Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
competent
Portuguese translation:
Competente
Added to glossary by
António Ribeiro
Aug 1, 2003 06:36
20 yrs ago
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Geology
This has really fazed me,
Competent as in Geology
Thank you
Sonia
Competent as in Geology
Thank you
Sonia
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Competente
É a tradução correcta para Pt-Pt.
Competency of rocks is a relative term, depending to some extent on the surroundings rocks, i.e. a rock in one situation may act as a competent horizon while in other circumstances an identical rock may act incompetently.
Competent bed - a rock layer which, during folding, flexes without appreciable flow or internal shear. In metamorphosed rocks a competent bed will not develop slaty cleavage
The Penguin Dictionary of Geology.
Competency of rocks is a relative term, depending to some extent on the surroundings rocks, i.e. a rock in one situation may act as a competent horizon while in other circumstances an identical rock may act incompetently.
Competent bed - a rock layer which, during folding, flexes without appreciable flow or internal shear. In metamorphosed rocks a competent bed will not develop slaty cleavage
The Penguin Dictionary of Geology.
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Comment: "Antonio, I had a laugh when I got the translation, I had been thinking of something very complicated!
Sonia"
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