Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
allowance
English answer:
additional length or width
Added to glossary by
talktowinta
May 4, 2006 06:14
18 yrs ago
English term
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allowance
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Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Port and Harbor
"The lock chamber dimensions shall be determined appropriately based on the following standard
dimension calculation equations. When using the following equations, appropriate values shall be
employed for the depth clearance, and the allowances for width and length by giving due
consideration to the motions of vessels in the lock.
(a) Effective water depth = draft of vessel to accommodate + keel clearance
(b) Effective width = width of vessel x number of vessels in tranversal direction + width allowance
(c) Effective length = length of vessel x number of vessels in one longitudinal line + length allowance"
Yang saya maksud istilah "allowance" adalah dalam konteks kalimat di atas. Mohon bantuannya ya.... Thanks in advance
dimension calculation equations. When using the following equations, appropriate values shall be
employed for the depth clearance, and the allowances for width and length by giving due
consideration to the motions of vessels in the lock.
(a) Effective water depth = draft of vessel to accommodate + keel clearance
(b) Effective width = width of vessel x number of vessels in tranversal direction + width allowance
(c) Effective length = length of vessel x number of vessels in one longitudinal line + length allowance"
Yang saya maksud istilah "allowance" adalah dalam konteks kalimat di atas. Mohon bantuannya ya.... Thanks in advance
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Peter Skipp
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additional length or width
"allowance" in the context is equal to "tolerance" in technical language and means an additional undetermined amount
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-05-04 07:44:07 GMT)
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paraphrasing some of the above phrases, you would get:
(b) Effective width = width of vessel x number of vessels in tranversal direction + _a little extra_ width
(c) Effective length = length of vessel x number of vessels in one longitudinal line + _a little extra_ length"
Alternatively, you could use the term "tolerance" which means a "set amount of variance from a datum":
(b) Effective width = width of vessel x number of vessels in tranversal direction + width _tolerance equal to XYZ per cent of combined widths_
(c) Effective length = length of vessel x number of vessels in one longitudinal line + length _tolerance equal to XYZ per cent of combined lengths_"
Additional is better in this context because no numerical standard is set. If there were a set numerical standard (say, one tenth of length or width), then tolerance would be preferable.
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-05-04 07:44:07 GMT)
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paraphrasing some of the above phrases, you would get:
(b) Effective width = width of vessel x number of vessels in tranversal direction + _a little extra_ width
(c) Effective length = length of vessel x number of vessels in one longitudinal line + _a little extra_ length"
Alternatively, you could use the term "tolerance" which means a "set amount of variance from a datum":
(b) Effective width = width of vessel x number of vessels in tranversal direction + width _tolerance equal to XYZ per cent of combined widths_
(c) Effective length = length of vessel x number of vessels in one longitudinal line + length _tolerance equal to XYZ per cent of combined lengths_"
Additional is better in this context because no numerical standard is set. If there were a set numerical standard (say, one tenth of length or width), then tolerance would be preferable.
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