Apr 18, 2012 08:05
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Zopf
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I am translating a text about a word-sorting machine and have come across the term 'Zopf' in the term 'Zopfbestimmung'. It seems to refer to the wood at the top of a tree but I am trying to find a more technical way to express it. Would it be correct to refer to it as the 'crown' of the tree?
Proposed translations
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| 3 +1 | small(er) end (of main trunk/log) |
Bernd Runge
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| 4 | top log |
Kim Metzger
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| 3 | (dominant) leader |
Wendy Streitparth
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References
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Wendy Streitparth
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Proposed translations
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Bernd Runge
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small(er) end (of main trunk/log)
Zopf ist das schmalere/schwächere Ende eines Stamms.
http://www.alf-ln.bayern.de/forstwirtschaft/19821/holzsortie...
Sawlog - a log large enough to produce a sawn product, usually at least 10 to 12 inches DBH and 8 inches or larger at the small end
http://texastreeid.tamu.edu/content/treeDictionary/
http://www.alf-ln.bayern.de/forstwirtschaft/19821/holzsortie...
Sawlog - a log large enough to produce a sawn product, usually at least 10 to 12 inches DBH and 8 inches or larger at the small end
http://texastreeid.tamu.edu/content/treeDictionary/
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Ramey Rieger (X)
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Vielen Dank, Ramey.
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Wendy Streitparth
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(dominant) leader
Dominant leader: The trunk that grows up through the
center of the tree and obviously dominates the rest of
the branches. A dominant leader originates from a
single dominant trunk and is the topmost part of a tree.
http://www.marshalltrees.com/upload/file_mgr/22_55file.pdf
center of the tree and obviously dominates the rest of
the branches. A dominant leader originates from a
single dominant trunk and is the topmost part of a tree.
http://www.marshalltrees.com/upload/file_mgr/22_55file.pdf
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Kim Metzger
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top log
My Dictionary of Wood Science and Technology (Mühle) offers "top log" and "crown" for Zopf.
The presence of compression wood was much more common in the top log timber (75%) than in the butt log (44%).
http://www.mendeley.com/research/quality-timber-products-nor...
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Integrating a process-based growth model for Scots pine into economic optimization, Hyytiäinen et al. (2004) reported economic optimization results for timber production using timber grade prices (top log, middle log, butt log, and pulpwood). Their bucking system has also been applied to optimizing stand establishment based on the same process model (Hyytiäinent et al. 2006).
http://www.metla.fi/dissertationes/df103.pdf
The presence of compression wood was much more common in the top log timber (75%) than in the butt log (44%).
http://www.mendeley.com/research/quality-timber-products-nor...
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Note added at 6 hrs (2012-04-18 14:22:46 GMT)
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Integrating a process-based growth model for Scots pine into economic optimization, Hyytiäinen et al. (2004) reported economic optimization results for timber production using timber grade prices (top log, middle log, butt log, and pulpwood). Their bucking system has also been applied to optimizing stand establishment based on the same process model (Hyytiäinent et al. 2006).
http://www.metla.fi/dissertationes/df103.pdf
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Wendy Streitparth
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Reference:
Zopf
http://thwiki.org/t=Zopfende_(Holz)
Das Zopfende beziehungsweise der Zopf eines Stammes, Rundholzes und so weiter, ist das Ende, welches in die Baumkrone mündete, bevor der Baum gefällt wurde.
i.e. top end
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Note added at 29 mins (2012-04-18 08:34:57 GMT)
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Definitely not crown, as this includes the branches and leaves.
Das Zopfende beziehungsweise der Zopf eines Stammes, Rundholzes und so weiter, ist das Ende, welches in die Baumkrone mündete, bevor der Baum gefällt wurde.
i.e. top end
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Note added at 29 mins (2012-04-18 08:34:57 GMT)
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Definitely not crown, as this includes the branches and leaves.
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