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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesconchigliosità
Pronunciation / Transliteration: koŋkiʎʎoziˈta
"La conchigliosità del deposito fossile ha sorpreso i ricercatori."
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2 senses- 1
The quality or state of being shell-like, or of containing, producing, or resembling shells.
"The geologist analyzed the shelliness of the limestone layer to determine its marine origins." - 2
In agriculture and food science, the degree to which legumes or other produce are enclosed in pods or shells suitable for harvesting.
"The maturity of the pea crop was assessed based on the texture and shelliness of the pods."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'shell' (from Old English 'sciell' or 'scell', meaning husk, scale, or seashell) combined with the suffix '-y' (forming adjectives meaning resembling or abounding in) and the noun suffix '-ness' (denoting a state or quality). It emerged in technical and specialized agricultural and culinary contexts during the 19th and 20th centuries to describe the condition of being enclosed in a shell or possessing a hard outer covering.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Shelliness" is said worldwide
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caractère conchylien
Transliteration: kaʁaktɛʁ kɔ̃kiljɛ̃
"Le géologue a étudié le caractère coquillier de la roche."
Schaligkeit
Transliteration: ˈʃaːlɪçkaɪt
"Die Schaligkeit des Sediments weist auf ein urzeitliches Gewässer hin."
conchigliosità
Transliteration: koŋkiʎʎoziˈta
"La conchigliosità del deposito fossile ha sorpreso i ricercatori."
conchocidad
Transliteration: kontʃoθiˈdad
"El análisis reveló la alta conchocidad de la muestra sedimentaria."
conchança
Transliteration: kõˈsɐ̃sɐ
Script: conchança
"A presença de fósseis indicava a conchança do solo."
खोलदारपन
Transliteration: kholdarpan
"मृदा के नमूनों में खोलदारपन की जाँच की गई।"
多壳性
Transliteration: duō ké xìng
"研究人员分析了沉积物的多壳性。"
패각성
Transliteration: paegakseong
"지질학자는 화석의 패각성을 측정했다."
有殻性
Transliteration: yūkaku-sei
"堆積物の有殻性が化石の年代を物語っている。"
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