a sviluppo sub quadrato

English translation: approximately/roughly square-shaped

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Italian term or phrase:a sviluppo sub quadrato
English translation:approximately/roughly square-shaped
Entered by: Juliet Halewood (X)

16:11 Sep 8, 2009
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Archaeology
Italian term or phrase: a sviluppo sub quadrato
the interior of a "domus de janas" in Sardinia:
La prima camera a sviluppo sub quadrato, a soffitto piatto e pareti verticali, anch’esse danneggiate dallo sfaldamento della roccia scistosa, è piuttosto bassa e stretta e viene interpretata come anticella.
Juliet Halewood (X)
Local time: 02:06
approximately square-shaped
Explanation:
'sub' as in 'not quite', I think. I've not found 'sub quadrato' as a technical term in its own right, not yet anyhoo. HTH.
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Oliver Lawrence
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Local time: 02:06
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Sorry for the delay in assigning points. Thanks Oliver!
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3 +1approximately square-shaped
Oliver Lawrence
3roughly squared
Shera Lyn Parpia


  

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approximately square-shaped


Explanation:
'sub' as in 'not quite', I think. I've not found 'sub quadrato' as a technical term in its own right, not yet anyhoo. HTH.

Oliver Lawrence
Italy
Local time: 02:06
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 28
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Sorry for the delay in assigning points. Thanks Oliver!

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roughly squared


Explanation:
what it means: http://www.archeologiasarda.com/termine.asp?id=71

google "roughly squared" archaeology and Sardinia and you will get a number of hits.

Shera Lyn Parpia
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