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érodable [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
  • Soil Science
  • Dams and Causeways
DEF

Capable of or subject to being eroded (as by action of water and wind).

CONT

Erodible soils.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
  • Science du sol
  • Barrages et chaussées
DEF

Se dit d'un sol que sa structure, sa composition ou sa localisation rendent sensible aux agents de l'érosion.

OBS

L'adjectif «affouillable», susceptible d'être affouillé, se rapporte à une réalité plus spécifique que l'érosion, soit l'affouillement. En effet le verbe «affouiller» signifie «creuser», en parlant des eaux remuantes et tourbillonnantes. L'érosion, par opposition, désigne plutôt l'action lente du vent ou de l'eau sur le sol.

Spanish

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