Vocabulary

quibble

bacterial strain

light environment

light distribution (e.g. in candle-power or candela); luminous intensity distribution; spatial distribution of luminous intensity

vacuum fluorescent tube

fluorescent tube

price decision; price setting; pricing

per unit time; rate per unit of time

optical loss

copper glaze (pottery)

growth surface

demand for replacement; request for replacement; need for replacement

overall efficiency; combined efficiency; lamp and auxiliary efficacy (industry specific)

colour rendering index (color)

colour rendering property (color)

elbow; gooseneck; rainspout

ban (from accessing a website, network service, etc.); blocking access

Brocken spectre; Brocken bow

erythema infectiosum; slapped cheek syndrome; fifth disease

Pele's tears (tearlike drops of volcanic glass)

actual working conditions; field conditions

bonding temperature (for diffusion bonding); welding temperature (for diffusion welding); junction temperature (of a semiconductor)

(cooling) fan

escape valve; release valve; relief valve

collateralized debt obligation; CDO

survival instinct

measurement limit; measurement limitation; measuring limit

detection threshold

luminous sensitivity

losing pitcher

winning pitcher

poor writing; bad writing; rambling prose

(optics) radiance; sterance; radiant sterance

general colour rendering index (color)

special colour rendering index (color)

nitridization; nitriding

zinc selenide

forward voltage (e.g. of a semiconductor)

forward voltage drop (e.g. in a semiconductor)

suicide divers (part of the Japanese Special Attack Units during WWII)