.ca/MOPITT/mdd_93/m93-72.h... ("Other Heating/Thermostatting Requirements").

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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-08-01 13:36:12 GMT)
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Well, the Uni of Toronto source does seem to deal with satellite equipment/technology...

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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-08-01 14:37:41 GMT)
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Right, then translate as "temperature control", as supported by peers :)

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 16:10
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 36
Grading comment
I went with "temperature control" in the end, but think that "thermostatting" would also be correct (even if it does sound awful!). Thanks for all the help.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks. Yes, "thermostatting" would appear to be the direct equivalent, but I don't know if I can bring myself to use it! I just have this image in my head of some bloke going round upgrading the valves on my radiators or something, which somehow doesn't seem appropriate for the world's most advance gravity sensor! Or is that just me.

Asker: True enough, it's just that it sounds awful to me in such a high-tech context. Perhaps I'm just old fashione and lexo-squeamish!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  zvalentiner: I think temperature control is the translation that flows the best, and sounds the best in English.
2 hrs
agree  jccantrell: Temp control would have been my suggestion and it does sound best in English.
2 hrs
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