Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Wirbel

English translation:

spiral

Added to glossary by Shane London
Nov 26, 2011 05:57
12 yrs ago
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German term

Wirbel

German to English Science Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-) Marine Biology
Präparation der Muschelschalen für LA-ICP-MS-Analysen

- Reinigung und Augbereitung der Muschelschalen

- Einbetten in Harz der Wirbel-Querschnitte

I'm not sure what 'Wirbel' means here in the case of conch shells, but I take "Querschnitte" to be 'cross sections'.
Proposed translations (English)
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spiral

"Conch Shell. Conch (say "konk") live on the sandy bottom of the ocean in the shallow water near shore. A type of huge snail, conch have large spiral shells. ..."
www.reefnews.com/reefnews/oceangeo/lookout/conch.html

"[KONGK] This gastropod mollusk (see both listings) is encased in a beautiful, brightly colored spiral shell. Conch is found in southern waters and is particularly ...
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