May 17, 2009 16:50
15 yrs ago
Japanese term

円筒形イオン

Japanese to English Tech/Engineering Electronics / Elect Eng
Can anybody help me find the accurate english equivalent. Thanks in advance.

Proposed translations

4 mins
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cylindrical ion [battery]

Ha Ha!
It looks like we're working on the same project...

The above is what I've been using for this word.


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Note added at 1 hr (2009-05-17 18:07:17 GMT)
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ところで、「角型」は cubical と訳していますが、これでいいのですかね?
Peer comment(s):

neutral Shimpei Shimizu (X) : ionだけでいいんですかね。Cylindrical Li-Ion (cell/battery)の方が良いのでは?
24 mins
原文に「ion」と「Li-ion」が混在するので、それぞれそのまま訳しています・・・。
neutral Kurt Hammond : i have been using "rectangular" for the other term. This also refers to the user-replaceable flat type batteries found in mobile phones, etc. - so cubical doesn't really describe that form factor correctly.
2 days 9 hrs
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1 hr

Cylindrical Lithium-ion Battery

Same here, I guess we are all working on the same document.

I used "Lithium-ion battery" because it is listed in in the company's product lineup, but not just "ion-battery".

By the way, I used "prismatic" for 角形, which was also used in their website.
Peer comment(s):

agree keiko miyazaki : I can't believe that, I think I am working on the same project as well! Well, the client's glossary says Lithium-ion battery even if it is just "ion" in the original sentence. So mihijita san's one is exactly what I am using. I realized that 角型 i
7 hrs
Oh, you too...? Small world... big project... =)) My glossary did not have a term for this word... so I am glad to know that the term I used was not wrong. Thanks!
neutral Kurt Hammond : I am using "ion" because it appears to me that this is an internal abbrevation. My agency did not provide me with a glossary.
2 days 8 hrs
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Reference comments

5 mins
Reference:

リチウムイオン電池にもいくつかの種類があります。

円筒型がもっとも低コストで、かつ同体積では最も高容量になります。外形の寸法も安定しています。ただし多数のセルを組み合わせた場合には隙間ができ、密度が小さくなります。円筒型はすべて鉄缶です。  
http://www.baysun.net/lithium/lithium04.html
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