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minima continuativa

English translation: minimum continuous speed

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Italian term or phrase:velocità minima continuativa
English translation:minimum continuous speed
Entered by: Grey Drane (X)

18:36 Jun 29, 2003
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks / automotive
Italian term or phrase: minima continuativa
La pista per prove di velocità è utilizzata per la determinazione delle prestazioni dinamiche dei veicoli (velocità massime, minima continuativa, frenatura, sforzo al gancio, prove di slalom).

I don't know if there's a typo or something, but I have no idea what "minima continuativa" could be. "Massima continuativa" would make more sense, but I can't find anything anywhere about a "minima".
Grey Drane (X)
United States
Local time: 13:03
minimum continuous (speed)
Explanation:
I don't know much about cars but it looks like speed characteristics:

velocità massima, minima continuativa

=

maximum speed and minimum continuous speed

The term is mostly used in the descriptions of locomotives.

See the definition on the 1st referenced page and another example on the 2nd one
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Yakov Tomara
Local time: 20:03
Grading comment
Thanks for the input. Maybe that's what they were thinking about, but I can't seem to confirm that it's ever used to refer to motor vehicles (other than trains).
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minimum continuous (speed)


Explanation:
I don't know much about cars but it looks like speed characteristics:

velocità massima, minima continuativa

=

maximum speed and minimum continuous speed

The term is mostly used in the descriptions of locomotives.

See the definition on the 1st referenced page and another example on the 2nd one


    Reference: http://www.couplings.com/seminar/section5/section-v-c.pdf
    Reference: http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/prr/prr-mem.html
Yakov Tomara
Local time: 20:03
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks for the input. Maybe that's what they were thinking about, but I can't seem to confirm that it's ever used to refer to motor vehicles (other than trains).
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