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DISTENSION [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- distention
1, record 1, English, distention
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- distension 2, record 1, English, distension
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The condition of being expanded or dilated by pressure from within. 3, record 1, English, - distention
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "distention" was recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee. 4, record 1, English, - distention
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- distension
1, record 1, French, distension
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Résultat de la tension exercée sur une structure élastique qui, de ce fait, augmente de surface ou de volume. 2, record 1, French, - distension
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- distensión
1, record 1, Spanish, distensi%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-05-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- rifting
1, record 2, English, rifting
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A breaking apart, divergence of continents along a common boundary. 2, record 2, English, - rifting
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The arsenide silver-cobalt vein deposits ... are localized in areas affected by basinal subsidence and rifting ... 3, record 2, English, - rifting
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rifting: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 2, English, - rifting
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Phase of rifting. 3, record 2, English, - rifting
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Rifting cycle, process. 3, record 2, English, - rifting
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- rifting
1, record 2, French, rifting
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- distension 2, record 2, French, distension
see observation, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Début d'une ouverture tectonique, pouvant conduire à une océanisation. 3, record 2, French, - rifting
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les gîtes filoniens d'argent-cobalt à arséniures [...] se rencontrent dans des régions ayant été le siège d'un rifting et d'une subsidence de bassin [...] 4, record 2, French, - rifting
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rifting; distension : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 2, French, - rifting
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Cycle, épisode, processus de rifting. 4, record 2, French, - rifting
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-12-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Various Metal Ores
- Tectonics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- dilation
1, record 3, English, dilation
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Dilation" is the term commonly used for any moving apart of the walls that occurs during vein formation, so that a vein can be intermediate between a pure dilation vein (no replacement) and a pure replacement vein (no dilation). 2, record 3, English, - dilation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
- Tectonique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- distension
1, record 3, French, distension
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- dilatation 2, record 3, French, dilatation
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«Distension» est le terme généralement employé pour tout écartement des murs au cours de la formation du filon, si bien qu'une veine peut être intermédiaire entre le filon de distension pure (sans remplacement) et un filon de remplacement pur (sans distension). 1, record 3, French, - distension
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-02-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- distensional 1, record 4, English, distensional
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- distentional 2, record 4, English, distentional
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- distensif
1, record 4, French, distensif
correct, adjective
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- de distension 2, record 4, French, de%20distension
adjective phrase
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d'une phase tectonique se traduisant par une décompression et une extension des matériaux géologiques. 3, record 4, French, - distensif
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une compression N-S, active depuis la fin du Crétacé, est passée, après une phase distensive, à une compression NW-SE, avant d'enregistrer de nouveaux éléments distensifs au Pliocène. 4, record 4, French, - distensif
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Quand la subduction fonctionne en régime permanent [...] la croûte continentale sous-jacente est soumise à des contraintes distensives responsables de la création de bassins d'effondrement et de montées volcaniques. 5, record 4, French, - distensif
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2001-12-28
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Engineering
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- distention 1, record 5, English, distention
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Génie chimique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- distension
1, record 5, French, distension
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ingenieria química
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- distensión
1, record 5, Spanish, distensi%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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