medzerovitosť

English translation: porosity

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Slovak term or phrase:medzerovitosť
English translation:porosity
Entered by: Tarjuman

09:00 Aug 11, 2010
Slovak to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / roadway construction
Slovak term or phrase: medzerovitosť
Termín sa vyskytuje v tabuľke s metódami a postupmi na overenie vlastností asfaltových zmesí.
Tarjuman
Egypt
Local time: 01:43
porosity
Explanation:
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porosity

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http://agris.fao.org/agris-search/search/display.do;jsession...

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Used in geology, hydrogeology, soil science, and building science, the porosity of a porous medium (such as rock or sediment) describes the fraction of void space in the material, where the void may contain, for example, air or water.
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Igor Liba
Slovakia
Local time: 01:43
Grading comment
thanx!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3porosity
Igor Liba
5gappy
Maria Chmelarova
4lacunarity
Michal Zugec
3grain rate
Kristian Madar


  

Answers


34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
gappy


Explanation:
porovitost (majuci pory) - porosity
medzera (volny priestor medzi niecim)- gapp > medzerovitost - gappy


Maria Chmelarova
Local time: 19:43
Native speaker of: Slovak
PRO pts in category: 21
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
porosity


Explanation:
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Note added at 23 mins (2010-08-11 09:24:09 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porosity

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Note added at 36 mins (2010-08-11 09:36:46 GMT)
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http://agris.fao.org/agris-search/search/display.do;jsession...

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Note added at 38 mins (2010-08-11 09:39:29 GMT)
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Used in geology, hydrogeology, soil science, and building science, the porosity of a porous medium (such as rock or sediment) describes the fraction of void space in the material, where the void may contain, for example, air or water.

Igor Liba
Slovakia
Local time: 01:43
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SlovakSlovak
PRO pts in category: 48
Grading comment
thanx!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tomas Janosik
31 mins

agree  Dušan Ján Hlísta: ČATS © 2002 - page 441
6 hrs

agree  Kamila Štofirová: J.Elmann, V. Michalicek - Hornicky slovnik
4 days
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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
grain rate


Explanation:
Medzerovitost asfaltu vlastne vyjadruje to, aký zrnitý je asfalt a teda kolko volneho priestoru sa nachadza medzi jednotlivymi casticami.


Kristian Madar
Slovakia
Local time: 01:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Slovak
PRO pts in category: 20
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51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
lacunarity


Explanation:


Example sentence(s):
  • sults indicate that lacunarity analysis provides valuable information concerning the distribution and grouping of particle sizes at the pavement surface.

    Reference: http://tris.trb.org/view.aspx?id=844031
Michal Zugec
Slovakia
Local time: 01:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Slovak
PRO pts in category: 75
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