Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

30'509 cP

English translation:

30,509.74 cP

Added to glossary by liz askew
Feb 7, 2007 10:37
17 yrs ago
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Spanish term

30'509 cP

Spanish to English Medical Medical: Pharmaceuticals viscosity analysis
I know cP is the unit of measure for viscosity.

My question is about the numbers written with an apostrophe (translating analysis of a pharmaceutical gel by a lab in Mexico): it says 30'509.74 cP for viscosity. Would this be 30 thousand (30,509.74)? From what I can determine, that would be a reasonable figure for the viscosity of a skin gel. Thanks.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 30,509.[74] cP

Discussion

liz askew Feb 12, 2007:
thank you for the points - you're welcome!
Noni Gilbert Riley Feb 7, 2007:
A further complication is that clients don´t appreciate that it takes us time to check this and correct if necessary and don´t like paying for it as part of a translation...
Noni Gilbert Riley Feb 7, 2007:
To clarify: Liz and I are using British "numerical punctuation" which is just the opposite of the Spanish usage. I occasionally find I´ve over compensated and corrected when the document already contained the British usage!....

Proposed translations

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30,509.[74] cP

I think there should be a comma in English, or not, (seems to be either) to indicate thousands.

Based on this evidence:

Understanding Absolute and Kinematic Viscosity
Of all the tests employed for used oil analysis, none provides better test ... Most of these devices measure absolute viscosity (cP) and apply an algorithm ...
www.practicingoilanalysis.com/article_detail.asp?articleid=... - 49k - Cached - Similar pages

Uncertainty Analysis for Fiber Permeability Measurement—[Journal ...
Its viscosity at 22 °C is 47 cP. The uncertainty of viscosity is due to the ... J., 1994, “In-Plane Permeability Measurement and Analysis in Liquid ...
link.aip.org/link/?JMSEFK/127/907/1 - Similar pages

http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:sB2VRF_88xIJ:www.johnda...


measurements of 350,000 cP

[PDF]
www .loctite.com The Adhesive Sourcebook Loctite brand products ...
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Low viscosity. Mixed - low. Resin: 640 cP. Hardener: 35000 cP. Mixed - low. Resin: 10000 cP. Hardener: 1150 cP ... 30509. Loctite. ®. Instant Gasket . ...
www.loctite.com/int_henkel/loctite_us/binarydata/pdf/LT3355... - Similar pages


Peer comment(s):

agree Dr. Andrew Frankland : No square brackets though.
7 mins
Thanks. Sorry, I put the figures in square brackets as they were not part of the initial query...
agree Yvonne Becker
4 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks, Liz!"
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