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pleneplanicies

English translation: peneplains

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Spanish term or phrase:peneplanicies
English translation:peneplains
Entered by: myrc (X)

21:33 Sep 6, 2004
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Geology
Spanish term or phrase: pleneplanicies
Las rocas volcánicas sedimentarias conforman 'PLENEPLANICIES' escasamente inclinadas.
myrc (X)
Local time: 13:52
peneplains
Explanation:
zonas de terreno erodadas planas
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Maria Elisa Manfrino
Italy
Local time: 20:52
Grading comment
Gracias!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +11peneplains
Maria Elisa Manfrino
4 +1peneplains (o peneplanes)
Andrés Martínez


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +11
peneplains


Explanation:
zonas de terreno erodadas planas


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Maria Elisa Manfrino
Italy
Local time: 20:52
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
Gracias!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Russi: Sí, "peneplanicie"
3 mins
agree  Andrés Martínez
7 mins
agree  ojinaga
13 mins
agree  Andrée Goreux
33 mins
agree  Tehani
36 mins
agree  Nora Bellettieri
37 mins
agree  Maria Carla Di Giacinti
1 hr
agree  Carina Cesano
1 hr
agree  Lisa Russell
6 hrs
agree  annemarie dewachter
7 hrs
agree  Helenka
1 day 12 hrs
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
peneplains (o peneplanes)


Explanation:
Creo que es un error tipográfico por "peniplanicie"

Peniplanicie: superficie de erosión extensa y débilmente ondulada con interfluvios convexos y tálwegs amplios, de perfiles longitudinales próximos al perfil de equilibrio, *** y con frecuencia recubierta de sedimentos residuales y suelos ***; establecida en función de un nivel de base determinado, representa la etapa final de senectud del ciclo de erosión de Davis...

Suponiendo esto, el término inglés es peneplain o peneplane (o también denudation plane).

..:::.. Geografía Nacional de Chile ..:::..
... A fines del Terciario Superior, el territorio chileno estaba constituido por una peniplanicie con una cubierta volcánica bastante extensa y cerros islas que ...
www.miliceo.cl/geo_chile.htm

RELIEVES, HIDROGRAFÍA Y CLIMAS ARGENTINOS - Monografias.com
... las separa. Las cumbres son anchas y planas, ya que corresponden a la antigua superficie de erosión o peniplanicie. Algunos de ...
www.monografias.com/trabajos11/recli/recli.shtml

www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/peneplane


Andrés Martínez
Spain
Local time: 20:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 68

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marina Lara Petersen
1 hr
  -> Gracias marinap
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