Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
high velocities
French translation:
vitesses élevées
Added to glossary by
Roger McKeon
Mar 7, 2008 23:32
16 yrs ago
English term
high velocities
English to French
Science
Geology
volcanology
Hi,
I'm looking for the French equivalent of "high velocities". If I've got it right, "high velocities" refers to the propagation speed of seismic waves. That's why I've translated this by "fortes vitesses des ondes sismiques". If anybody has a better suggestion, I'd be very grateful.
Context:
An expanded 3-D study of the subaerial volcanoes by Okubo et al. (1997) interpreted high velocities (N6.4 km/s) beneath the summits and rift zones of Kilauea and Mauna Loa volcanoes as ultramafic cumulates precipitated within upper crustal magma reservoirs and pathways, and low velocities (b6.0 km/s) within the Hilina and Kao’iki fault zones as deep-seated brecciated fault rocks.
I'm looking for the French equivalent of "high velocities". If I've got it right, "high velocities" refers to the propagation speed of seismic waves. That's why I've translated this by "fortes vitesses des ondes sismiques". If anybody has a better suggestion, I'd be very grateful.
Context:
An expanded 3-D study of the subaerial volcanoes by Okubo et al. (1997) interpreted high velocities (N6.4 km/s) beneath the summits and rift zones of Kilauea and Mauna Loa volcanoes as ultramafic cumulates precipitated within upper crustal magma reservoirs and pathways, and low velocities (b6.0 km/s) within the Hilina and Kao’iki fault zones as deep-seated brecciated fault rocks.
Proposed translations
(French)
| 4 | vitesses élevées |
Roger McKeon
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| 4 | hautes célérités |
cenek tomas
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| 3 | Grandes vitesses |
Gad Kohenov
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Mar 13, 2008 11:24: Roger McKeon Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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vitesses élevées
Pour des raisons d'euphonie, le contraire est "basses vitesses" (vous trouverez des quantités d'exemples sur l'Internet. Cherchez en même temps "basses vitesses" (entre guillemets) et "ondes sismiques" (entre guillemets également :)
Example sentence:
Le manteau est probablement de nature péridotitique ( ondes P à vitesses élevées)
la présence d’une zone de vitesses élevées dans larégion ouest du modèle (Figure n°7, profil A), localiséedans la lithosphère, limitée au sud par le cisaillement Sud-Armoricain et se prolongeant au nord à travers le cisaille-ment Nord-Armorica
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Gad Kohenov
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Grandes vitesses
At least that what Google hits seem to indicate. Confirmation by experts is required.
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hautes célérités
Les ondes sismiques appartiennent au domaine des ondes mécaniques. ... On note Vp la célérité de l'onde P et Vs la célérité de l'onde S dans la croûte. ...
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