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omvänd karnis

English translation: reversed ogee

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Swedish term or phrase:omvänd karnis
English translation:reversed ogee
Entered by: Cristian Iscrulescu

13:52 Jul 1, 2007
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Architecture / Building description
Swedish term or phrase: omvänd karnis
Context:

Panelen på de övriga tre fasaderna var en lockpanel där kanten hade en hyvlad profil ”omvänd karnis”.

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Cristian Iscrulescu
United States
Local time: 15:11
reversed ogee
Explanation:
:o)

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Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 00:11
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5reversed ogee
Sven Petersson
5inversed cornice
Hugh Curtis
3cove mold/cornice
Frederika Heden


  

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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
reversed ogee


Explanation:
:o)

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Note added at 40 mins (2007-07-01 14:33:04 GMT)
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Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 00:11
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
cove mold/cornice


Explanation:
Karnis = cornice (Runeberg-länken förklarar bra "omvänd").

Kan inte svara på vad just den formen heter på engelska dock. Möjligen kan "ogee" användas, såvida det är en (enligt Runeberg) "stigande omvänd karnis". Huvudordet är i alla fall "cornice"

Se även http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molding_(decorative)


    Reference: http://runeberg.org/nfbm/0587.html
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogee
Frederika Heden
Sweden
Local time: 00:11
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
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inversed cornice


Explanation:
wood working term is "inversed"

Hugh Curtis
Local time: 00:11
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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