Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Lotfällung
English translation:
sounding (or plumbing)
Added to glossary by
Alexandra Cox (X)
Nov 2, 2005 13:17
18 yrs ago
German term
Lotfällung
German to English
Science
Mathematics & Statistics
In this context, used for a computer profile of a tree canopy structure
Zur Erfassung der Kronoberfläche wurde im Abstand von 2,0 m x 2,0 m die Höhendifferenz zum Kranausleger gemessen. Die Messungen wurden durch Lotfällung zur oberen Kronenfläche durchgeführt.
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Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | sounding (or plumbing) |
Ken Cox
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| 4 | dropping a perpendicular |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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| 4 | drawing a perpendicular |
Manuela Junghans
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Proposed translations
6 mins
German term (edited):
Lotf�llung
Selected
sounding (or plumbing)
lowering a weight on a string (a plumb line) (until the weight contacts the surface, and measuring the length of the string paid out).
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3 mins
dropping a perpendicular
if I remember rightly
3 mins
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Related KudoZ points
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7
German term (edited):
Lotf�llung
drawing a perpendicular
or dropping/letting fall a perpendicular
lt. Ernst.
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lt. Ernst.
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Note added at 7 mins (2005-11-02 13:25:27 GMT)
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