Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
dimensional stone products
Spanish translation:
productos de roca dimensional
English term
dimensional stone products
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Dec 16, 2007 01:36: Laura Molina changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/622226">Laura Molina's</a> old entry - "dimensional stone products"" to ""productos de roca dimensional""
Dec 16, 2007 01:36: Laura Molina changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/622226">Laura Molina's</a> old entry - "dimensional stone products"" to ""productos de roca dimensional""
Proposed translations
productos de roca dimensional
Este término no se refiere a las gemas facetadas, sino a mármoles, granitos, etc. utilizados por ejemplo para revestir fachadas de edificios.
"Piedras/ rocas/ losas/ granitos cortados a medida”
"Dimensional stone, or architectural stone, includes many different rock types and refers to any stone that is capable of being quarried in large blocks and subsequently processed into slabs, blocks, flagstones, etc. Varying quantities of dimension stone are used in a variety of architectural applications. Natural stone is used for exterior cladding on office buildings, as paving stone for sidewalks and courtyards, for curbing and retaining walls, and as tiles for interior floors, stairs and walls. Stone is used for cemetery monuments and other memorial applications. Some irregular blocks of stone are used in landscaping applications (waterfalls, gardens).
In general, the most common types of rock used as dimension stone include granite, limestone, sandstone, marble and slate. The commercial term “granite” includes coarse crystalline rocks that are free from impurities and are capable of being cut and polished. Commercial “marble” is a fine-to-coarse crystalline rock composed primarily of calcite or dolomite that is durable and capable of taking a high polish. Limestones and sandstones are fine-grained sedimentary rocks that are quarried for their consistent textures and colours and general workability. Slate is a hard, layered rock that is mostly used for roofing tiles and as landscaping stone.
productos de piedras facetadas/dimensionales
n. facet, one of the cut and polished surfaces of a gemstone
facetar
v. facet, cut and polish the surface of a gemstone, cut facets on a gemstone; enhance, improve
productos (derivados) de roca dimensionable
Se llama roca dimensionable porque se puede cortar en bloques de dimensiones específicas. Por ejemplo, granito, mármol, caliza, pórfido, ónix. Se corta en bloques con dimensiones conocidas, específicas. De ahí se obtienen una serie de productos como pisos, fachadas, e incluso esculturas, lámparas, mesas...
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