Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
permafrost
Bulgarian translation:
вечна замръзналост
Feb 5, 2009 19:15
15 yrs ago
English term
permafrost
GBK
English to Bulgarian
Science
Geology
Definition from
weatherdudes.com:
A layer of soil at varying depths below the surface in which the temperature has remained below freezing continuously from a few to several thousands of years.
Example sentences:
ecent warming has degraded large sections of permafrost, with pockets of soil collapsing as the ice within it melts. The results include buckled highways, destabilized houses, and "drunken forests" of trees that lean at wild angles. (National Center for Atmospheric Research)
The different climatic conditions determinate the cryogenic asymmetry of the Antarctic Peninsula with respect the continuous permafrost on north-east side and the discontinuous permafrost on the west sector. (tierradelfuego.gov.ar)
Understanding permafrost is not only important to civil engineering and architecture, it is also a crucial part of studying global change and protecting the environment in cold regions. (The National Snow and Ice Data Center)
Proposed translations
(Bulgarian)
5 +2 | вечна замръзналост | stefanov_a |
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Proposed translations
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вечна замръзналост
Definition from
Wikipedia,:
Вечна замръзналост е най-горната част на земната кора на местата, където температура ѝ от минимум 2 години до хилядолетия не надвишава 0 °C. Понятието се среща с латинското наименование пермафрост (permafrost), с руските вечная мерзлота - популярно, с криолитозона - научно и с трайно замръзнала земя.
Example sentences:
Площта на вечната замръзналост е около 35 милиона km². Разпространение — северната част на Аляска, Канада, Европа, Азия, островите в Северния ледовит океан (Wikipedia)
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Discussion
Като ще е гарга, да е рошава.