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20:26 Apr 6, 2019 |
Spanish to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Archaeology | |||||||
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4 +3 | reversible |
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3 -1 | anthropic |
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anthropic Explanation: Of a human form. |
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reversible Explanation: This is derived from a Greek root, anatrope (Ανατροπή), meaning inversion or reversal. It has political and medical applications. "Anatropy" is a term in biology: "(of a plant ovule) the condition of being inverted during development by a bending of the stalk causing the nucleus to point toward the base" https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/anatrop... So the idea is reversible. Here's an Argentine source on ceramics that confirms it: "SOBRE LA DUALIDAD EN UNA MISMA FORMA. FIGURAS ANATRÓPICAS [...] El término anatrópico aplicado a las figuras reversibles ha sido utilizado por diversos investigadores, especialmente historiadores del arte precolombino [...] La importancia de las figuras o formas anatrópicas (reversibles) y las con ellas relacionadas y las proyecciones de su sentido dual fueron advertidas de manera clarividente por Lévi-Strauss [...]" http://www.cehsf.ceride.gov.ar/america_27.pdf (pp. 50-51) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 52 mins (2019-04-06 21:18:45 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- You could, in fact, use "anatropic" for this in English: "Anatropic images Images which may be viewed from different angles" https://quizlet.com/108281098/americas-art-flash-cards/ "Such double-profile figures and anatropic (reversible) images appear sporadically in pottery" George Kubler, The Art and Architecture of Ancient America: The Mexican, Maya, and Andean Peoples, p. 369 https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=1c1SPM7CrPcC&pg=PA369&lp... "Anatropic organization, in which design elements can be rotated 180 degrees and still be visually meaningful." Mary B. Brown, The Emergence of the Bird in Andean Paracas Art.c. 900 BCE - 200 CE, p. 136 However, only specialists in the field will understand it. It's certainly new to me. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 53 mins (2019-04-06 21:19:33 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Last ref. cited above: https://academicworks.cuny.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2... |
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