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PENEPLANATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- peneplanation
1, record 1, English, peneplanation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The act or process of formation and development of a peneplain; especially the decline and flattening out of hillsides during their retreat and the accompanying downwasting of divides and residual hills. 2, record 1, English, - peneplanation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pénéplanation
1, record 1, French, p%C3%A9n%C3%A9planation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Réalisation d'une pénéplaine. 2, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9n%C3%A9planation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les écoulements en nappe [...] paraissent responsables de l'aplanissement, ou pénéplanation, si caractéristique des anciennes chaînes; [...] On présente souvent les pénéplaines comme l'aboutissement de l'érosion fluviatile. 3, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9n%C3%A9planation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le relief appalachien dérive de la mise en valeur par une deuxième phase d'érosion d'une structure plissée qui a subi précédemment une première phase d'érosion allant jusqu'à la «penéplanation». 4, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9n%C3%A9planation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Altération et érosion : Pénéplanation des masses continentales = Glyptogenèse. 5, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9n%C3%A9planation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Erosión y corrosión (Geología)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- peneplanización
1, record 1, Spanish, peneplanizaci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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