morro

15:03 Jan 15, 2011
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Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general) / Breakwater Designing
Spanish term or phrase: morro
Contexto:

Se trata de los criterios de diseño para la elaboración de corazas para rompeolas

Cuadro 15.1 Revision de Diseño por Fuente



Fuente Densidad Coeficiente coeficiente Peso Max
material estabilidad cuerpo estabilidad morro del bloque
(ton/m3) del morro
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JK Cement
Holcim
Sitio A
Sitio B
Acropodos

No sé si por tratarse de coraza para rompeola el "cuerpo" se trata del cuerpo de la coraza. En este caso estará bien dejarlo como unit o body? Body me suena extremadamente literal.

Ahora morro del acropodo será head???

Nota: el peso máximo del morro es en ton.
Lydianette Soza
Belize
Local time: 02:45


Summary of answers provided
4nose
Constantinos Faridis (X)
4headland/bluff/sea cliff
Lydia De Jorge
4roundhead / head
Charles Davis
3head
Barbara Cochran, MFA


  

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nose


Explanation:
26 Dec 2010 ... Clogged or blocked nose is certainly a breathing trouble. ... relaxation of muscular cells, stability of the nervous cells, synthesis of proteins and lipids, control of ... Besides, it assesses content of O2 in the body. ...
healthmad.com/.../abnormal-breath-pattern-is-the-cause-of-clogged-nose/

Constantinos Faridis (X)
Greece
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Native speaker of: Greek
PRO pts in category: 7
Notes to answerer
Asker: Dear Constantinos, The context in here is breakwater. Thanks anyway.

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head


Explanation:
Based on what I saw in Robb's Spanish/English Engineer's Dictionary.

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
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headland/bluff/sea cliff


Explanation:
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Headlands and bays - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A bay is surrounded by land on three sides, whereas a headland is surrounded ... In the formation of sea cliffs, wave erosion undercuts the slopes at the ... Emergent coastline · Feeder bluff · Fetch · Headlands and bays · Large scale ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headlands_and_bays - Cached - Similar

Lydia De Jorge
United States
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roundhead / head


Explanation:
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_spanish/mining_minerals...

"Para una nueva dársena en Punta Langosteira (Puerto de Coruña) se ha analizado la estabilidad y rebases de la sección de arranque del dique y, en tres dimensiones, la estabilidad del tronco y diversos diseños para el morro del dique."
http://www.cedex.es/castellano/actividades/datos/memoria2001...

"For a new basin in Punta Langosteira (Coruña Harbour) stability and overtopping has been studied for the shallowest part of the works, and, in three dimensions, trunk stability for the most exposed sections and various designs for the breakwater roundhead."
http://www.cedex.es/ingles/actividades/datos/memoria2001/cep...


Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 10:45
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 92
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