Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

pedólogo

English translation:

pedologist

Added to glossary by tania nogueira
Apr 10, 2008 16:23
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pedólogo

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Apr 10, 2008 16:31: tania nogueira changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/121749">tania nogueira's</a> old entry - "pedólogo"" to ""pedologist""

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pedologist

The study of the physical and mental development and characteristics of children.

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[pedo-2. -logy.]

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pedo·logic (-d-ljk), pedo·logi·cal (--kl) adj.
pedo·logi·cal·ly adv.
pe·dolo·gist n.

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Also pedology: The science that deals with the study of soils.
www.smu.edu/anthro/collections/glossary2.html
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agree Andrea Munhoz
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Thanks. :)
agree Adi Brock
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Thanks. :)
agree Fernando Domeniconi : Pelo contexto anterior eu acho que se refere a pedologia, ciência que estuda os solos, mas é pedologist tb.
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Eu tb achei mas por via das dúvidas.. Thanks. :)
neutral liz askew : "pedologist" has more than one meaning in English.
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Thanks. :)
agree Humberto Ribas
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soil scientist

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Pedologo (= Soil Scientist, pedologist). Studia la parte più superficiale della crosta terrestre, la risorsa suolo, nei suoi aspetti di genesi e sviluppo, ...
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Soil Scientist Career Description | Jobs | Career Choices
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Soil scientist
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To become a soil scientist, a degree in a science or science-related discipline is necessary. In particular, the following ...
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For the UK

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George Nelson Coffey, Early American Pedologist -- Brevik 63 (6 ...
At this meeting Coffey also showed that he was a field-oriented pedologist. The common practice among soil scientists at that time was to bring soil samples ...
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I think you need to be careful here, as if it is for the UK it could be misconstrued, i.e. if you use "pedologist".

Forest Research - Andy Moffat - Head of Environmental and Human ...
He was employed in the Soil Survey of England and Wales between 1979 and 1985, when he took up the post as Pedologist in the Forestry Commission Research ...
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CAB Abstracts
Pedologist, ISSN: 0031-4064. Pedosphere, ISSN: 1002-0160. Pendik Veteriner Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi, ISSN: 1300-1515. People and Plants Working Paper ...
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Lecture 12
The division of ‘geographers’ into one of the many sub-categories (pedologist, geomorphologist, climatologist, oceanographer etc. ...
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pe·dol·o·gy 1 (p-dl-j)
n.
The study of the physical and mental development and characteristics of children.
[pedo-2. -logy.]
pedo·logic (-d-ljk), pedo·logi·cal (--kl) adj.
pedo·logi·cal·ly adv.
pe·dolo·gist n.

The American Heritage� Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
pedology (p-dl-j)
The scientific study of soils, including their origins, characteristics, and classification.

Personally, I would put

PAEDIATRICS

otherwise native English speakers will be confused.

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For the record:

You have closed this question far too early and should allow 24 hours for others to comment.
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agree Oleg Osipov : We were too late. :)
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pedologist

Has nothing to do with children but with soil - soil specialialist, agrologist.
Example sentence:

A scientist who studies origins, composition and distribution of soils and the ...

Peer comment(s):

agree Fernando Domeniconi
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