This construct does not come from a natural language. It's rather computer programming style, like class::subclass (see maxwidth:physical=*, name:en=* etc.), and it's also in spirit of mathematical notation (functions, subscripts), like diameter(crown).
On 23.02.2015 23:48, Colin Smale wrote: > No adjectives here... "Crown diameter" is a compound noun composed of two > nouns. > > More likely a germanic language where the juxtaposition implies a genitive - > "diameter crown" --> "diameter of the crown". Could certainly be Dutch or > German - it's a very common construct. > > > > On 2015-02-23 23:22, John F. Eldredge wrote: > >> True. English usually has an adjective followed by a noun. I would guess >> that "diameter crown" was probably written by someone more familiar with a >> language where adjectives follow nouns. >> >> -- >> John F. Eldredge -- j...@jfeldredge.com >> "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot >> drive out hate; only love can do that." Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. >> >> On February 23, 2015 3:17:33 PM Brad Neuhauser <brad.neuhau...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> "diameter crown" also doesn't appear to be vernacular English, >> unfortunately. "Crown diameter" or "crown spread" seem to be more >> widely used. For example, see >> http://www.treeterms.co.uk/definitions/crown-diameter, and >> >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_crown_measurement#Crown_Spread_Methodologies -- Friedrich K. Volkmann http://www.volki.at/ Adr.: Davidgasse 76-80/14/10, 1100 Wien, Austria _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
