Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

mamelonar

English translation:

mamelon

Added to glossary by judith ryan
Aug 30, 2010 17:44
13 yrs ago
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Portuguese term

mamelonar

Portuguese to English Other Botany
florestas localizadas nos morros e morretes mamelonares

thanks

Discussion

Ref. Houaiss:
mamilonar
n adjetivo
Rubrica: geologia.
em que as concreções apresentam formas arredondadas, semelhantes a mamilos (diz-se de tipo de estrutura)

Proposed translations

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mamelon

A mamelon is/was a small fortified hill - term used by the French during the the siege of Sevastopol in the Crimean War. So far as I can determine. Dont know Judith if this fits your context.
Peer comment(s):

agree Marlene Curtis
6 mins
Tks, Marlene
agree Muriel Vasconcellos
2 hrs
Tks, Muriel
agree Christina Paiva : dictionary.com: a small rounded hillock
12 hrs
Yes, another option.
agree Rachel Fell : knoll - (sorry, French ref.) - http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mamelon
23 hrs
Tks, Rachel.
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nipple-shaped

O mesmo que mamilonar: nipple-shaped

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Note added at 1 hr (2010-08-30 19:22:25 GMT)
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Houaiss:
mamilonar
n adjetivo
Rubrica: geologia.
em que as concreções apresentam formas arredondadas, semelhantes a mamilos (diz-se de tipo de estrutura)
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mamelon-shaped (mountains and) hills


China: being "The Times" special correspondence from China in the ... - Google Books Result
George Wingrove Cooke - 1859 - China - 457 pages
There are mamelon-shaped hills in the background — here all hills are of that shape — and Commodore Elliott's pagoda is just visible ; but beyond the scene .


http://books.google.com/books?id=KqNDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA22&lpg=PA...

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Mamelon
(n.)
A rounded hillock; a rounded elevation or protuberance.
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