cay

Polish translation: piaszczysta wyspa koralowa

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English term or phrase:cay, key
Polish translation:piaszczysta wyspa koralowa
Entered by: Polangmar

13:51 Sep 11, 2013
English to Polish translations [PRO]
Science - Geography
English term or phrase: cay
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cay

na Karaibach
synonimem jest "wysepka"
literary
Local time: 06:38
piaszczysta wyspa koralowa
Explanation:
ew. piaskowa wyspa koralowa, piaszczysta/piaskowa wysepka koralowa

Dla odróżnienia od "motu".

If the accumulated sediments are predominantly sand, then the island is called a cay; if they are predominantly gravel, the island is called a motu.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cay

Green Island (Wyspa Greena) – niewielka piaszczysta wyspa koralowa (ang. cay) o powierzchni...
http://tinyurl.com/ots2w7u
Ukształtowanie terenu, niskie wapienne lub piaszczyste wyspy koralowe.
http://tinyurl.com/njyt8bt

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Note added at 1 day3 hrs (2013-09-12 17:03:28 GMT)
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Wyspy koralowe z definicji są "zbudowane z wapieni rafowych", bo koral to wapień.

Koral – szkielety węglanowe [głównie węglan wapnia, czyli wapień] koralowców. (...) Korale są pochodzenia organicznego. Są to szkielety wapienne koralowców.
https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koral

Czyli każda wyspa koralowa jest wapienna - natomiast proponuję w tłumaczeniu odróżnić "cay" od "motu".

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Note added at 1 day3 hrs (2013-09-12 17:22:24 GMT)
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cay
a small low island or bank composed of sand and coral fragments, esp in the Caribbean area. Also called: key
http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/cay

cay, also spelled Key, small, low island, usually sandy, situated on a coral reef platform. Such islands are commonly referred to as keys in Florida and parts of the Caribbean. Sand cays are usually built on the edge of the coral platform, opposite the direction from which the prevailing winds blow. Debris broken from the reef is swept across the platform at high tide but is prevented from washing over the edge by waves produced by the refraction and convergence of waves around the platform itself. The accumulation of sand may at first move around but gradually will become stabilized as beach rock (sand and debris cemented at water level by precipitated calcium carbonate) is formed...
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/100777/cay

Czyli kwestia piasku jest tu dość zasadnicza.
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Polangmar
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wyspa koralowa


Explanation:
imo - tak, bez szczególnego rozszerzenia po polsku, w przeciwieństwie do angielskiego: coral cay/coral island

George BuLah (X)
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Local time: 06:38
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
piaszczysta wyspa koralowa


Explanation:
ew. piaskowa wyspa koralowa, piaszczysta/piaskowa wysepka koralowa

Dla odróżnienia od "motu".

If the accumulated sediments are predominantly sand, then the island is called a cay; if they are predominantly gravel, the island is called a motu.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cay

Green Island (Wyspa Greena) – niewielka piaszczysta wyspa koralowa (ang. cay) o powierzchni...
http://tinyurl.com/ots2w7u
Ukształtowanie terenu, niskie wapienne lub piaszczyste wyspy koralowe.
http://tinyurl.com/njyt8bt

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Note added at 1 day3 hrs (2013-09-12 17:03:28 GMT)
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Wyspy koralowe z definicji są "zbudowane z wapieni rafowych", bo koral to wapień.

Koral – szkielety węglanowe [głównie węglan wapnia, czyli wapień] koralowców. (...) Korale są pochodzenia organicznego. Są to szkielety wapienne koralowców.
https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koral

Czyli każda wyspa koralowa jest wapienna - natomiast proponuję w tłumaczeniu odróżnić "cay" od "motu".

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Note added at 1 day3 hrs (2013-09-12 17:22:24 GMT)
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cay
a small low island or bank composed of sand and coral fragments, esp in the Caribbean area. Also called: key
http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/cay

cay, also spelled Key, small, low island, usually sandy, situated on a coral reef platform. Such islands are commonly referred to as keys in Florida and parts of the Caribbean. Sand cays are usually built on the edge of the coral platform, opposite the direction from which the prevailing winds blow. Debris broken from the reef is swept across the platform at high tide but is prevented from washing over the edge by waves produced by the refraction and convergence of waves around the platform itself. The accumulation of sand may at first move around but gradually will become stabilized as beach rock (sand and debris cemented at water level by precipitated calcium carbonate) is formed...
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/100777/cay

Czyli kwestia piasku jest tu dość zasadnicza.

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Poland
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