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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescamada de rocha
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kah-mah-dah de hoh-shah
"A construção foi feita sobre uma camada de rocha sólida."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A layer of solid rock that serves as a foundation for soil or other materials.
"The construction site was built on a stable rock-bed, ensuring the integrity of the structure." - 2
The underlying layer of rock beneath the surface of the earth.
"Geologists studied the rock-bed to understand the area's geological history."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'rock-bed' is derived from the Old English 'rocc', meaning a solid mineral material, and 'bed', which comes from the Old English 'bedd', referring to a resting place. The combination reflects a geological context where a layer of rock serves as a foundational base.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Rock-bed" is said worldwide
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couche de roche
Transliteration: kosh duh rosh
"La construction repose sur une couche de roche solide."
Gesteinsbett
Transliteration: geh-stahyns-bet
"Das Gebäude wurde auf einem stabilen Gesteinsbett errichtet."
strato di roccia
Transliteration: strah-toh dee roh-chah
"La costruzione è stata realizzata su uno strato di roccia solido."
capa de roca
Transliteration: kah-pah de roh-kah
"La estructura se construyó sobre una capa de roca firme."
camada de rocha
Transliteration: kah-mah-dah de hoh-shah
"A construção foi feita sobre uma camada de rocha sólida."
चट्टान की परत
Transliteration: chattan ki parat
"निर्माण एक ठोस चट्टान की परत पर किया गया था।"
岩石层
Transliteration: yánshí céng
"建筑是在坚固的岩石层上建造的。"
암석층
Transliteration: amseokcheung
"건물은 견고한 암석층 위에 지어졌습니다."
岩床
Transliteration: ganshaku
"建物は堅固な岩床の上に建てられました。"
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