sensor de inclinación
/sensoɾ de inklinaθjon/from spelling rules
The English phrase "tilt sensor" is translated into Spanish as sensor de inclinación.
In specific contexts involving terrain or road surfaces, you may use sensor de pendiente to refer to a sensor measuring slope or grade.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the noun sensor followed by the prepositional phrase de inclinación, which literally means "of inclination".
How do you pronounce it?
/sensoɾ de inklinaθjon/
Did you know?
- In Spanish, inclinación can refer to a physical tilt or a strong personal preference and leaning toward a specific hobby or career.
- While sensor de inclinación is standard, an engineer in Spain might use clínometro to refer to the specific instrument that measures this tilt.
- In many Spanish-speaking technical manuals, you might see acelerómetro used instead of sensor de inclinación if the device specifically measures tilt via acceleration.
Examples in context
- Necesitaremos un sensor de inclinación para el nuevo proyecto de robótica.We will need a tilt sensor for the new robotics project.
- El sensor de inclinación está roto.The tilt sensor is broken.
- Necesitamos instalar un sensor de inclinación.We need to install a tilt sensor.
- El sensor de inclinación detectó el movimiento.The tilt sensor detected the movement.
Example conversation
Mateo and Elena are checking the equipment in a warehouse.
- Mateo¿Dónde está el sensor de inclinación?Where is the tilt sensor?
- ElenaEstá sobre la mesa de herramientas.It is on the tool table.
- MateoGracias, Elena, voy a revisar su funcionamiento.Thanks, Elena, I'm going to check if it works.
- ElenaTen cuidado con el sensor de inclinación.Be careful with the tilt sensor.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
