In German it is Kondensator (Elektrotechnik) and Kondensator (Verfahrenstechnik).
Condenser (in cooling/Verfahrungstechnik) is also Kondenser in German. Condense being Kondenswasser.
You are not forgetting your own language are you ? 🙂
You are not forgetting your own language are you ? 🙂
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WIMA is a German company making capacitors
From "https://www.wima.de/de/"
"WIMA als führender Spezialist für Folienkondensatoren beliefert weltweit alle professionellen Bereiche der Elektronik mit hochqualitativen Produkten."
From "https://www.wima.de/en/"
"WIMA as leading specialist in film capacitors supplies all professional sectors of electronics worldwide with high-quality products."
From "https://www.wima.de/de/"
"WIMA als führender Spezialist für Folienkondensatoren beliefert weltweit alle professionellen Bereiche der Elektronik mit hochqualitativen Produkten."
From "https://www.wima.de/en/"
"WIMA as leading specialist in film capacitors supplies all professional sectors of electronics worldwide with high-quality products."
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That is not really news. Even if you try very hard it is impossible to ignore WIMA 😉
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Aye, but read the German wording on the German website (and don't hit "Translate", or better still, use a VPN with choice to have your IP address originating in Germany)
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Kondensator (Elektrotechnik) for capacitor yes. No surprise there. I was just teasing Charles Darwin as condenser in cooling/Verfahrenstechnik
is called both Kondensator AND Kondenser.... One does not see that much in the German language (thankfully).
is called both Kondensator AND Kondenser.... One does not see that much in the German language (thankfully).
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If you go back to #139 you'll see that I was first to highlight the lack of "capacitor" in European countries (and Russia) ....
My point is that if you read the WIMA website in German (I did French and German at school) you'll see that there's more to it than just "Kondensator"
My point is that if you read the WIMA website in German (I did French and German at school) you'll see that there's more to it than just "Kondensator"
Aha, yes in many languages the word for the electrical thing is "Kondensator/condensator" or a variant and the part for cooling installations is "Kondenser/condenser/condensor" or a variant. That it is capacitor in English and French is apparently the exception, not the rule.
Capacity of the capacitor is then called "Kapazität/capaciteit" or a variant. All quite close, probably because it is not everyones cup of tea. I notice more or less the same with people completely missing the differences between photovoltaic and water heating panels (often called Collector/Kollektor or similar). Some even don't know what the panels on their own roof exactly do 🙂 And also the "heat pump" ... that exists in many versions as air/air, air/water, water/water, electrical/water etc.
Capacity of the capacitor is then called "Kapazität/capaciteit" or a variant. All quite close, probably because it is not everyones cup of tea. I notice more or less the same with people completely missing the differences between photovoltaic and water heating panels (often called Collector/Kollektor or similar). Some even don't know what the panels on their own roof exactly do 🙂 And also the "heat pump" ... that exists in many versions as air/air, air/water, water/water, electrical/water etc.
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Also, a conversation in Whatsapp with a Greek ex-work-colleague went as follows
Me - What does πυκνωτής mean to you ?
Him - Capacitor
Me - What is the etymology behind the word ?
Him - Πυκνωτής means condenser when literally translated. Pyknos means dense
Yep 😉
Me - What does πυκνωτής mean to you ?
Him - Capacitor
Me - What is the etymology behind the word ?
Him - Πυκνωτής means condenser when literally translated. Pyknos means dense
Yep 😉
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Then include the dutch and the germans: transformator/trafo
The latter often misspelled in Dutch as travo (which means transvestite).
The latter often misspelled in Dutch as travo (which means transvestite).
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Re: "Those pesky Abbreviations!"
Did you know that the word abbreviation itself can be abbreviated to abbr., abbrv. or abbrev.? 😎
Did you know that the word abbreviation itself can be abbreviated to abbr., abbrv. or abbrev.? 😎
