zrownanie/relikty trzeciorzedowe

English translation: Tertiary planation/relicts

18:54 Aug 11, 2002
Polish to English translations [PRO]
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Polish term or phrase: zrownanie/relikty trzeciorzedowe
Podstawowa powierzchnia krajobrazowa jest zrownanie trzeciorzedowe...
... ponad ten poziom zrownan trzeciorzedowych "wyskakuja" trzeciorzedowe relikty dawnego wulkanizmu.
Monika Sojka
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:07
English translation:Tertiary planation/relicts
Explanation:
"Tertiary planation greatly subdued the topography of the Folded Belt, resulting
in a fairly level basin, which is broken by the wide, deep valleys "

relict = (Geol.) a physical feature, mineral, structure, etc. remaining after other components have wasted away or been altered
[Webster's]

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Local time: 04:07
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Tertiary planation/relicts


Explanation:
"Tertiary planation greatly subdued the topography of the Folded Belt, resulting
in a fairly level basin, which is broken by the wide, deep valleys "

relict = (Geol.) a physical feature, mineral, structure, etc. remaining after other components have wasted away or been altered
[Webster's]




    Reference: http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/...
leff
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agree  Jakub Szacki: relics, jesli sie nie myle
51 mins
  -> Nie całkiem. 'Relict' ma współcześnie znaczenie jedynie ekologiczne i geologiczne, natomiast 'relic' (choć równie prawidłowe) ma jeszcze parę innych znacze. Dlatego uważam, że w tym przypadku lepiej zastosować formę 'relicts'. Aha, dzięki za 'agree' :-)

agree  tunturi
14 hrs

agree  Piotr Kurek
17 hrs
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