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Spanish to English translations [PRO] Science - Geography / Rivers and Flooding | |||||||
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4 +2 | Flattened or oblate pebbles |
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4 | flattened / levelled pebbles |
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3 +1 | flat pebbles |
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3 | weathered pebbles |
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flattened / levelled pebbles Explanation: Babylon Spanish-English aplanar v. flatten; roll; planish |
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Flattened or oblate pebbles Explanation: Flattened is better than flat because it indicates the sedimentation and the interaction of water and soil on the river basin. Also, oblate indicates they have been "flattened" around the edges. Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/626380 Reference: http://www.soton.ac.uk/~imw/chespeb.htm |
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11 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
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