| die Rinne, -n | gutter, trough |
| der Spiegel, - | mirror |
| der Kamin, -e | chimney |
| lichtdurchlässig | permitting light to pass through |
| der Dampf; verdampfen | steam; to evaporate |
| aufwendig | elaborate, costly |
| der Betrieb, -e | operation (of machinery); enterprise, factory |
| die Nachführung, -en; nach•führen | tracking; to track [both in the sense of making something move to follow something else; not used to describe how one might "keep track of" an object's movements] |
| flach | flat, shallow |
| die Grundindustrie, -n | primary industry |
| zusätzlich | additional |
| ernten | to harvest |
| der Brennpunkt, -e | focus |
| das Rohr, -e; die Röhre, -n | pipe, tube |
| die Neigung, -en | inclination |
| schwenken | to swivel, rotate |
| eben | flat, smooth |
| der Kamin, -e | chimney |
| die Schicht, -en | layer |
| bevorzugt; bevorzugen | preferentially; to prefer |
| das Gefälle | gradient, incline |