[lojban-beginners] Re: engineering terms

[Robin Lee Powell <rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org>]

On Sat, Jan 21, 2006 at 10:50:08PM -0700, Stephen Simmons wrote:
> I find one of the easier ways to learn lojban is to practice
> writing in it; since I am an engineer by trade, naturally, I
> sometimes try and write about engineering terms.  Many of them
> make sense as fu'ivla; however some are so general that it would
> make some sense to develop a sensible tanru or possibly lujvo for
> expressing them.

I don't think I have a lot to add, as I know very little about any
form of engineering, but I suggest that whatever you come up with, I
suggest you put it on
http://www.lojban.org/tiki/tiki-index.php?page=Science%20terminology
or a similar page.

> 1. electrical circuit - a set of devices connected together in
> such a way that electricity can flow through one or more loops
> either conditionally or simultaneously
> 
>    dikca - electric
>    clupa - loop
> 
>    Propose: dikca clupa
>    dicyclupa
> 
> Since clupa is non-specific about number, and so is circuit, in
> the general sense, this seems like a good match.

Seems good to me.

> 2. electrical amplifier - an electrical circuit that copies and
> usually modifies the input to the output
> 
>    fukpi je galfi dicyclupa

Sure.  Might want to look at "stika".

> 3. logical circuit
> 
>    logji dicyclupa

*nod*

-Robin

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