Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
continental drift
Hungarian translation:
kontinensek eltolódása/vándorlása
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Hungary GMK
Oct 15, 2008 07:54
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English term
continental drift
GBK
English to Hungarian
Science
Geology
Definition from
CENGAGE Learning:
The hypothesis, proposed by Alfred Wegener, that today's continents broke off from a single supercontinent and then plowed through the ocean floors into their present positions. This explanation of the shapes and locations of Earth's current continents evolved into the theory of plate tectonics.
Example sentences:
Wegener's Continental Drift theory was not readily accepted by the science community of his day. It was difficult to conceive of large continents plowing through the sea floor to move to new locations. (kids.earth.nasa.gov)
The fossil record supports and gives credence to the theories of continental drift and plate tectonics. (enchantedlearning.com)
According to the continental drift theory, the supercontinent Pangaea began to break up about 225-200 million years ago, eventually fragmenting into the continents as we know them today. (USGS)
Proposed translations
(Hungarian)
5 +2 | kontinensek eltolódása/vándorlása | Hungary GMK |
Change log
Oct 15, 2008 07:54: changed "Stage" from "Preparation" to "Submission"
Oct 18, 2008 07:54: changed "Stage" from "Submission" to "Selection"
Jan 6, 2009 17:02: Mauricio Zoch
Jan 6, 2009 17:48: Mauricio Zoch changed "Stage" from "Selection" to "Completion"
Proposed translations
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kontinensek eltolódása/vándorlása
Definition from
Révai lexikon:
A. Wegenertől már l912. felállított, de csak a háború után nagyobb mértékben elterjedt hipotézis. Lényege, hogy a Föld magvát alkotó vas és nikkel (nife) a gömböt övező, kb. 1500 km vastag, bizonyos mértékben plasztikus, ú. n. sima gömbhéjban a könnyebb fajsúlyú, darabokra töredezett és a kontinenseket alkotó ú. n. salrétegek úsznak.
Example sentences:
A kontinensek eltolódása előtt ez a terület még Szicília mai magasságában, vagyis az egyenlítőhöz a mainál jóval közelebb helyezkedett el. (www.zug.hu)
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denny (X)
: kontinensvándorlás, http://hmika.freeweb.hu/Lexikon/Html/KontVand.htm
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azért köszi :)
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Attila Bielik
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