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>The defense system is called MOSE, the Italian for Moses, a name derived from the more functional Modulo Sperimentale Elettromeccanico, meaning Electromagnetic

by jaclaz 6y ago

>The defense system is called MOSE, the Italian for Moses, a name derived from the more functional Modulo Sperimentale Elettromeccanico, meaning Electromagnetic Experimental Module. Elettromeccanico translates of course to electromechanic, and there is nothing actually "magnetic" in the project. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acqua_alta#Countermeasures https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acqua_alta#Countermeasures As a side note the MOSE is pronounced "plain", while the Italian for Moses is Mosè (accented on the last e).

tuatoru 6y ago
If it uses electric motors to move things, or relays/contactors, magnetism is definitely involved.
- eecc 6y ago
  there's nothing "magnetic" in the word "elettromeccanico" which is quite obviously the composition of "elettro" (electro) and "meccanico" (mechanic) :)
  - kevin_thibedeau 6y ago
    Electric current always involves a magnetic field. Law of the universe.
    - remexre 6y ago
      The complaint is about the translation, not the term.
    - varjag 6y ago
      It also involves quantum mechanics, odd why it's not mentioned.
    - xpe 6y ago
      To say it more accurately, a change in an electric current induces a magnetic field.
contravariant 6y ago
It's better to translate it as 'electromechanic' (although the distinction between electromechanics and electromagnetism is a subtle one, which I'm not sure translates well) but it's a bit too easy to dismiss electromagnetic because it has nothing to do with magnetism. The term 'electromagnetism' is wrong because it refers to the scientific field of study, rather than the field of engineering. It would also be iffy to call an electromagnet 'electromagnetic', even though it clearly involves both electricity and magnetism. Also most electromotors will use magnets at some point, if only because it makes it many times easier to generate a reasonable amount of force.
sm4rk0 6y ago
At least they got the right sea (:
leoh 6y ago
Moses — who held back the waters and parted the Red Sea, btw. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossing_the_Red_Sea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossing_the_Red_Sea

by jaclaz 6y ago

tuatoru 6y ago

If it uses electric motors to move things, or relays/contactors, magnetism is definitely involved.

eecc 6y ago
there's nothing "magnetic" in the word "elettromeccanico" which is quite obviously the composition of "elettro" (electro) and "meccanico" (mechanic) :)
- kevin_thibedeau 6y ago
  Electric current always involves a magnetic field. Law of the universe.
  - remexre 6y ago
    The complaint is about the translation, not the term.
  - varjag 6y ago
    It also involves quantum mechanics, odd why it's not mentioned.
  - xpe 6y ago
    To say it more accurately, a change in an electric current induces a magnetic field.

contravariant 6y ago

It's better to translate it as 'electromechanic' (although the distinction between electromechanics and electromagnetism is a subtle one, which I'm not sure translates well) but it's a bit too easy to dismiss electromagnetic because it has nothing to do with magnetism. The term 'electromagnetism' is wrong because it refers to the scientific field of study, rather than the field of engineering. It would also be iffy to call an electromagnet 'electromagnetic', even though it clearly involves both electricity and magnetism. Also most electromotors will use magnets at some point, if only because it makes it many times easier to generate a reasonable amount of force.

sm4rk0 6y ago

At least they got the right sea (:

leoh 6y ago

Moses — who held back the waters and parted the Red Sea, btw. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossing_the_Red_Sea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossing_the_Red_Sea