Aufsattelung

English translation: anticlinal uplift, anticline uplift, arch uplift

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German term or phrase:Aufsattelung
English translation:anticlinal uplift, anticline uplift, arch uplift
Entered by: claudiocambon

05:08 Nov 23, 2009
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Geology
German term or phrase: Aufsattelung
Here are two sample sentences:

Die Dashte Margo (Wüste) deckt sich mit einer grossen Einmuldung die durch Längschwellen oder -aufsattelungen gegliedert ist...

Auf der linken Seite wird der Helmand-Fluss von einer Aufsattelung begleitet...."

Is it merely a saddle, a concave dip between two higher points? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
claudiocambon
United States
Local time: 03:38
anticlinal uplift, anticline uplift, arch uplift
Explanation:
anticlinal uplift, anticline uplift, arch uplift Aufsattelung f, ... for an ephemeral or transient sand wave formed on a stream or river bed (but not ...
books.google.com.ar/books?isbn=3540581642...
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David Hollywood
Local time: 07:38
Grading comment
Thanks David and everyone else who contributed and commented!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2anticlinal uplift, anticline uplift, arch uplift
David Hollywood
4saddle, saddle ridge
Tom Feise


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
anticlinal uplift, anticline uplift, arch uplift


Explanation:
anticlinal uplift, anticline uplift, arch uplift Aufsattelung f, ... for an ephemeral or transient sand wave formed on a stream or river bed (but not ...
books.google.com.ar/books?isbn=3540581642...

David Hollywood
Local time: 07:38
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Thanks David and everyone else who contributed and commented!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alan Johnson: Yes, anticlinal ridge or uplift, but I wouldn't call it ephermeral.
2 hrs

agree  Rolf Keiser: with Alan
4 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
saddle, saddle ridge


Explanation:
am Helmand sind diese Aufsattelungen (blödes Wort) einfache saddle ridges, jedenfalls sahen sie so aus, als ich dort das letzte Mal rumgewandert bin

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Note added at 5 hrs (2009-11-23 10:27:34 GMT)
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somewhere I also saw saddled ridges, which are ridges with saddle indentations, micht be what they mean here

Tom Feise
Germany
Local time: 12:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
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