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xisto

Spanish translation: esquisto

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Portuguese term or phrase:xisto
Spanish translation:esquisto
Entered by: Rafael Molina Pulgar

12:03 Oct 10, 2009
Portuguese to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Science - Geology / Mineralogy
Portuguese term or phrase: xisto
En portugués de Brasil tienen la palabra xisto para designar esquisto y lutita. Lutita aparece también como folhelho. Habiendo la ambigüedad, como se consigue diferenciar cuando xisto se refiere a lutita o a esquisto.
Luis F. Lopez C.
esquisto
Explanation:
Según el Houaiss, es sinónimo de esquisto y lo define de la siguiente forma:

n substantivo masculino
Rubrica: petrologia.
1 designação de um grupo de rochas metamórficas com a propriedade de dividir-se em finas lâminas
2 rocha metamórfica cristalina, formada por metamorfismo dinâmico, que pode ser dividida em finas lascas devido ao paralelismo bem desenvolvido de mais de 50% dos minerais presentes, esp. aqueles de hábito prismático lamelar ou acicular, visíveis a olho nu
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esquisto


Explanation:
Según el Houaiss, es sinónimo de esquisto y lo define de la siguiente forma:

n substantivo masculino
Rubrica: petrologia.
1 designação de um grupo de rochas metamórficas com a propriedade de dividir-se em finas lâminas
2 rocha metamórfica cristalina, formada por metamorfismo dinâmico, que pode ser dividida em finas lascas devido ao paralelismo bem desenvolvido de mais de 50% dos minerais presentes, esp. aqueles de hábito prismático lamelar ou acicular, visíveis a olho nu


Rafael Molina Pulgar
Mexico
Local time: 17:10
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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agree  Veronica Colasanto
7 hrs
  -> Gracias, Verónica
agree  Sergio Campo
28 days
  -> Gracias, Sergio.
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