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English → De CHAPTER II. Level 9/10

THE MOVEMENTS OF THE TENTACLES FROM THE CONTACT OF SOLID BODIES.

DIE BEWEGUNGEN DER TENTAKEL DURCH DEN KONTAKT MIT FESTEN KÖRPERN.

Inflection of the exterior tentacles owing to the glands of the disc being excited by repeated touches, or by objects left in contact with them—Difference in the action of bodies yielding and not yielding soluble nitrogenous matter—Inflection of the exterior tentacles directly caused by objects left in contact with their glands—Periods of commencing inflection and of subsequent re-expansion—Extreme minuteness of the particles causing inflection—Action under water—Inflection of the exterior tentacles when their glands are excited by repeated touches—Falling drops of water do not cause inflection.

Einwärtskrümmung der äußeren Tentakel infolge der Erregung der Drüsen der Scheibe durch wiederholte Berührungen oder durch Gegenstände, die in Kontakt mit ihnen gelassen werden — Unterschied in der Wirkung von Körpern, die lösliche stickstoffhaltige Substanz abgeben, und solchen, die dies nicht tun — Einwärtskrümmung der äußeren Tentakel, die unmittelbar durch Gegenstände verursacht wird, die in Kontakt mit ihren Drüsen gelassen werden — Zeiträume des beginnenden Einwärtskrümmens und der anschließenden Wiederentfaltung — Extreme Winzigkeit der die Einwärtskrümmung verursachenden Partikel — Wirkung unter Wasser — Einwärtskrümmung der äußeren Tentakel, wenn ihre Drüsen durch wiederholte Berührungen erregt werden — Fallende Wassertropfen verursachen keine Einwärtskrümmung.

Vocabulary

DIE
The (feminine singular article or plural article)
BEWEGUNGEN
Movements or motions of something or someone
DER
The (masculine singular article or genitive/dative plural)
TENTAKEL
Tentacle or flexible appendage of an organism
DURCH
Through or by means of something
DEN
The (masculine singular accusative article)
KONTAKT
Contact or connection with someone or something
MIT
With or accompanied by something or someone
FESTEN
Solid or firmly established in nature
KÖRPERN
Bodies or physical forms of matter
äußeren
Outer or external parts or surfaces
infolge
As a result of or because of something
Erregung
Excitement or stimulation of nerves or organs
Drüsen
Glands that secrete substances in organisms
Scheibe
Disk or circular plate-like object
wiederholte
Repeated or done multiple times consecutively
Berührungen
Touches or contacts with other objects
Gegenstände
Objects or things with physical form
gelassen
Left or allowed to remain in place
Unterschied
Difference or distinction between two things
Wirkung
Effect or result of an action or cause
lösliche
Soluble or able to dissolve in liquid
Substanz
Substance or material with specific properties
abgeben
To emit or release something into surroundings
unmittelbar
Immediately or directly without intervening steps
verursacht
Caused or brought about a specific result
Zeiträume
Periods or spans of time with duration
beginnenden
Beginning or starting to occur gradually
anschließenden
Subsequent or following in sequence after
Extreme
Extremes or furthest points of something
verursachenden
Causing or bringing about specific effects
Partikel
Particle or tiny piece of matter
Wasser
Water or liquid essential for life
erregt
Excited or stimulated to action or response
Fallende
Falling or descending downward under gravity
Wassertropfen
Water droplets or small amounts of water
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