Zwiesel

English translation: crotch / crutch / fork

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German term or phrase:Zwiesel
English translation:crotch / crutch / fork
Entered by: Edith Kelly

10:35 Jun 19, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Forestry / Wood / Timber / Baumkunde
German term or phrase: Zwiesel
Ein Zwiesel ist die Stelle am Baumstamm, wo sich der Hauptstamm in zwei Hauptäste teilt.
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Germany
Local time: 08:59
crotch / crutch / fork
Explanation:
P. Mühle
Fachwörterbuch Landwirtschaft, Forstwirtschaft
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Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 08:59
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1fork
IP-Chemist
4crotch / crutch / fork
Edith Kelly
4Sticks fork
panwf


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
fork


Explanation:
part of a tree where the main stem or the larger branches fork

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Note added at 23 Min. (2007-06-19 10:59:29 GMT)
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Forest Ecology and Management : Provenance variation in Khaya ...
Continued supply of these timber species is threatened by over .... Height at first fork did not differ significantly (P > 0.05) among the progenies (Fig. ...
linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0378112707000850

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Local time: 08:59
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8
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Asker: Thanks anyway. Hard to award points when you can't split them.


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agree  David Moore (X): main fork
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
crotch / crutch / fork


Explanation:
P. Mühle
Fachwörterbuch Landwirtschaft, Forstwirtschaft

Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 08:59
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 48
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Sticks fork


Explanation:
Zweig

panwf
Local time: 14:59
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