Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
гравийник
English translation:
gravel rock
Added to glossary by
Talyb Samedov
May 16, 2009 21:06
15 yrs ago
Russian term
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гравийник
Russian to English
Tech/Engineering
Geology
Из описания геологической породы.
Гравийники с песчанным заполнителем, полимиктовые, мелкогравийные.
Это тоже самое что гравий?
Гравийники с песчанным заполнителем, полимиктовые, мелкогравийные.
Это тоже самое что гравий?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | gravelstone |
Vadim Khazin
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| 2 +1 | compacted gravel layer (or bed) |
Artem Velichko
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| 1 | sandy gravelly layer |
Alexandra Taggart
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Proposed translations
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Vadim Khazin
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, Ukrainian
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gravelstone
similar to sandstone but with coarser cemented particles
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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-05-17 00:26:18 GMT)
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Sorry, I am away from home till Monday and don't have my sources here. But if this is urgent and both гравелит and гравийник do not occur together, you can use "gravel rock" in this case.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-05-17 00:26:18 GMT)
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Sorry, I am away from home till Monday and don't have my sources here. But if this is urgent and both гравелит and гравийник do not occur together, you can use "gravel rock" in this case.
Example sentence:
The prodelta is characterized by lobate gravelstone and sandstone (Facies ... Some sheetlike gravelstone and sandstone units show coarseningupward trends.
Note from asker:
| По словарю - gravel stone (gravelstone) - это гравелит. Это тоже самое, что и гравийник? |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you!"
+1
27 mins
Artem Velichko
Ukraine
Ukraine
Native in Russian
Works in field
Ukraine
I'd rather sound appropriate than smart
Native in: Russian , Ukrainian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, English to Ukrainian, and 11 more.
compacted gravel layer (or bed)
compacted gravel неплохо гуглится, но в основном как рукотворное образование, в словарях я этого термина не нашел, поэтому не очень уверен
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Andrey Belousov (X)
: gravel layer
7 hrs
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8 hrs
Alexandra Taggart
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
&
English
Russian Federation
proficient translation
Native in: English , Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, English
sandy gravelly layer
"..., silty micaceous sandstone, minute gravel".Describes a sea bed. That is what my dictionary says.
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