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English translation: elevation / spot height


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Slovenian term or phrase:kota
English translation:elevation / spot height
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03:56 Jun 15, 2010
Slovenian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Architecture / Geodesy
Slovenian term or phrase: kota
točka na zemeljskem površju, zlasti na vzpetini, z izmerjeno
nadmorsko višino (mera na načrtih)
spot height; spot elevation; marked dimension ???

Primer stavka: Ustrezno merjenje je omogočeno zaradi nagiba tal jaška, in sicer je nagib na nižjo koto izveden iz smeri tovarne proti javni kanalizaciji.
Tjasa Kuerpick
Slovenia
Local time: 07:09
elevation / spot height
Explanation:
"The peak marked with an elevation of 8626 feet is the highest point in the Sinai, actually the highest point in all of Egypt."
www.cromwell-intl.com/travel/egypt/sinai.html

"Shallow riffles and "rock gardens" were observed upstrearn of Hunt Fork for about 22 miles to the vicinity of the lake just west of the river marked with an elevation of 1968 on the map."
http://www.outdoorsdirectory.com/boating/arl/john.htm

"This is located at GR 048911 and marked with a spot height of 794m on OSI sheet 56."
http://www.eastwestmapping.ie/placenames.html

"The main summit block is composed of massive horizontal strata which looks like it was pushed straight upwards. Because of its location above the point where the Bow Valley turns to the northeast it usually gets large accumulations of snow and typically retains it into the summer months. It is marked with a spot height of 2931 m."
http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=1545
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Local time: 07:09
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elevation / spot heightDarja Teran

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elevation / spot height


Explanation:
"The peak marked with an elevation of 8626 feet is the highest point in the Sinai, actually the highest point in all of Egypt."
www.cromwell-intl.com/travel/egypt/sinai.html

"Shallow riffles and "rock gardens" were observed upstrearn of Hunt Fork for about 22 miles to the vicinity of the lake just west of the river marked with an elevation of 1968 on the map."
http://www.outdoorsdirectory.com/boating/arl/john.htm

"This is located at GR 048911 and marked with a spot height of 794m on OSI sheet 56."
http://www.eastwestmapping.ie/placenames.html

"The main summit block is composed of massive horizontal strata which looks like it was pushed straight upwards. Because of its location above the point where the Bow Valley turns to the northeast it usually gets large accumulations of snow and typically retains it into the summer months. It is marked with a spot height of 2931 m."
http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=1545

kamilw
Local time: 07:09
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 4
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spot elevation


Explanation:
The term comes from an authoritative source: McGraw-Hill Science & Technology Dictionary: spot elevation

Example sentence(s):
  • (mapping) Elevation of a point on a map or chart, usually indicated by a dot accompanied by a number indicating the vertical distance of the point from the reference datum; spot elevations are used principally to indicate points higher than their surround

    Reference: http://www.answers.com/topic/spot-elevation-mapping
Marjan Golobic
Belgium
Local time: 07:09
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SlovenianSlovenian
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Reference: elevation / spot height

Reference information:
izraza pomenita višinsko točko, v predlaganem stavku pa je omenjena "nižja kota", zato bi predlagala kaj v smeri "reference point" ali "triangulation point"
glej tudi Wikipedia: Geodesy

Darja Teran
Slovenia
Native speaker of: Native in SlovenianSlovenian
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Jun 20, 2010 - Changes made by kamilw:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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