viga
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| 5 +1 | beam |
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| fold and thrust belt |
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peer agreement (net): +1beam Explanation: . -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 36 mins (2013-02-03 13:08:57 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- See the 100's of examples already in Kudoz by entering "viga" en the Proz term search (http://www.proz.com/search/?es=1) using the ES > EN pair. Several other terms are possible but 'beam' is the most commonly used. |
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ridge Explanation: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:03mT57REN0QJ:revi... page 4 tipo de relieve cresta o viga y laderas, https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:2JntC98AAsUJ:www.... Seamounts, Ridges, and Reef Habitats of American Samoa dusk.geo.orst.edu/GEOHAB_Am_Samoa_revised.pdf File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View by DJ Wright - 2012 - Cited by 6 - Related articles Abstract. We present the geomorphology of the Eastern Samoa Volcanic Province, covering ..... delineate large crests or ridges, valleys, basins, plains, and slopes. ... onized pavement and hummocky bottom with low relief and ~5% sand cover. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 hrs (2013-02-03 22:36:32 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- /MODERATE ... vro.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi/vro/.../lcs_newham_woodend_osd.pdf File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View CREST/RIDGE/MODERATE SLOPE. Map Unit Symbol: Osd. General Description: A large proportion of the Wombat State Forest, situated in the south-west of the ... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 hrs (2013-02-03 22:39:44 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Sierra Las Vigas (Lasvigas Sierra) Map, Weather and Photos ... www.getamap.net › North America › Mexico (Mexico City) › Jalisco Sierra Las Vigas (Lasvigas Sierra) is a ridge(s) (a long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest) and has the latitude of 20.3 and ... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 hrs (2013-02-03 22:42:14 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- www.intechopen.com/download/pdf/13303 File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View valleys side slopes e.t.c), using a set of numerical measures derived usually from digital elevation models ... (peaks, pits and passes), line-based features (stream channels, ridges, and crests), and area ..... A simplified lithological map of the catchments is presented in Fig3. ... the basin crest and the elevation of fan apex, ... |
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| Reference: fold and thrust belt Reference information: The 'Fila Costeña' is referred as a fold and thrust belt (my guess is that it is English for 'cinturón de plegamiento y cabalgamiento') in this link. ¿Does it make any sense to you? Reference: http://books.google.es/books?id=ThpUlnCKwdgC&pg=PA73&dq=FILA... |
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| Reference: rafter Reference information: In this document the term "rafter" is used to translate "viga" in this same context (not structural, landforms) (...) que consiste en la asociación de una dorsal maestra longitudinal y de lomas perpendiculares a la anterior (viga, chevron, rafter, nariz), separadas por entalles de vallecitos (...) (pag 86) http://www.itc.nl/library/papers_2012/general/zinck_geopedol... |
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