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Physikalische Technik

English translation: Engineering Physics

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German term or phrase:Physikalische Technik
English translation:Engineering Physics
Entered by: Kerstin Green

19:22 May 15, 2010
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general) / engineering
German term or phrase: Physikalische Technik
B.Sc course offered at a FH.
Physikalische Technik stellt eine Verbindung zwischen der Physik und den Ingenieurwissenschaften dar. Sie hat die Aufgabe, Erkenntnisse der physikalischen Forschung in nutzbringende Verfahren und Produkte umzusetzen.

Is this engineering physics or physical engineering?
KenOldfield
Engineering Physics
Explanation:
I would go for this one, it is a widely used term in English.
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Kerstin Green
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:23
Grading comment
Many thanks
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4Engineering Physics
Kerstin Green
3 +2physical engineering
Wendy Streitparth


  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Engineering Physics


Explanation:
I would go for this one, it is a widely used term in English.


    Reference: http://www.princeton.edu/EngineeringPhysics/introduction.htm...
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineering_physics
Kerstin Green
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:23
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
Many thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Trinh Do: I think this sounds native English
5 hrs
  -> thanks Trinh
agree  aruna yallapragada: This is what it is called in India
7 hrs
  -> thanks Aruna
agree  Michael Harris
19 hrs
  -> thanks Michael
agree  gangels (X): Isn't it just "applied physics"?
20 hrs
  -> it is the same concept, but I found the term suggested by me more commonly used for degrees in US and UK
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
physical engineering


Explanation:
Used for BSc and MSc courses at Hochschule Mittweida


    Reference: http://www.hs-mittweida.de/index
Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 06:23
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator): http://www.hs-coburg.de/sgpt.3.html
1 hr
  -> Thank you
agree  Rolf Keiser
12 hrs
  -> Thank you
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