Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Erdlinien
English translation:
(geographical) coordinates; latitude/longitude
Added to glossary by
davidgreen
Oct 4, 2010 18:12
13 yrs ago
German term
Erdlinien
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Wir segeln an den Schnittpunkt der Erdlinien 26 Grad, 10 Minuten, 57 Sekunden Nord und 6 Grad...
We are sailing to the intersection of the erdlinien 26 degrees, 10 minutes, 57 seconds north and 6 degrees...
It's not some other word for longitude or latitude, right?
In a nautical context I don't think it could be my other guess of "lines of convergence" or "lei lines" - any thoughts people?
We are sailing to the intersection of the erdlinien 26 degrees, 10 minutes, 57 seconds north and 6 degrees...
It's not some other word for longitude or latitude, right?
In a nautical context I don't think it could be my other guess of "lines of convergence" or "lei lines" - any thoughts people?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | (geographical) coordinates |
Erich Friese
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| 3 +1 | latitude/longitude |
casper (X)
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References
| Erdlinie |
Andres Larsen
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Change log
Oct 4, 2010 19:10: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Social Sciences" to "Tech/Engineering"
Proposed translations
+2
3 hrs
Erich Friese
Australia
Australia
Native in German
&
English
Works in field
Australia
Accurate, fast & never missed a deadline
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
, English (Variant: Australian)
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
(geographical) coordinates
General def.: A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Rolf Keiser
10 hrs
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| agree |
milinad
11 hrs
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| neutral |
philgoddard
: This is what it literally means, but assuming it's latitude and longitude, I don't think you'd say this.
1 day 16 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks all, this one fits the other incidences of the term best for me, but will also enter the other suggestion in the glossary as I think it works as well."
+1
8 hrs
latitude/longitude
You're right, davidgreen. Going by the usage in your sentence, it does look like "some other word for longitude or latitude".
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
philgoddard
: This MUST be the answer, though it is indeed in Algeria. We don't know whether the longitude is 6 degrees east or west, but that doesn't make any difference. A bit more context would help.
1 day 10 hrs
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Reference comments
36 mins
Andres Larsen
Venezuela
Venezuela
Native in English
Venezuela
freelance translator
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, German to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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12
Reference:
Erdlinie
Technologisches Wörterbuch: der deutschen, französischen und ... - 1855 - Foreign Language Study
***The ground or fundamental-line (the common section of the ground-plane, and the plane of the picture), the terrestrial line * Die Grundlinie, Erdlinie***, ...
books.google.com/books?id=Q7xAAAAAcAAJ...
***The ground or fundamental-line (the common section of the ground-plane, and the plane of the picture), the terrestrial line * Die Grundlinie, Erdlinie***, ...
books.google.com/books?id=Q7xAAAAAcAAJ...
Discussion
"intersection of the lines of latitude 26 ... and longitude 6 ... "
Unless someone has a nicer collective term for the lines.