Academic Writing. Week 4

5 null terms

compelling
adjective
evoking interest, attention, or admiration
Example: The anomaly in Figure 10a is weaker overall and not as compelling as the one on 10b. D. J. Foster, Z. Zhao, D. Kumar, D. Dralus, and M. K. Sen, “Frequency-dependent AVO analysis,” Lead. Edge, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 84–91, 2020
ru: привлекательный, интересный, убедительный
discern
verb
distinguish
Example: Two different applications are explored: one discriminating low versus commercial saturations of gas and the other discerning blockier reservoirs from small-scale thinly stratified reservoirs. D. J. Foster, Z. Zhao, D. Kumar, D. Dralus, and M. K. Sen, “Frequency-dependent AVO analysis,” Lead. Edge, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 84–91, 2020
ru: распознавать, выделять, отличать
downhole
adjective
used, occurring, or performed in a well or borehole
Example: Petrophysical models applied in well log interpretation allow transforming downhole measurements into rock and fluid properties. W. Wu and D. Grana, “Integrated petrophysics and rock physics modeling for well log interpretation of elastic, electrical, and petrophysical properties,” J. Appl. Geophys., vol. 146, pp. 54–66, 2017.
ru: скважинный
premise
noun
a statement or idea taken to be true and on which an argument or reasoning may be based.
Example: This supports one of our main premises — that different frequencies can be used to emphasize the desired response. D. J. Foster, Z. Zhao, D. Kumar, D. Dralus, and M. K. Sen, “Frequency-dependent AVO analysis,” Lead. Edge, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 84–91, 2020
ru: предпосылка
prominent
adjective
important
Example: As equations 3 and 4 show, the shear velocity changes play a more prominent role. D. J. Foster, Z. Zhao, D. Kumar, D. Dralus, and M. K. Sen, “Frequency-dependent AVO analysis,” Lead. Edge, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 84–91, 2020
ru: важный, значимый