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FALLING-IN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-04-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Speleology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Archaeology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cave breakdown
1, record 1, English, cave%20breakdown
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- breakdown 2, record 1, English, breakdown
correct
- collapse 3, record 1, English, collapse
correct, noun
- founder 4, record 1, English, founder
correct
- falling-in 5, record 1, English, falling%2Din
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The collapse of the ceiling or walls of a cave. 1, record 1, English, - cave%20breakdown
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There is always evidence of dissolution of carbonate host rock expressed by slumping, collapse, brecciation, or some combination of these. 6, record 1, English, - cave%20breakdown
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Means] also the accumulation of debris thus formed. 1, record 1, English, - cave%20breakdown
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Spéléologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Archéologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- effondrement
1, record 1, French, effondrement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chute brutale, sous l'influence de la gravité, de matériaux en déséquilibre par suite de la disparition, par dissolution ou par soutirage, de la couche géologique inférieure. 2, record 1, French, - effondrement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le gypse et le sel étant presque toujours accompagnés d'argiles et de marnes sans consistance, le départ des matières dissoutes y est très vite compensé par des tassements ou effondrements, d'où un paysage caractéristique, creusé d'entonnoirs de 5 à 20 m de diamètre environ. Grottes et cavernes sont rares. 3, record 1, French, - effondrement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Dans certains cas la réduction de volume due au lessivage d'une grande partie des éléments a provoqué un effondrement des roches encaissantes : c'est la «subsidence d'oxydation». 4, record 1, French, - effondrement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On parle d'effondrement lorsqu'il s'agit d'une manifestation brusque. 5, record 1, French, - effondrement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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