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21:01 Nov 4, 2003 |
Spanish to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Cecilia Della Croce Argentina Local time: 05:35 | ||||||
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4 -1 | ground plant axises |
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3 | site axes |
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ground plant axises Explanation: ... structure containing ovary, style(tube), and stigma (top entrance) Root: below-ground plant axis, anchors plant, absorbs water and minerals Spore: haploid cell ... www.princeton.edu/teacher/tsm/tradesecrets/plant_glossary.h... PLANTA (arquitectura) (= plano) ground plan PLANTA(= fábrica) plant -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-11-08 18:13:11 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- ground plant axes/axii The plural of axis is axes. Some radical etymologists insist that the plural form of axis is axii, but that is only if there are three or more; One axis, two axes, three axii. Reference: http://www.wordreference.com |
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The asker has declined this answer Comment: Thanks Ivana, but the context deals with engineering :-) |
site axes Explanation: just a guess -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2004-02-18 15:59:19 (GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Glad it helped. Gracias por los puntos y gracias tb a Ivana por el aporte de la nota con la aclaración del plural. |
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