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segredos da malha de pontos

English translation: Secrets of the (Lego) grid points

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Portuguese term or phrase:	segredos da malha de pontos
English translation:	Secrets of the (Lego) grid points
Entered by:	Marlene Curtis

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14:32 Oct 29, 2009

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Portuguese term or phrase: segredos da malha de pontos

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Secrets of the (Lego) grid points

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Secrets of the (Lego) grid points

Marlene Curtis

secrets of the lego pattern

Lucas M Peixoto

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7 mins confidence:

secrets of the lego pattern

Explanation:
In mathematics, the "malha de pontos" (something like "pointed mesh" or "mesh of points") is used as base to make diagrams that represents various things.

If you look at it, it looks like the lego pattern, meaning the empty space under a lego piece used to attach it to the top of the other piece.

That's why I suggest translating it into "lego pattern"

Here's an image of a "pointed mesh":

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Note added at 8 mins (2009-10-29 14:41:08 GMT)
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OBS: just occurred to me: "lego pointed mesh pattern", "pointed mesh pattern" or simply "pointed mesh"

Reference: http://www.scielo.br/img/revistas/rbeaa/v5n2/n2a11f01.gif

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