[lojban] Re: term for earth's crust and tectonic plate

[Jorge "Llambías" <jjllambias2000@yahoo.com.ar>]

pier:
> The crust could be considered the earth's skin ({skapi} or {pilka}) or shell 
> ({calku}).

skapi is a material, obtained from the se skapi, so I don't think
it applies here. A calku appears to protect a softer se calku, but 
I'm not sure about that. I'd say pilka is best.

> A tectonic plate is a {plita} or {tapla} of the crust. 

I'd say {tapla} in spite of the excessive place structure.

>The term 
> {kapyplita} is preoccupied by a fish scale, which is a plate attached to a 
> skin, so that's not the best term. I think it should be {caktapla}; any other
> 
> opinions?

Or {piltapla}.

mu'o mi'e xorxes



		
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