vagabond ierende Ströme leakage 

 currents, stray c. , vagabond c. 



Vakuole pinhole, vacuole. 



vakuumdicht vacuum-tight, sealed 

 (airtight) to insure a vacuous 

 state. 



Vakuum-dichtung vacuum plumbing, 

 V. sealing, v. packing, -fett 

 vacuum grease, -gi tterspektro- 

 graph vacuum grating spectro- 

 graph, -hahn vacuum tap. 

 -mantel gef ass thermos or Dewar 

 vessel with exhaust jacket, 

 -messer, -meter vacuometer, vacuum 

 gage, ionization g. -pumpe, Vor- 

 fore-pump, rough-vacuum p. 

 -schleuse airlock (of electron 

 microscope), -thermoelement 

 vacuum thenno- couple, -zelle 

 vacuum photo-electric cell. 



Valenzkette, Haupt- primary valence 

 chain. 



Variationsmethode variational 

 method. 



Var iometer ,Bal Ion- balloon stato- 

 scope. Kl app- hinged-coil variome- 

 ter. 



Vater metal master (in disk manu- 

 facture) . 



Vektor ,absol uter tensor. Vierer- 

 four-component vector. 



vektorielle Darstellung vectorial 

 representation. 



Vektor i ndikat ion vector re^)onse 

 index. 



Venti 1 , Ablass- discharge valve, 

 drain v. Etagen- multi-seat 

 valve. Licht- light valve, 1. 

 relay. Rückschlag- check valve. 



Ventil-kUken plug of a valve. 

 -stopfen valve stopper, s. with- 

 in v. 



Venturidüse constricted or nozzle- 

 like reducer, throat piece of 

 Venturi meter. 



ver- all gemeinern generalize. 

 -änderl ich variable, changeable. 



fluctuating, unstable, unsteady, 

 non-constant, -änderl i ch, laufend 

 running variable. 



Veränderliche variable, variable 

 quantity (math.) 



veränderl ich{er)Brennweite und 

 Grösse, Linse von zooming lens 

 for variable focus and variable 

 magnification, "vario-objective. " 

 -(e) Kopp lung vario-coupler. 



Veränderung, Farben- change of color, 

 discoloration. 



Veränderungen, Seiten- turns and 

 banks (in avigation). 



verankern anchor, stay or guy 

 (a pole). 



Veranlassung von, auf at the re- • 

 quest or suggestion of, on behalf 

 of. 



ver-antwortl Ich responsible, answerer- 

 ble, liable, chargeable, -arbei- 

 ten process, work. 



Verarbeitung,Fi Im- film processing. 



veraschen incinerate. 



Verband union, association; bind- 

 ing, bandage, fastening, tie, 

 bond (in bricklaying). 



Verbesserungs-mlttel corrective. 

 -patent patent of improvement. 



verbiegen bend, buckle, warp. 



Verbindlichkeiten eingehen incur 

 liabilities. 



Verbindung mit angeschärften 

 Enden scarfed joint, -.stumpfe 

 butt joint. Drei weg- three-way 

 connection. Einl agerungs- 

 intercalation compound. 

 Glasschliff- ground-glass joint, 

 Muffen- sleeve joint. Sauerstoff- 

 oxygen compound. 



Verbindungs-fähigkeit affinity, 

 combining power, -glied connect- 

 ing link, -klammer brace, clip 

 connector, -klemme connecting 

 means, binding post, terminal. 

 -kraft bonding strength, affinity, 

 combining power, -punkt joining, 



