Return-path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on chain.digitalkingdom.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 X-Spam-Personal-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on chain.digitalkingdom.org Envelope-to: rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org Delivery-date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:01:00 -0700 Received: from chain.digitalkingdom.org ([192.168.123.127]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1OeUal-0002m2-1w; Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:00:20 -0700 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list jbovlaste); Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:59:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1OeUa4-0002lG-60 for jbovlaste-real@lojban.org; Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:59:32 -0700 Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.121]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1OeUZw-0002ej-P2 for jbovlaste@lojban.org; Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:59:31 -0700 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=51kad00JpkOS+ZvGoZG8VyneE2k+ABWCoGUP0wGKDOc= c=1 sm=0 a=ORa4HqFjfvEA:10 a=IkcTkHD0fZMA:10 a=ITGCJgwGTuG7H/gKGaarIQ==:17 a=2XBoOVfsyq4Re-xyNucA:9 a=HAoiOPwvlGpwUhP6v51asQ3Ll98A:4 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 a=ITGCJgwGTuG7H/gKGaarIQ==:117 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-Originating-IP: 71.71.198.100 Received: from [71.71.198.100] ([71.71.198.100:55006] helo=chausie) by cdptpa-oedge03.mail.rr.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.2.39 r()) with ESMTP id 21/A4-01362-547915C4; Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:59:18 +0000 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by chausie (Postfix) with ESMTP id D55E51A75 for ; Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:59:16 -0400 (EDT) From: Pierre Abbat To: jbovlaste@lojban.org Subject: [jbovlaste] Re: polarize Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:59:11 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.6 (enterprise 0.20070907.709405) References: <201007290001.36017.phma@phma.optus.nu> In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <201007291059.13653.phma@phma.optus.nu> X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: jbovlaste-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: jbovlaste-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: phma@phma.optus.nu Precedence: bulk Reply-to: jbovlaste@lojban.org X-list: jbovlaste Content-Length: 650 Lines: 18 On Thursday 29 July 2010 10:19:10 Michael Turniansky wrote: > On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 12:01 AM, Pierre Abbat wrote: > > So what's a good word for "polarize" or "polarized light"? > > Personally, I'd be inclined to say nicygu'i for polarized light. I don't think that captures the sense. Light can be neat or orderly in the property of going all in the same direction, or consisting of only one frequency, as well as oscillating in one plane. I think the place structure should be "x1 is polarized in direction/circular rotation/combination thereof x2". Pierre -- lo ponse be lo mruli po'o cu ga'ezga roda lo ka dinko