kupovitý vrch

English translation: conical hill

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Czech term or phrase:kupovitý vrch
English translation:conical hill
Entered by: Maria Chmelarova

12:39 Dec 5, 2010
Czech to English translations [PRO]
Science - Geology
Czech term or phrase: kupovitý vrch
Concerns CHKO Lužické hory...
From sentence:
"Pohoří tvoří pískovce a sopečné vyvřeliny, z nichž vznikly typické zdejší kupovité vrchy."

Kdyby to bylo mrak není co řesit, ale není mrak, jde o tvar vrchy.

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Scott Evan Andrews
United States
Local time: 22:29
conical hill or [ knoll (hill)]
Explanation:
Scott you put your question in geology category. If so, kupovity vrch - kupa (pahorek, kopec, vrch ) s pudorysem kruhovym, eliptickym nebo i mirne nepravidelnym.

Vrch (hill) - vypukly tvar reliefu vetsich rozmeru s reletivni vyskou nad urovni okolniho terenu 150-300 m. If so, from "Comprehensive maps of West African schools " by G.K.Erbynn (google books) I found the best and very close def. of: a hill- a small area of land rising higher than the land surrounding it. It is lower than mountain. There are different types of hill -for example, knolls, conical hill, round-topped hills and irregular hills.
A knoll is a small rounded mound or hill which is very often isolated.
A conical hill(s) looks like a cone and is very regular in shape, with a wide base and small top.
Pls. find some pictures on internet, keywording esp. conical hill(s).
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Maria Chmelarova
Local time: 17:29
Grading comment
thanks, this was most prevalent precedent for these mountains, by looking at them the term seems to fit quite well.
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Summary of answers provided
5conical hill or [ knoll (hill)]
Maria Chmelarova
4dome
Sarka Rubkova
3undulating mount
Michal Zugec
3volcanic summit
Ales Horak
3rounded hill
jankaisler
3heap hill
Ivan Šimerka


  

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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
undulating mount


Explanation:


Example sentence(s):
  • Bright Hill, so named, is not exactly a grand hill but an undulating mount
  • Here stand numerous undulating mountains and rivers are meandering across the mountains.

    Reference: http://www.lisfengshui.com/__case-studies/bright_hill.htm
    Reference: http://www.chinatravel.com/fujian/ningde/
Michal Zugec
Slovakia
Local time: 22:29
Native speaker of: Slovak
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volcanic summit


Explanation:
odhad

Ales Horak
Czech Republic
Local time: 22:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech
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rounded hill


Explanation:
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    Reference: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/rounded
jankaisler
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heap hill


Explanation:
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Ivan Šimerka
Czech Republic
Local time: 22:29
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
conical hill or [ knoll (hill)]


Explanation:
Scott you put your question in geology category. If so, kupovity vrch - kupa (pahorek, kopec, vrch ) s pudorysem kruhovym, eliptickym nebo i mirne nepravidelnym.

Vrch (hill) - vypukly tvar reliefu vetsich rozmeru s reletivni vyskou nad urovni okolniho terenu 150-300 m. If so, from "Comprehensive maps of West African schools " by G.K.Erbynn (google books) I found the best and very close def. of: a hill- a small area of land rising higher than the land surrounding it. It is lower than mountain. There are different types of hill -for example, knolls, conical hill, round-topped hills and irregular hills.
A knoll is a small rounded mound or hill which is very often isolated.
A conical hill(s) looks like a cone and is very regular in shape, with a wide base and small top.
Pls. find some pictures on internet, keywording esp. conical hill(s).

Maria Chmelarova
Local time: 17:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Slovak
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
thanks, this was most prevalent precedent for these mountains, by looking at them the term seems to fit quite well.
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3 days 19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
dome


Explanation:
maybe dome-type hill

lávová kupa - lava dome
vytlačená lávová kupa - volcanic dome, plug dome

Sarka Rubkova
Czech Republic
Local time: 22:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech
PRO pts in category: 4
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