Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
diesel particulate filters v. diesel particle filters
English answer:
"diesel particulate filters" more exact, although "diesel particle filters" is used colloquially
Added to glossary by
Allison Wright (X)
Dec 31, 2010 21:32
13 yrs ago
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English term
diesel particulate filters v. diesel particle filters
English
Tech/Engineering
Automotive / Cars & Trucks
exhaust emissions
Main target audience: general public.
I am translating De-En for a public transport website. Main target audience: general public/international English-speaking tourists.
My translation: All buses have been fitted with *diesel particulate filters* to reduce emissions.
A sentence found elsewhere on the website (i.e. not the same source text!):
"..and our buses of course meet the strict EU exhaust emission standards with their *diesel-particle filters*."
I have done a Google search, and read Wikipaedia. (I have encountered a fair number of filters in the real world too!)
In this case I am not convinced that "more Google hits makes it better" applies.
My intuition tells me most people find it too much effort to say "particulate", so it has been shortened colloquially to "particle".
Which term would be more correct?
Which term would be more appropriate?
I am translating De-En for a public transport website. Main target audience: general public/international English-speaking tourists.
My translation: All buses have been fitted with *diesel particulate filters* to reduce emissions.
A sentence found elsewhere on the website (i.e. not the same source text!):
"..and our buses of course meet the strict EU exhaust emission standards with their *diesel-particle filters*."
I have done a Google search, and read Wikipaedia. (I have encountered a fair number of filters in the real world too!)
In this case I am not convinced that "more Google hits makes it better" applies.
My intuition tells me most people find it too much effort to say "particulate", so it has been shortened colloquially to "particle".
Which term would be more correct?
Which term would be more appropriate?
Responses
| 4 +3 | diesel particulate filter more exact |
David Russi
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Jan 5, 2011 16:26: Allison Wright (X) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/992168">Allison Wright (X)'s</a> old entry - "diesel particulate filters v. diesel particle filters "" to ""diesel particulate filter more exact""
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David Russi
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diesel particulate filter more exact
Both convey the same meaning, but "particulate filter" is more exact. Also, try this search:
"diesel * filter" -oil
and look at the first 50 or so entries. more is better will once again apply...
Websters
par£tic£u£late
Function:adjective
Etymology:Latin particula small part, particle + English -ate * more at PARTICLE
1 : existing in the form of minute separate particles *the transport of particulate matter by the atmosphere— Nelson Dingle* *the application of high-energy beams of T particulate radiation— Nature*
2 : of or relating to distinct particles *the particulate theory of heredity— Julian Huxley* *the radioactivity in fallout is largely in particulate form— Merril Eisenbud*e
particle
3 a : a very small portion of something material : minute quantity : tiny fragment *her face was T beaded with small particles of rain— Thomas Wolfe* *each particle of the tape is magnetized to saturation— Sound Recording & Reproduction* *particles of sand* b : a very small part of something having an immaterial nature : the smallest possible portion or amount of something *there is not a particle of truth in any of these statements— M.F.A.Montagu* *exertion of every particle of strength she possessed— C.S.Forester* *a voice from which every particle of emotion was painfully excluded— Thomas Hardy*
"diesel * filter" -oil
and look at the first 50 or so entries. more is better will once again apply...
Websters
par£tic£u£late
Function:adjective
Etymology:Latin particula small part, particle + English -ate * more at PARTICLE
1 : existing in the form of minute separate particles *the transport of particulate matter by the atmosphere— Nelson Dingle* *the application of high-energy beams of T particulate radiation— Nature*
2 : of or relating to distinct particles *the particulate theory of heredity— Julian Huxley* *the radioactivity in fallout is largely in particulate form— Merril Eisenbud*e
particle
3 a : a very small portion of something material : minute quantity : tiny fragment *her face was T beaded with small particles of rain— Thomas Wolfe* *each particle of the tape is magnetized to saturation— Sound Recording & Reproduction* *particles of sand* b : a very small part of something having an immaterial nature : the smallest possible portion or amount of something *there is not a particle of truth in any of these statements— M.F.A.Montagu* *exertion of every particle of strength she possessed— C.S.Forester* *a voice from which every particle of emotion was painfully excluded— Thomas Hardy*
Note from asker:
| Thank you, Brigitte |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you David. I loved the way your citations went from "diesel particulate filters" to "Thomas Hardy". Thank you for your quick reply. Thanks to Brigitte and Sharon too for your comments."
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