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FULL MEANDER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-09-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- meander
1, record 1, English, meander
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One of a series of regular freely developing sinuous curves, bends, loops, turns, or windings in the course of a stream. 2, record 1, English, - meander
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[A meander] is produced by a mature stream swinging from side to side as it flows across its flood plain or shifts its course laterally toward the convex side of an original curve. 2, record 1, English, - meander
Record 1, Key term(s)
- full meander
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- méandre
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9andre
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Arc prononcé de tracé d'un cours d'eau, caractérisé par le sapement de la rive concave et l'accumulation des alluvions sur la rive convexe. [Définition normalisée par l'Office de la langue française du Québec.] 2, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9andre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
[...] sinuosités arrondies et régulières décrites par un cours d'eau. 3, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9andre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On peut expliquer la formation [des méandres] par le fait que les cours d'eau ont tendance à emprunter les parcours de moindre résistance, de façon à réduire au minimum le travail qu'ils doivent effectuer le long d'une certaine pente avec une certaine charge de sédiments. [Ils] creusent la rive qu'ils frappent, et déposent des alluvions sur la rive qu'ils fuient. 3, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9andre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
méandre : terme normalisé par l'OLF. 4, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9andre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
- Hidrología e hidrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- meandro
1, record 1, Spanish, meandro
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Porción curva de un cauce de corriente sinuosa, consistente en dos giros consecutivos, uno en la dirección de las agujas del reloj y otro al contrario. 2, record 1, Spanish, - meandro
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