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UPPER WALL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-07-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hanging wall
1, record 1, English, hanging%20wall
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- upper plate 2, record 1, English, upper%20plate
correct
- hanging side 3, record 1, English, hanging%20side
- hanger 3, record 1, English, hanger
- upper wall 4, record 1, English, upper%20wall
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The upper wall or rock of an inclined or horizontal fault ... 5, record 1, English, - hanging%20wall
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In a dipping fault, the hanging wall refers to the surface of rock along the fault plane which has rock above it. 6, record 1, English, - hanging%20wall
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- toit
1, record 1, French, toit
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- lèvre supérieure 2, record 1, French, l%C3%A8vre%20sup%C3%A9rieure
correct, feminine noun
- lèvre soulevée 3, record 1, French, l%C3%A8vre%20soulev%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- lèvre surélevée 4, record 1, French, l%C3%A8vre%20sur%C3%A9lev%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les compartiments définis par une faille se terminent contre celle-ci par des lèvres; il y a une lèvre supérieure dans le compartiment surélevé et une lèvre inférieure dans le compartiment affaissé. 4, record 1, French, - toit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le mouvement se fait suivant une surface de faille [...] qui n'est pas toujours un plan de faille [...] La surface est quelquefois verticale [...] et d'ordinaire inclinée [...] présentant une certaine pente [...] Dans ce dernier cas la lèvre supérieure, reposant sur le plan de faille, est le toit [...], la lèvre inférieure est le mur [...] 5, record 1, French, - toit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lèvre d'une faille, chacune de ses deux parois (lèvre abaissée, lèvre soulevée). 6, record 1, French, - toit
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- techo
1, record 1, Spanish, techo
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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