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    Just had a conversation with one of my French clients, he is looking for a word in English. He explained this all to me in French, but not having an engineering clue, I shall ask those wot do!!

    In French, the word is "contrefleche." Literal translation is "counter arrow" which I dont think is it.

    If a piece of machinery is not under load, there is a distance between 2 points. When the machine is put under load, the distance between same 2 points changes.

    What is this distance called?
    Its "counter" something, not balance but something else.

    He knows the word but cant remember it in English, and shamefully, I dont even know it.

    Cheers
    Bob Leponge
    Life's disappointments are so much harder to take if you don't know any swear words.

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    Counterpoint?
    The river Trent is lovely, I know because I have walked on it for 18 years.
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    • #3
      Hmmm, cheers BW but its apparently not that.
      Puzzled from Oran.
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      • #4
        Compression?

        I know if you apply a tension load in one direction, at the opposing end of the 'lever' a compression load will be applied.
        Last edited by HeyWayne; 16-03-2010, 10:01 AM.
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        • #5
          Une contre fleche is the camber of say a beam as it bends under stress

          ( don't ask how I know!!!)

          (Oh- is that what you were meaning???)

          http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camber_beam
          Last edited by Nicos; 16-03-2010, 10:27 AM.
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          • #6
            Apparently my French man is happy with camber.

            Top of the engineering class >>>>>>>>>>>>> NICOS!!!!!

            Cheers all those clever types wot replied.
            Bob Leponge
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            • #7
              The only thing I can think of Bob is couterweight.
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              • #8
                Originally posted by bobleponge View Post

                Cheers all those clever types wot replied.
                Ahem - I also replied.
                A simple dude trying to grow veg. http://haywayne.blogspot.com/

                BLOG UPDATED! http://haywayne.blogspot.com/2012/01...ar-demand.html 30/01/2012

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                What would Vedder do?

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                • #9
                  Exceptions always made big fella.
                  Bob Leponge
                  Life's disappointments are so much harder to take if you don't know any swear words.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by bobleponge View Post
                    Exceptions always made big fella.
                    S'alright - I'm always being made an exception of.
                    A simple dude trying to grow veg. http://haywayne.blogspot.com/

                    BLOG UPDATED! http://haywayne.blogspot.com/2012/01...ar-demand.html 30/01/2012

                    Practise makes us a little better, it doesn't make us perfect.


                    What would Vedder do?

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                    • #11
                      And you're clearly at least as clever as wot I'm not cos you managed a stab at an answer.
                      I just smiled at said French type and said I would ask for help.
                      Bob Leponge
                      Life's disappointments are so much harder to take if you don't know any swear words.

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                      • #12
                        Ah ha! From the verb fléchir, not the word arrow!

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                        • #13
                          I indeed realised the derivation of the word once I had seen the real meaning.
                          Thus all my stories of Agincourt were almost completely wasted.
                          Only almost as its never a bad thing to bring up in conversation with a Frenchman.
                          Bob Leponge
                          Life's disappointments are so much harder to take if you don't know any swear words.

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                          • #14
                            I suppose as a bow "flexes" to fire the arrow it's logical. It didn't occur to me, though when I first read your question. I love finding out about words.

                            I heard that our 2 -finger gesture comes from the longbowmen who used to wave their fingers at the French to show they still had their fingers and could still pull the long bow (which the French weren't strong enough to pull, apparently) as if caught, the French used to chop them off!
                            Last edited by Patchninja; 16-03-2010, 01:27 PM.

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                            • #15
                              PN that is pretty much where it comes from. I explain this piece of history to my voisins as obviously they only use the 1.
                              Bob Leponge
                              Life's disappointments are so much harder to take if you don't know any swear words.

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