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Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-11-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plate Tectonics
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- epeirogeny
1, record 1, English, epeirogeny
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- epeirogenesis 2, record 1, English, epeirogenesis
correct
- epirogeny 3, record 1, English, epirogeny
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A very large-scale tectonic movement which results in uplift and subsidence of areas of the continental crust or oceanic basins over thousands of kilometers ... 4, record 1, English, - epeirogeny
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique des plaques
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- épirogenèse
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9pirogen%C3%A8se
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- épeirogenèse 1, record 1, French, %C3%A9peirogen%C3%A8se
correct, feminine noun
- épirogénie 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9pirog%C3%A9nie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mouvement à grand rayon de courbure, affectant, à l'échelle géologique, une partie plus ou moins vaste de l'écorce terrestre et entraînant son élévation ou son abaissement. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A9pirogen%C3%A8se
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica de placas
- Tectónica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- epirogénesis
1, record 1, Spanish, epirog%C3%A9nesis
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- epeirogénesis 2, record 1, Spanish, epeirog%C3%A9nesis
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Movimiento de alzamiento, bombeo, alabeo o hundimiento que afecta a una extensión bastante grande de la corteza terrestre. 2, record 1, Spanish, - epirog%C3%A9nesis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La epirogénesis se distingue de la orogénesis por el radio de curvatura, mucho menor, de las deformaciones: el levantamiento del suelo da lugar a la formación de pendientes de 1 a 2º en la primera y de 10 a 70º en la segunda. Por lo general los movimientos epirogénicos son consecuencia de un desequilibrio isostático que ellos tienden a anular. Así, por ejemplo, al retroceder el casquete polar, enormes masas de hielo se fundieron sobre el escudo escandinavo que, así descargado, va elevándose progresivamente. Existen lugares donde las playas, que constituían la orilla del mar en un pasado relativamente reciente, se encuentran hoy a 200 m sobre aquel nivel. 2, record 1, Spanish, - epirog%C3%A9nesis
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