Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
la topométrie et ses lignes de rupture
English translation:
the lay of the land and the lines that already cut across it / topometry (topography) and its natural lines
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Jocelyne S
Apr 17, 2007 13:19
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French term
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la topométrie et ses lignes de rupture
French to English
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In a document about nature protection techniques in highly frequented tourist areas.
De même, *la topométrie et ses lignes de rupture* contribue à proposer des itinéraires en cohérence avec les espaces traversés et nous ont renseigné sur la nature de futurs aménagements.
Thank you for your help as I'm having trouble making sense of this!
Best,
Jocelyne
De même, *la topométrie et ses lignes de rupture* contribue à proposer des itinéraires en cohérence avec les espaces traversés et nous ont renseigné sur la nature de futurs aménagements.
Thank you for your help as I'm having trouble making sense of this!
Best,
Jocelyne
Proposed translations
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| 3 +1 | the lay of the land and the lines that already cut across it |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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| 4 | the topometry and its break(ing) lines |
Francis MARC
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| 4 | topometry and its lines of rupture |
Carol Gullidge
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the lay of the land and the lines that already cut across it
I have to confess that I find this phrase obscure also. So stage 1 was to identify what "topométrie" really means and here is the best I could find:
topometrics.
This is a better label for the subject traditionally labeled "geometry" (from "measurement of earth", for surveying fields). But a geometry is simply a topology (PL) adjoined to a metric (PL). Most of our daily concerns are topological rather than topometric (geometric).
http://members.fortunecity.com/jonhays/topology.htm
I suspect therefore that it is just a fancy form of "topography"
So I think that the author is talking about the local topography and all those lines - natural or otherwise (i.e. rivers, streams, roads, railway lines, ridges, etc.) that cut across the terrain concerned and contribute towards the choice of routing our alignment for whatever new development is planned.
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routing or alignment
topometrics.
This is a better label for the subject traditionally labeled "geometry" (from "measurement of earth", for surveying fields). But a geometry is simply a topology (PL) adjoined to a metric (PL). Most of our daily concerns are topological rather than topometric (geometric).
http://members.fortunecity.com/jonhays/topology.htm
I suspect therefore that it is just a fancy form of "topography"
So I think that the author is talking about the local topography and all those lines - natural or otherwise (i.e. rivers, streams, roads, railway lines, ridges, etc.) that cut across the terrain concerned and contribute towards the choice of routing our alignment for whatever new development is planned.
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-04-17 14:31:31 GMT)
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routing or alignment
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Comment: "Thank you for the breakdown and simplification, CMJ! I'm going to run the topometry/topography debate by my client, but do believe you're right here."
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the topometry and its break(ing) lines
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Carol Gullidge
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topometry and its lines of rupture
apparently also used in many other contexts, but here is 1 example:
[PDF] Rapid estimation of rupture extent for large earthquakes ...File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
hypocenter at opposing positions along the line of rupture: OBN in Russia to the NNW at 328°. azimuth and CASY in Antarctica to the SSE at 173° azimuth.
[PDF] Rapid estimation of rupture extent for large earthquakes ...File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
hypocenter at opposing positions along the line of rupture: OBN in Russia to the NNW at 328°. azimuth and CASY in Antarctica to the SSE at 173° azimuth.
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