Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
sorgente di contatto
English translation:
contact spring
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philgoddard
Feb 4, 2015 15:59
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Sorgente di contatto
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Geology
Lungo il Percorso Geologico Urbano è possibile imbattersi in fontane e sorgenti di contatto.
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| 4 +3 | contact spring |
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Feb 9, 2015 20:39: philgoddard Created KOG entry
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contact spring
Contact Spring: A spring that usually occurs where a mass of permeable rock or unconsolidated materials overlie a mass of impermeable material.
Though in your context I'd probably leave out "contact", as no one will know what it means.
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Note added at 8 mins (2015-02-04 16:08:16 GMT)
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Sorgente di contatto: si ha quando una falda freatica, con sotto rocce impermeabili, sbocca all’esterno del terreno.
http://guide.supereva.it/scienze_della_terra/interventi/2001...
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Note added at 9 mins (2015-02-04 16:09:42 GMT)
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Maybe you could say something like "springs bubbling to the surface".
Though in your context I'd probably leave out "contact", as no one will know what it means.
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Note added at 8 mins (2015-02-04 16:08:16 GMT)
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Sorgente di contatto: si ha quando una falda freatica, con sotto rocce impermeabili, sbocca all’esterno del terreno.
http://guide.supereva.it/scienze_della_terra/interventi/2001...
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Note added at 9 mins (2015-02-04 16:09:42 GMT)
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Maybe you could say something like "springs bubbling to the surface".
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| Thanks! I agree, I'll leave out 'contact', too specific. |
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