Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
exact time or precise time
English answer:
precise time
English term
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exact or precise
Either the same word or two synomyms fo XXX and YYY
Thank you!
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It is quite difficult to weigh a precise doze of the ingredient(s), to strictly observe the procedure of preparation – indeed, who will take care to observe that the temperature is precisely 100 ºC, or to follow on the timer the XXX time for the potion to be processed in the boiling water bath, or the YYY time for the infusion process.
Jan 3, 2008 08:43: Alexander Onishko changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
Jan 3, 2008 09:28: Steffen Walter changed "Term asked" from "exact or precise or ???" to "exact or precise" , "Field" from "Medical" to "Tech/Engineering" , "Field (specific)" from "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters" to "Medical (general)"
Jan 10, 2008 11:46: Michael Powers (PhD) Created KOG entry
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US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
precise
precise
One entry found.
precise
Main Entry:
pre·cise Listen to the pronunciation of precise
Pronunciation:
\pri-ˈsīs\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
Middle English, from Middle French precis, from Latin praecisus, past participle of praecidere to cut off, from prae- + caedere to cut
Date:
15th century
1 : exactly or sharply defined or stated 2 : minutely exact 3 : strictly conforming to a pattern, standard, or convention 4 : distinguished from every other <at just that precise moment>
Mike :)
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-01-03 09:54:42 GMT)
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"dose" has to be spelled with "s", not "z":
Merriam-Webster
Main Entry:
1dose Listen to the pronunciation of 1dose
Pronunciation:
\ˈdōs\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin dosis, from Greek, literally, act of giving, from didonai to give — more at date
Date:
15th century
1 a: the measured quantity of a therapeutic agent to be taken at one time b: the quantity of radiation administered or absorbed2: a portion of a substance added during a process3: an amount of something likened to a prescribed or measured quantity of medicine <a daily dose of hard work> <a dose of scandal>4: a gonorrheal infection
Main Entry:
1doze Listen to the pronunciation of 1doze
Pronunciation:
\ˈdōz\
Function:
verb
Inflected Form(s):
dozed; doz·ing
Etymology:
perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse dūsa to doze
Date:
1677
intransitive verb1 a: to sleep lightly b: to fall into a light sleep —usually used with off2: to be in a dull or stupefied conditiontransitive verb: to pass (as time) drowsily
— doze noun
— doz·er noun
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-01-03 09:56:05 GMT)
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Instead of "who will take care to observe", you might consider rewording this to something such as, "who is going to take the time to observe" or something along those lines.
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-01-03 09:59:02 GMT)
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Another possible change would be with the phrase: "or to follow on the timer the XXX time" which could be changed to "or follow the precise time on the timer ..." There is no reason for "follow on" in this context, and the transitive verb would not be separated from its direct object by an adverbial phrase.
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either but do not use the same word in both places
"It is difficult to dose and measure the ingredient(s) precisely and follow the preparation procedure. Indeed, who will see that the temperature is exactly 100 ºC or that the potion is in boiling water for XXX time and infused for YYY time?"
You can use either precisely or exactly. They are interchangeable. Just don't use both in both places since it's desirable to avoid repetition.
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