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الهيئة

English translation: landform

23:53 Oct 19, 2005
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Science - Geography / Topographic maps
Arabic term or phrase: الهيئة
ِNeed to translate "hay'aat" in following context:

طرق توضيح الهيئات على الخريطة

منسوب الهيئة هو ارتفاعها أو انخفاضها عن متوسط منسوب سطح البحر
Jacques Saleh
United States
Local time: 08:47
English translation:landform
Explanation:
This could be a reference to landforms such as plains, mountains, ridges, and plateaus. You may be able to tell from the rest of the text.
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Alaa Zeineldine
Egypt
Local time: 16:47
Grading comment
sounds about right... thanks...
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2landform
Alaa Zeineldine
3 +2Relief
Nancy Eweiss
5plateau/shape/design
zax
3[geographical] entity
tekki


  

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
الهيئة
landform


Explanation:
This could be a reference to landforms such as plains, mountains, ridges, and plateaus. You may be able to tell from the rest of the text.

Alaa Zeineldine
Egypt
Local time: 16:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
sounds about right... thanks...

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dina Abdo
3 hrs
agree  Mariam Osmann: yes yes yes
4 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
الهيئة
[geographical] entity


Explanation:
That's what I can think of in this context.

tekki
United States
Local time: 08:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
الهيئة
Relief


Explanation:
If what is meant by هيئة is تضاريس then
"relief" would be the technical word used in maps, depending on your context.
The following links may be helpful:

http://richardphillips.org.uk/maps/relief.html
http://www.shadedrelief.com/
http://birrell.org/andrew/reliefMaps/


Nancy Eweiss
Egypt
Local time: 16:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Stephen Franke: Correct term as used in mapping and cartography.
3 hrs
  -> Thanks Stephen
agree  Alexander Yeltsov
4 hrs
  -> Thanks Alexander
neutral  Mariam Osmann: i used to utilise this term in R.S. program "idrisi" : a "relief" map showing different "landforms"
11 hrs
  -> Thank you mario, but he is talking about منسوب الهيئة which you could still be expressed as high or low topographic relief or similar, as relief is more general than landform exactly as you mentioned
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
الهيئة
plateau/shape/design


Explanation:
is it a natural feature? or manmade?

zax
Local time: 09:47
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
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