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14:31 Dec 25, 2016 |
Russian to English translations [PRO] Science - Philosophy / Philosophy | |||||
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| Selected response from: Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D. United States Local time: 23:17 | ||||
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a pyramid pointing down and a pyramid pointing up Explanation: I have no idea where you got your options from...it makes no sense in English. |
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upside-down pyramid and downside-down/upside-up pyramid Explanation: + |
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upside down / upside up pyramid ||inverted / right pyramid Explanation: * |
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a pyramid with the apex pointed down/with the apex pointed up Explanation: Also, downward/upward. For pointed can use directed. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 36 mins (2016-12-25 15:07:47 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Base vs. Apex of a pyramid http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/images/pyramid-defined.jp... https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Py... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramid_(geometry) |
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an inverted pyramid and an uninverted pyramid Explanation: You can contrast an inverted pyramid with a pyramid (sitting) on its base, but if you need to make the contrast as simple as possible, "uninverted" is a legitimate way to do that. Here's a neat little example: https://books.google.com/books?id=mx9nuNz5DCYC&pg=PA43&dq=un... |
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