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tronco de pirâmide

English translation: frustum of a pyramid


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Portuguese term or phrase:tronco de pirâmide
English translation:frustum of a pyramid
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11:58 Jun 11, 2011
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.) / nanocomposites
Portuguese term or phrase: tronco de pirâmide
" Confeccionou-se um tronco de pirâmide segundo Reid (1985) com base menor trapezoidal com dimensões de XXX..."
it is a method for observing nanocomposites under microscope ...
Bett
Local time: 11:38
frustum of a pyramid
Explanation:
Michaelis

tronco de pirâmida: frustum of a pyramid

Mike

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tronco de pirâmide Jun 11, 2011 ... it is a method for observing nanocomposites under microscope . ... tronco de pirâmida: frustum of a pyramid ...
www.proz.com › ... › English to Portuguese › Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.)Get more results from the past 24 hours
►Observations with the six-inch transit circle: 1900-1901 by M Updegraff - 1903
4 i 95, inserted in a hollow of the steel casting of the east microscope bearer. During the time in which these observations were made the azimuth of the ...
adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1903PUSNO...3D...1USlippery surfaces of pitcher plants: Nepenthes wax crystals ... by I Scholz - 2010 - Cited by 5 - Related articles
Apr 1, 2010 ... Third, atomic force microscopy of the platelet-shaped crystals revealed ... These observations suggest that the extreme slipperiness of the waxy ..... deflect to form a frustum of a pyramid in order to have contact with ...
jeb.biologists.org/content/213/7/1115.fullSlippery surfaces of pitcher plants: Nepenthes wax crystals ... by I Scholz - 2010 - Cited by 5 - Related articles
interpretation was supported by the observation that crystal platelets are ...
jeb.biologists.org/content/213/7/1115.full.pdf

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Michael Powers (PhD)
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Local time: 10:38
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1frustum of a pyramid
Michael Powers (PhD)
4truncated pyramid
kashew


  

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
truncated pyramid


Explanation:
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http://www.google.fr/imgres?imgurl=http://math.hws.edu/graph...

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See first page ref. to frustum.
When I was doing technical drawing it was always "truncated pyramids and cones", but that's a long time ago!

kashew
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Local time: 16:38
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frustum of a pyramid


Explanation:
Michaelis

tronco de pirâmida: frustum of a pyramid

Mike

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Note added at 9 mins (2011-06-11 12:07:48 GMT)
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tronco de pirâmide Jun 11, 2011 ... it is a method for observing nanocomposites under microscope . ... tronco de pirâmida: frustum of a pyramid ...
www.proz.com › ... › English to Portuguese › Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.)Get more results from the past 24 hours
►Observations with the six-inch transit circle: 1900-1901 by M Updegraff - 1903
4 i 95, inserted in a hollow of the steel casting of the east microscope bearer. During the time in which these observations were made the azimuth of the ...
adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1903PUSNO...3D...1USlippery surfaces of pitcher plants: Nepenthes wax crystals ... by I Scholz - 2010 - Cited by 5 - Related articles
Apr 1, 2010 ... Third, atomic force microscopy of the platelet-shaped crystals revealed ... These observations suggest that the extreme slipperiness of the waxy ..... deflect to form a frustum of a pyramid in order to have contact with ...
jeb.biologists.org/content/213/7/1115.fullSlippery surfaces of pitcher plants: Nepenthes wax crystals ... by I Scholz - 2010 - Cited by 5 - Related articles
interpretation was supported by the observation that crystal platelets are ...
jeb.biologists.org/content/213/7/1115.full.pdf

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Note added at 3 days5 hrs (2011-06-14 17:34:23 GMT) Post-grading
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You're welcome.

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 10:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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  -> Thank you, Nick-Mike
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