Jun 15, 2007 06:58
16 yrs ago
English term
compensation
English
Tech/Engineering
Engineering (general)
Air conditioner/ Cooling-Heating
Dear collegues,
"compensation of 5°C is required."
The sentence above is a curious one for me, for I am not sure if it means:
that the temperature should be constant at 5ºC.
or the temperature should be compensated with 5ºC (ie. if it is 12ºC it will be 7 or 17ºC, depending on demand)
I apologise for my language, but I am not a native speaker.
Kindest regards,
Binnur
"compensation of 5°C is required."
The sentence above is a curious one for me, for I am not sure if it means:
that the temperature should be constant at 5ºC.
or the temperature should be compensated with 5ºC (ie. if it is 12ºC it will be 7 or 17ºC, depending on demand)
I apologise for my language, but I am not a native speaker.
Kindest regards,
Binnur
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William [Bill] Gray
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William [Bill] Gray
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Works in: English, Norwegian to English, Danish to English, and 1 more.
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Comment: "Thank you very much William. You drifted the ambiguity perfectly away! Enjoy a prolific working day!
Binnur"
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