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reference point

Arabic translation: نقطة مرجعية - علامة مرجعية

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English term or phrase:reference point
Arabic translation:نقطة مرجعية - علامة مرجعية
Entered by: Muhammad Atallah

12:16 Jun 14, 2016
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: reference point
Sidereal – the length of time it takes the moon to circle the Earth, using the stars as a reference point.
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نقطة مرجعية
Explanation:
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Muhammad Atallah
Egypt
Local time: 08:58
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3نقطة مرجعية
Muhammad Atallah
5 +1دليل/علامات مرجعية
Neamaat Shehatah


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
نقطة مرجعية


Explanation:
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Muhammad Atallah
Egypt
Local time: 08:58
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 172
Grading comment
شكرا جزيلا

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  TargamaT team
7 mins
agree  Gibril Elsayed
9 mins
agree  Morano El-Kholy
18 mins
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
دليل/علامات مرجعية


Explanation:
reference point:something that you can see that helps you to know where you are when you are travelling in an area.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

دليل يُهتدى به أو علامات مرجعية يُهتدى بها
وقد جاء في القرآن الكريم:
"وَعَلَامَاتٍ ۚ وَبِالنَّجْمِ هُمْ يَهْتَدُونَ"
(النحل - الآية 16)
وتفسيرها في الرابط التالي:
http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfr...

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Note added at 41 mins (2016-06-14 12:57:43 GMT)
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والمقصود في النص الذي أورده السائل استخدام مجموعات النجوم كعلامات مرجعية يُعتمد عليها في حساب الزمن الذي يستغرقه القمر في الدوران (دورة كاملة) حول الأرض

Neamaat Shehatah
Egypt
Local time: 08:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

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agree  Sayed Fathy
6 hrs
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