steepness

Spanish translation: pendiente / ratio entre altura y longitud

07:46 Jul 8, 2008

English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Science - Mathematics & Statistics / math

English term or phrase: steepness

I've been wondering how to translate this term into Spanish. I've just found "escarpadura", but as a matter of fact ,I don't think it's right... Any suggestions?

Thank you!

Maxwell Robinson (X)

Spanish translation:pendiente / ratio entre altura y longitud

Explanation:
Sí, también necesito más contexto.

Saludos,
Marta

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Note added at 28 mins (2008-07-08 08:14:42 GMT)
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Sí, en mi casa lo llamamos "pendiente o inclinación del tejado"

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Marta Valdés Enríquez
Spain
Local time: 06:36

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¡Muchas gracias por tu ayuda! MR
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pendiente / ratio entre altura y longitud

Marta Valdés Enríquez

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inclinación (de la pendiente)

Juan González Pérez

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pendiente / ratio entre altura y longitud

Marta Valdés Enríquez
Spain
Local time: 06:36
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

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¡Muchas gracias por tu ayuda! MR

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Asker: ¡Gracias, Marta! ...the steepness of the roof, which is called the roof's pitch.

4 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

inclinación (de la pendiente)

Explanation:
Dado que pendiente, en términos matemáticos, se expresa mediante el término 'slope', 'steepness' podría definirse como 'inclinación' (de la pendiente. Dicho término se referiría a si la pendiente es más o menos pronunciada, pero me quedo con inclinación como traducción, ¡saludos!

Reference: http://geographyfieldwork.com/SlopeSteepnessIndex.htm
Reference: http://coliman.tripod.com/mate/l_rectas.htm

Juan González Pérez
Spain
Local time: 06:36
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 20

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