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Czech term or phrase:	převýšení
English translation:	difference in elevation
Entered by:	Pavel Prudký

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12:11 Oct 20, 2011

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Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general) / vozovky

Czech term or phrase: převýšení

Délka závodní tratě je 5 394 m. Trať má 14 zatáček, převýšení 74 m a max. stoupání 7,35 %.

Iveta Pecinkova KudoZ activity Questions: 263 (none open) (34 closed without grading) Answers: 23 Czech Republic
Local time: 08:28

difference in elevation

Explanation:

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Note added at 6 days (2011-10-27 07:39:54 GMT) Post-grading
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rádo se stalo, také děkuji

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Summary of answers provided

4 +2

difference in elevation

Pavel Prudký

difference in altitude

Anton Šaliga

4 +1

height difference

Ivan Šimerka

increase (rise) in elevation

Scott Evan Andrews

cant/camber/cross slope

Lenka Mandryszová

4 -1

gradient

Maria Chmelarova

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4 mins confidence:

increase (rise) in elevation

Explanation:
http://www.google.com/search?gcx=w&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&...

Scott Evan Andrews
Local time: 08:28
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 18

4 mins confidence:

cant/camber/cross slope

Explanation:
...

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cant_(road/rail)

Lenka Mandryszová
Czech Republic
Local time: 08:28
Native speaker of:

Czech
PRO pts in category: 4

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

gradient

Explanation:
and angle of gradient 7,35 %

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/gradient
htt:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grade_(slope)

GOOGLE " The motor car journal Volume 2 "

Maria Chmelarova
Local time: 02:28
Native speaker of: Slovak
PRO pts in category: 8

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

height difference

Explanation:
*

Ivan Šimerka
Czech Republic
Local time: 08:28
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Czech
PRO pts in category: 4

4 days confidence:

difference in altitude

Explanation:
*

Example sentence(s):

Reference: http://www.fisalpine.com/place/lenzerheide,41.html

Anton Šaliga
Slovakia
Local time: 08:28
Native speaker of:

Slovak

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

difference in elevation

Pavel Prudký
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Czech
PRO pts in category: 39

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Oct 27, 2011 - Changes made by Pavel Prudký:
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