conformazione fisica

English translation: physical formation

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Italian term or phrase:conformazione fisica
English translation:physical formation
Entered by: Rachel Fell

09:32 Feb 27, 2008
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Science - Geography
Italian term or phrase: conformazione fisica
Il Sahara si estende per otto milioni di chilometri quadrati (quasi un terzo del continente africano), dalle coste dell’Oceano Atlantico, ad occidente, fino a quelle del Mar Rosso ad oriente ma, contrariamente a ciò che in genere si pensa, non presenta un monotono paesaggio di pianure ricoperte di sabbie; esistono invece vari ambienti desertici, assai diversi sia nella conformazione fisica sia nell’origine geologica.
Marco V
Local time: 10:31
physical formation
Explanation:
in terms of both (their) physical formation and geological origins

geologic time: Definition and Much More from Answers.com
In terms of geology, the absolute age of a geologic phenomenon is its age in ..... Meaning #1: the time of the physical formation and development of the ...
www.answers.com/topic/geologic-timescale - 93k -

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T h e Ye a r at
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Scientific Impact: Improved understanding of the physical formation processes of ...... of group projects related to various geology top- ...
cires.colorado.edu/pubs/admin/annual/CIRES_Annual_Report_FY02.pdf

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No 96 Clackmannanshire landscape character assessment ASH ...
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The physical formation and evolution of the landscape of ... Figure 2 illustrates in diagrammatic form a summary of the geology of Clackmannanshire . ...
www.snh.org.uk/publications/on-line/LCA/clackmannanshire.pd...

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Note added at 16 mins (2008-02-27 09:49:04 GMT)
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or maybe "...physical structure and ..."
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COMTEMPORARY ARTISTS STATEMENTS JOE ARNOLD (b. 1954)
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“I strive in my work to reflect and magnify changes in both the cultural. geography and the physical formation of the landscapes I paint. Our ...
www.foothillsartcenter.org/pdf/Contemporaryartiststatements...

International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation : Biodeterioration ...
These agents will induce both physical and chemical weathering processes. .... physical structure and geological origin, such as from igneous, sedimentary, ...
linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0964830500001098

Linnean Society Subject Index: Geology
geography of north-west and desert basins, Western Australia. 50: 47-66. Cook, A. G. 1990. ..... Physical structure and geology of Australia. (1)7: 371-389. ...
www.acay.com.au/~linnsoc/subjgeol.html - 42k
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Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:31
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grazie
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3 +3physical formation
Rachel Fell
4 +1physical conformation
Nedim Sahovic
4in the way it is formed physically
James (Jim) Davis


  

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in the way it is formed physically


Explanation:
Alternatively, if that is too long just "physical appearance".

James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 12:31
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 51
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
physical formation


Explanation:
in terms of both (their) physical formation and geological origins

geologic time: Definition and Much More from Answers.com
In terms of geology, the absolute age of a geologic phenomenon is its age in ..... Meaning #1: the time of the physical formation and development of the ...
www.answers.com/topic/geologic-timescale - 93k -

[PDF]
T h e Ye a r at
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat
Scientific Impact: Improved understanding of the physical formation processes of ...... of group projects related to various geology top- ...
cires.colorado.edu/pubs/admin/annual/CIRES_Annual_Report_FY02.pdf

[PDF]
No 96 Clackmannanshire landscape character assessment ASH ...
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
The physical formation and evolution of the landscape of ... Figure 2 illustrates in diagrammatic form a summary of the geology of Clackmannanshire . ...
www.snh.org.uk/publications/on-line/LCA/clackmannanshire.pd...

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Note added at 16 mins (2008-02-27 09:49:04 GMT)
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or maybe "...physical structure and ..."
[PDF]
COMTEMPORARY ARTISTS STATEMENTS JOE ARNOLD (b. 1954)
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
“I strive in my work to reflect and magnify changes in both the cultural. geography and the physical formation of the landscapes I paint. Our ...
www.foothillsartcenter.org/pdf/Contemporaryartiststatements...

International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation : Biodeterioration ...
These agents will induce both physical and chemical weathering processes. .... physical structure and geological origin, such as from igneous, sedimentary, ...
linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0964830500001098

Linnean Society Subject Index: Geology
geography of north-west and desert basins, Western Australia. 50: 47-66. Cook, A. G. 1990. ..... Physical structure and geology of Australia. (1)7: 371-389. ...
www.acay.com.au/~linnsoc/subjgeol.html - 42k

Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:31
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
grazie

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Debora Villa
4 mins
  -> Thank you Debora:-)

agree  Gian
21 mins
  -> Thank you Gian:-)

agree  Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche
6 hrs
  -> Thank you Mary:-)
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
physical conformation


Explanation:
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Note added at 22 hrs (2008-02-28 07:35:35 GMT)
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Comunque sceglierei "conformation", perché in italiano c'è anche la formazione fisica

Nedim Sahovic
Local time: 10:31
Native speaker of: Native in BosnianBosnian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Desiree Bonfiglio
3 hrs
  -> Grazie...
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