In my language (Dutch) it is "een bobbel". The translation of my dictionary in English: 'blob', 'bulge' or 'lump'.
Willy Leenders Hasselt in Flanders (Belgium) Visit my website about the sundials in the province of Limburg (Flanders) with a section 'worth knowing about sundials' (mostly in Dutch): http://www.wijzerweb.be My dictionary says it is in English 'blob', 'bulge' or 'lump'. Op 28-okt-2016, om 00:12 heeft John Pickard het volgende geschreven: > Good morning, > > As part of my research on wire strainers (tools used to tighten wire in > fences) I am struggling with trying to find some generic terms to describe > the markings (patent numbers, part numbers and other information) on the > tools. > > My problem is that the markings are either "raised" (embossed) or "lowered" > (engraved / stamped). The method of marking can be via casting, forging, or > hand-stamping. What I am looking for is a generic term for the "lowered" > markings. I have seen the word "debossed" as an antonym of "embossed", but it > seems to be a neologism created specifically for this purpose. > > I'm trying to avoid using "cast", "forged" or "stamped" as these terms are > all about the method of marking, not about the form of the markings. And both > cast and forged markings can be either raised or lowered. This is not just an > issue for me and the wire strainers I'm working on. Zillions of objects in > museums have markings that need to be described, but I've been unable to find > a suitable term to include in the "restricted vocabulary" I am developing for > my work. > > I'm quite happy to use "raised" as a simple, clear and neutral (i.e. > independent of the method or marking) term for any embossed markings, but I > would welcome any suggestions for a similar generic term for markings that > are below the surface. I've looked at various thesauri (pedant!), but so far > I haven't found any terms that really works. > > > > Cheers, John > > John Pickard > [email protected] > > --------------------------------------------------- > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial >
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