| die
Nachrichtentechnik |
communications
technology |
| sich
aus•breiten |
to
spread out |
| sich
aus•dehnen; die Ausdehnung |
to
expand, to spread; extent, expansion |
| die
Welle, -n; die Wellenlänge, -n |
wave;
wavelength |
| der
Rundfunk |
radio
(refers to "radio" as a whole, not specific radios or radio stations) |
| die
Schwingung, -en |
vibration,
oscillation |
| elektromagnetisch |
electromagnetic |
| die
Wechselspannung, -en |
AC
voltage, alternating voltage [click on the link if this term confuses
you and you want a basic explanation of terms like voltage, current etc.,
and/or click here
for a higher-level explanation in English from a Swiss site!] |
| das
Koaxialkabel, - |
coaxial
cable |
| der
Leiter, - [as opposed to "die Leiter"];der Halbleiter, -; leiten |
(electrical)
conductor [as opposed to "ladder"]; semiconductor; to conduct,
to lead |
| isolieren;
der Isolierstoff, -e |
to
insulate; insulation material |
| die
Verzerrung, -en; verzerren |
distortion;
to distort |
| das
Rauschen; das Geräusch, -e |
noise,
rustling, swooshing [used for electromagnetic "noise"]; noise
[used more for actual noises] |
| das
Glasfaserkabel, - |
fiberoptic
cable |
| die
Bodenstation, - |
ground
or earth station |
| der
Kanal, ¨-e |
channel
[but for e.g. "channel 7" you would say "Das siebte Programm"] |
| |
|
| aus•nutzen |
to
exploit, to take advantage of |
| der
Bereich, - |
area,
region, sector |
| vor
allem |
above
all, primarily |
| die
Entfernung, -en |
distance
(for relatively large distances) |
| der
Abstand, ¨-e |
distance
(for stating the spacing between objects) |
| die
Reichweite, -n |
range
(for distances, not e.g. meadows) |
| in
Betrieb sein; betreiben, betrieb, hat betrieben; der Betrieb, -e |
to
be in operation; to operate (a machine or a business); company, business,
plant (as in: factory) |
| bestehen
aus, bestand, hat bestanden |
to
consist of |
| an•bringen,
brachte an, hat angebracht |
to
attach, to mount, to affix |
| verstärken;
der Verstärker, -; die Verstärkung |
to
amplify, to reinforce (e.g. troops, but not a wall, for example); amplifier;
amplification, reinforcements |
| der
Spiegel, - |
mirror |
| hohl |
hollow |
| aus•statten;
die Ausstattung |
to
equip; equipment (refers to the equipment you equip yourself with for e.g.
scuba diving or camping ["Ausrüstung" is more commonly used
in this sense], or to the fittings/accoutrements/devices with which a car
or other device is equipped, not to specific equipment you might
need for a given task--for that, use e.g. "Werkzeug" [=tools]
or "Geräte.") |
| der
Strom |
electric
current |
| umgebend;
die Umgebung; umgeben, er/sie/es umgibt, umgab, hat umgeben |
surrounding;
the surroundings; to surround (as in "the forest surrounds the town,"
not as in "the enemy forces were surrounded") |
| die
Größenordnung |
order
of magnitude |
| der
Raum, der Weltraum |
space
(of course "der Raum" also means "room") |
| entstehen,
entstand, ist entstanden |
to
come into being, to be created |
| geeignet;
sich eignen |
suitable;
to be suited |
| die
Richtung, -en; X auf Y richten |
direction
(as in North, South, left, right etc.; not for e.g. asking directions
or for instructions); to direct X at Y |
| entfallen,
er/sie/es entfällt, entfiel, ist entfallen |
to
fall away, to be inapplicable |
| der
Verlust, -e; verlieren, verlor, hat verloren |
loss;
to lose |
| die
Leistung, -en |
power,
efficiency, output, performance, achievement |
| aus•fallen,
der Ausfall, ¨-e |
to
fail, to give out, to be cancelled; failure |
| Kenn- |
prefix
meaning "identifying" or "characteristic" |
| der
Brennpunkt, -e |
focal
point |
| unmittelbar |
directly |
| verarbeiten |
to
process |