Konstante, Wei lend'ämpfungs- 



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Kontrol 1 sender 



specific inductive capacity (in 

 vacuo). Wellendämpfungs- 

 wave attenuation constant. 

 Zerfalls- disintegration constant, 

 transforination c. , radio-active 

 constant, decay coefficient. 



Konstanthaltung stabilization. 



konstruktiv constructional, prac- 

 tical, concrete, constructive. 



Kontakt, ausgefressener pitted 

 contact, vforn c. -.federnder 

 spring contact, flexible c, 

 c. spring. 



Kontakt, Abreiss- arcing contact 

 (of a switch). Arbeits- marking 

 contact, make or operating con- 

 tact (closure occurring upon 

 energization of relay). Folge- 

 make-before-break contact; dummy c. 

 Gleit- sliding contact (self- 

 wiping and s. -cleaning). Leerlauf- 

 spare or vacant terminal or con- 

 tact. Ruhe- spacing contact, rest 

 c. , non-operating c. (closure oc- 

 curs upon de-energization of re- 

 lay); contact of rear part of key 

 lever. Schiebe- adjustable slide, 

 slide contact, cursor. SchleOD- 

 make-bef ore-break contact, trail- 

 ing c. \^ackel- variable contact, 

 loose or defective c. Wechsel- 

 make-and-break contact. Wi sch- 

 self-cleaning or -wiping contact. 



Kontakt-abdruck contact print 

 (phot.) -arm wiper, -bürste 

 contact brush, wiper, -finger 

 contact finger, wiper, -geber 

 contact maker, time tapper, time 

 marker. -gl eichricKter contact 

 detector, crystal d. or rectifier, 

 natural d. -hebel contact lever, 

 -kleben sticking of contacts. 

 -mittel catalyst, contact agent, c. 

 substance, -orellen contact chat- 

 ter, c. click, c. thump, c. chirp. 

 -satz bank of contacts, -schieber 

 adjusting slider, slide contact, 

 cursor, -schiene contact bar. 

 -schmoren scorching, freezing or 

 melting together of contacts. 

 -Substanz contact substance. 



catalyzer, catalyst, -wirkung 

 catalysis, contact effect, -zunge 

 spring contact, reed, blade, ditton. 

 -zusammen schmoren scorching, freez- 

 ing or melting together of contacts. 



Kontingentierung quota system. 



Kontinuitätsgleichung equation of 

 continuity. 



Kontinuum continuous spectrum. 



Kon tr a- Al t contralto. -Bass 

 -contra-bass (brass wind instr. ) 

 -Fagott contra bassoon. 



kontrahierte Entladung contrswjted 

 discharge. 



Kontr ak t i on skoef f i z I en t Foisson ' s 

 ratio (lateral contraction: 

 longitudinal extension), rho 

 ratio. 



kontraktlich contractual, by con- 

 tract or agreement. 



Kontrast contrast, gamma (y) 

 -empf indl ichkei t ,-empf indung 

 contrast sensibility or sensitivi- • 

 ty, intensity discrimination. 

 -filter filter for selective con- 

 trasts, contrast screen, c. filter, 

 -hebung compandor action, dynamic- 

 range action means (comprising 

 compressor and expander) to im- 

 prove signal-noise ratio, -photome- 

 ter mit Würfel cube-type contrast 

 photometer, contrast p. with cubical 

 cavity. 



kontrastreiches Bild contrast picture, 

 high -gamma p. 



Kontraststeigerung Gallier effect, 

 print contrast. 



Kontrol Ibi Id monitoring picture 

 (telev. ). 



Kontrol 1 e control, check-up, super- 

 vision, monitoring, regulation, 

 governing. 



Kontrol le,Aussteuerungs-, mit Neonröhre 

 neon tube volume indicator. 

 Einknopf- uni-selector, uni- 

 control operation. Modulationsgrad- 

 modulation meter. 



Kontrol I -empf anger monitoring receiv- 

 er, -lehre master gage, -sender 

 monitor transmitter, check-up t.; 

 service test oscillator. 



